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Governmenttest3
Government chapter 6 test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Strict Constructionist | believed that the text of the constitution is important |
| Broad constructionist | those who take a boarder and sometimes more creative approach to constructional interpretation |
| "necessary and proper clause" | add by constitutional framers so that future congress might have the authority to meet future needs |
| Amendment process | more formal means of adapting the constitution |
| propsal | the formal introduction of an ammendment |
| ratification | a state-level responsibility |
| Bill of Rights | theme of themes in the constitution, underlying many of its other themes. |
| separation of powers | legislative branch dealt with Article I; executive dealt with the topic of Article 2; Judicial branch,Article 3 |
| Checks and Balances | thwarts accumulation of power |
| veto | when the president rejects somthing |
| impeachment | the ability to charge the president or federal judges with misconduct in office |
| gridlock | when their is a halt in the system of government |
| judicial review | the power of the judicial branch of government to review the constitutionality of laws passed legislative branch |
| Marbury vs. madison | a more recent review case involved the line item veto act. |
| federalism | its is the division of power between national and state levels of government. |
| popular sovereignty | that the people are the ultimate source of their governments authority. |
| preamble | introduces the constitution by explaining the its nature and its purpose. |
| legislative branch | primary function is to make laws |
| bicameral | a two house legislature system. |
| census | taken every ten years to determine how many oft he representatives each state recieves |
| president pro tempore | serves as leader of the senate when the vice president is absent. |
| quorum | minimal number needed to make up a quorum. |
| sergeant-at-arms | responsible to bring in a members who are absent and are need to make up a quorum |
| the congressional record | journal of what the house does each day |
| franking priveledge | the right to send official mail free of charge. |
| "Pocket Veto" | when congress adjourns the bill within ten days, it is vetoed automatically |
| naturalization | process by which a foreign born person gains citizenship |
| national guard | modern malitia |
| elastic clause | "necessary and proper clause" of the constitution |
| writ of Habeas Corpus | congress may not take away a persons right except in extreme danger. |
| Bill of Attainder | permits punishment without a trial |
| expost facto law | makes he law retroactive |
| appropriation | certain amount of money set apart for a certain purpose |
| executive branch | carries out nations laws |
| electoral collage | composed of electors form each state, elects th epresident |
| reprieves | the temporary postponement of punishment |
| pardons | the complete forgiveness of a crime and consequent punishment, president can pardon anybody. |
| judicial branch | is usually defined as to interpret the law or allow the court to rule on the constitutionality of federal laws |
| original jurisdiction | that the court can start in this court and that it has first opportunity to hear and decide the case |
| appelate jurisdiction | case must have been brought up once before sent from a lower court and the case on appeal. |
| extradition | process of returning the criminal |
| "Supremacy Clause" | upholds the United states constitution as the supreme (highest) law of the nation |
| slander | deframing a person verbally |
| libel | deframing a person in writting |
| grand jury | made up of a panel of citizens |
| due process | a person cannot be imprisoned, have property taken away, or be sentenced to death without, a fair and proper trial |
| subpoema | a document requiring a person to appear in a court as a witness |
| bail | money held by the court to ensure an accused peron's appearance at a court of trial |
| grandfather clauses | allowed previous voters and their relatives to vote without facing a literacy test or other requirements |
| white primaries | restricted party primaries and candidate selection to whites only. |
| literacy tests | required voters to pass a literacy test in order to vote. |
| gerrymandering | drew district lines so that black district's voters had less impact |
| prohibition | forbidding the manufacture, sale, or transportation of liquor |
| suferrage | the right to vote |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| "lame duck" | an official who is still in office but has not been reelected |
| poll taxes | been enacted by several southern states as a means of keeping poor blacks from voting |
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