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Pre AP Civics Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What controls society through the passage of laws? | Government |
| Of the 4 essential features of a state, which one is defined as having supreme and absolute power within its own territory? | Sovereignty |
| Which type of government is described as an alliance of independent states? | Confederate |
| Which form of government has the most amounts of people participating in it? | Democracy |
| Of the economic systems which one has the most government control of the economy ? | Communism |
| Which economic system is based on the writings of Adam Smith? | Capitalism |
| Which group makes up the participants in government? | Society |
| Which system of government has the power divided up into various levels? | Federal |
| Which system of government is defined as being ruled by a single individual who acquires their position through inheritance? | Monarchy |
| Social Contract | People are source of political power and give it up to government in return for protection |
| Who said that people are equal and without government society would be dangerous? | Hobbes |
| Who said people are born with natural rights of life liberty and property and give up power for protection of these rights? | Locke |
| The Declaration of Independence was written by? | Thomas Jefferson |
| The organization that issued the Declaration of independence was? | Second continental congress |
| Teue or false?Under the Articles only the states had the power to tax | True |
| Who is considered the most influential writer of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| Which plan for government wanted a stronger central government? | New Jersey Plan |
| This plan or compromise led directly for the need of the 3/5 compromise | Connecticut Compromise |
| Upon finishing the constitution the founding fathers thought ratification would be ? | Difficult |
| How many states were required to ratify before the constitution would go into effect? | 9 |
| True or false? the framers set the ratification process up to ensure success? | True |
| True or false? The anti federalists argued that the ratification did not require all states? | True |
| True or false? The federalists thought we needed a national government that is stronger? | True |
| True or false? The bill of rights was added to the constitution to help with ratification | True |
| Which founding document of the US is best described as the American social contract? | Declaration of independence |
| Which founding document of the US is best described as creating a firm league of friendship? | Articles of Confederation |
| The federalist papers were written to help ratification of what state? | New York |
| How long is a term in the house? | 2 years |
| Where is the information for congress located in the constitution ? | Article 1 |
| What does it mean to reapportion seats in the house of representatives? | The number of house seats for each state is changed based on population changes |
| A house district drawn to gain an advantage to one party is called? | Gerrymandering |
| How many senators are up for reelection every 2 years? | 1/3 |
| Because a majority of senators are always experienced and not up for reelection the Senate is said to be? | a continuous body |
| The most powerful leader in the house is the | Speaker of the house |
| In the house, if a representative cant finish their term how can they be replaced? | special election, leave seat open, appoint a representative from the state legislatures, bring in a special prosecutor |
| who is responsible for drawing the house districts within the individual states? | The state legislatures |
| Where do most bills die? | in committee |
| True or false? the practice of a filibuster takes place in the house of representatives due to its large number of members | False |
| If both houses of congress pass two different versions of the bill, how is it fixed? | a conference committee |
| What are the steps in passing a bill in order? | idea, introduction, committee, reporting a bill, full house action, other chamber, president signs |
| What are the purposes of congressional committees? | divide up the work, decide if bills should get consideration, hold hearings to learn problems facing nation, ensure passage of as many bills as possible |
| Head of state roll | ceremonial position, represents nation |
| commander in chief | civilian head of armed forces |
| chief executive | CEO of largest employer in US, job is to ensure laws are enforced |
| Chief legislator | recommend direction that they would like congress to go with on future legislations |
| to be president of the US you must be a natural born citizen. What does this mean? | you are born a citizen and have always been one |
| the main job of the president/executive branch is to? | enforce the laws |
| how long is the term of the president of the US | 4 years |
| Which former president of the US set the tradition of a 2 term limit? | Washington |
| What is the date of the federal elections? | first Tuesday after first Monday in November |
| True or false? When the people of the US vote they are making the actual vote for president | False |
| True or false? The electoral college was set up to ensure that a popular figure could become president? | False |
| True or False?A majority of the 538 electoral votes is needed in order to win the presidency | True |
| What are the flaws of the electoral college? | electors can vote for whoever they want, a none majority election goes to the house |
| New Jersey v TLO | Established that schools could search students with a reasonable suspicion |
| Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier | school newspaper is not the place in which anyone can voice an opinion |
| Bethel v Fraser | 1st amendment does not protect students speech in schools when it is indecent |
| Engel v Vitale | School prayer s not constitutionally protected stating that the government could not sponsor such religious activities |
| Tinker v Des Moines | students don't have unlimited speech in school. If it disrupts school activities it is not acceptable nor protected |
| What is defined as a courts ability to hear a case | Jurisdiction |
| How many SC justices are required to want to hear a case before it is accepted? | 4 |
| How long is the term of the SC justices? | life |
| Which guiding principle of the American legal system is having the government enforce the law fairly and according to established rules? | due process of law |
| what is a petition for certiorari | a request for the supreme court to hear a case |
| in the case Marbury v Madison the supreme court became an equal 3rd branch of government because it established what power? | judicial review |
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