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Government Midterm
midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the beginning of the constitution called? | Preamble |
| What are the six purposes of of Government stated in the Preamble ? | Form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity |
| What are the three branches of government? | executive legislative judicial |
| What is the purpose of the Executive branch? | to enforce the laws |
| What is the purpose of the legislative branch? | to make the laws |
| What is the purpose of the judicial branch? | to interpret the laws |
| How many Characteristics of a state are there? | 4 |
| What are the characteristics of a state? | population territory sovereignty government |
| What is a Representative Democracy? | representatives are chosen by the people to represent the people |
| What type of government is ruled by a single person? | Autocracy |
| Define Oligarchy | a small group of people hold the power of the land |
| Define federal | the power of the government is divided between the central government and local |
| What is a Confederation? | An alliance between independent states |
| What are the concepts of Democracy? | Importance of the individual equality of individuals majority rules compromise individual freedom |
| What are the restrictions of a Limited Government? | Government is not all-powerful Government is restricted in what it can do individual has rights the government can not take away |
| What are the bases of American Government? | Greece/Rome Magna Carta Petition of Right English Bill of Rights |
| Types of colonies? | Royal Charter Proprietary |
| What type of colony helped shape our government? | Charter Colony because they had their own government |
| What were the early ruling groups of America? | First Continental Congress Second Continental Congress |
| What was the document written at the Second Continental Congress? | Declaration of Independence |
| What was the governing law of America before the constitution? | Articles of Confederation |
| What was the major weakness of the A.O.C? | It did not allow the government to tax so money |
| There was two different plans between the colonies on how to split up the legislature and they were... | Virginia Plan New Jersey plan |
| What type of legislature is wanted in the Virginia Plan? | Bicameral Legislature; based on population |
| What type of legislature is wanted in the New Jersey Plan? | Unicameral Legislature; equal representation |
| What was the name of the document that resolved the legislature? | The Connecticut Compromise or a.k.a The Great Compromise |
| How did the Connecticut Compromise set up the legislature? | Bicameral with one house based on population and one house where every state has equal representation |
| Why was the preamble written? | To state the 6 purposes of government |
| What are the Bill of Rights? | Added to the Constitution to appeal to the Anti-Federalist and convince them to ratify |
| What is the first Amendment? | R.A.P.P.S Freedom of religion, of assembly, of press,of petition, and speech |
| The right to bear arms is what amendment? | The Second Amendment |
| Three is a party refers to the right to not be force to quarter a soldier. What amendment is this? | The third |
| The fourth amendment is? | The freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| If you plead the fifth that is your fifth amendment. What does that amendment cover? | due process, no self-incrimination, and eminent domain |
| What is eminent domain? | The right given to the government to take public land for public use |
| What is the sixth amendment? | Right to a speedy and public trial |
| The right to have a trial by jury is what amendment? | The seventh amendment |
| The amendment that covers the prohibits excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment? | The eighth amendment |
| The rights of the people is what amendment? | the ninth amendment |
| The tenth amendment is what? | powers reserved to the state |
| What are the federalists paper? | A group of writings that were published to promote and support the Constitution |
| To ratify you have to have _/_ approval of congress and _/_ ratification by state legislatures? | 2/3 congress 2/3 state legislatures |
| Define popular sovereignty? | all political power resides with the PEOPLE |
| Limited Government is... | Government can only do what the PEOPLE say they can do |
| The separation of powers were created because? | To prevent any branch from getting too powerful |
| Checks and Balances do what? | It allows each branch to check each other to make sure they are not to powerful or overstep their constitutional power |
| Judicial Review the power to determine if something is constitutional came from what supreme court case? | Marbury vs. Madison |
| The power among central and local government is? | Federalism |
| What are delegated powers? | Powers granted in the constitution |
| Powers expressed in the constitution to the national government is called? | Expressed powers |
| What are examples of expressed powers? | collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, declaring war, etc. |
| This type of power is not in the constitution but are within reason what is it called? | Implied Powers |
| The Necessary and Proper Clause a.k.a the elastic clause falls under what set of powers? | Implied Powers |
| What are examples of Implied powers? | Build dams and build interstates |
| What are inherent powers? | They belong to the government by simply being the government? |
| What type of power is given to the state and not the national government? | Reserved powers |
| The Supremacy Clause is? | the national and state government must work together |
| What is the supreme law of the land? | The Constitution |
| What article describes and creates the Legislative Branch? | Article 2 |
| What do you have to have to amend the Constitution? | A joint resolution |
| Formal Qualifications of the House of Representatives are? | 25 years of age citizen for at least seven years live in the state they represent |
| There are how many members in the house? | 435 |
| What are some of the responsibilities of the House? | all bills that involve money and taxes must start in the house power to bring upon impeachment charges against a president gerrymandering |
| What is gerrymandering? | When the house rearranges lines to win more districts |
| What are the officers of the house? | THe speaker of the house and Majority/Minority Whip |
| What is the job of the Speaker of the House? | They are the presiding officer and organizes the members of committees |
| I count the votes of my party who am I? | Majority/Minority Whips |
| This is the most important committee in the House. What is it? | House Rules Committee |
| What does the House Rules Committee do? | They act as traffic cops |
| What is a traffic cop? | They decide whether or not a bill will come to the floor |
| Where do most bills die? | They die in committee |
| What are committees used for? | To help divide the work |
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