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AP Government Vocab
Vocab Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalism | system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| separation of powers | division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government |
| checks and balances | system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power |
| popular sovereignty | rule by the people |
| limited government | basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away |
| judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional |
| qualifications for membership in the house of representatives | must be at least 25, a U.S citizen for at least 7 yrs, and live in state elected from |
| qualifications for membership in the senate | must be at least 30, be a citizen for 9 yrs, and live in state elected from |
| speaker of the house | the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives |
| impeachment process | House accuses by a majority vote; Senate convicts by a 2/3 vote. If president is impeached, chief justice sits as judge |
| census | a calculation of the population to determine seats in the house |
| amendment process | 2/3 vote in congress, 3/4 of states |
| necessary and proper clause | Gives Congress the powers to pass all laws necessary to carry out their constitutional duties; "elastic" clause (Art. I, Sec 8, clause 18) |
| expressed powers of congress | powers directly stated in the constitution |
| qualifications for president | be a natural born citizen, at least 35, and live in U.S for at least 14 yrs. |
| roles of president | Chief of State, Chief Executive, Chief Administrator, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Chief of Citizen, and Chief of Party |
| term lengths for president | 2 terms |
| district court | a lower federal court that has original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws |
| appellate court | a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies |
| special court | federal trial court with limited jurisdiction |
| Supreme court | the highest federal court in the United States |
| bill of rights | first 10 amendments |
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