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Am Gov EOY
This study stack will help you study for the End Of Year American Gov't test.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| American's first government operated under this document | Articles of Confederation |
| During the American Revolution, this group governed our country | Second Continental Congress |
| This document was written to establish independence from Great Britian | The Declaration of Independence |
| This document established the structure and rules our government must follow | The Constitution |
| An individual who, as a representative of Virginia, provided many ideas for the Constitution, including separation of power into three branches of government; known as the Father of the Constitution | James Madison |
| This group met to revise the Articles of Confederation, but instead decided a new governing document was needed, and compromised their ideas to form the Constitution of the United States. | Constitutional Convention |
| Meaning two houses; the legislative branch is organized into two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives, to discuss and vote on proposed bills | Bicameral Legislature |
| branches of the federal government | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| meaning two houses; Congress is composed of two separate houses | bicameral |
| the presiding officer over the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| the introduction to the Constitution, outlines the ideals of governing the United States | Preamble |
| the first ten amendments to the Constitution; protects American freedoms, such as freedom of speech, press, against cruel and unusual punishment and protects those accused of a crime | Bill of Rights |
| leader of the Supreme Court | Chief Justice |
| a representative who makes decisions for citizens of a state in the Senate; each state has two senators, regardless of its size or population | Senator |
| although the President may move troops around the world, only Congress can officially declare war | the power to declare war |
| a representative who makes decisions for citizens within a congressional district of a state; there is a total of 435 representatives in the House; a state's number of representatives is determined by population | House Representative |
| responsible for enforcing laws; headed by the President, supported by the President's cabinet and various bureaucratic agencies | Executive branch |
| responsible for making laws; separated into two houses (bicameral) - House of Representatives and the Senate; a bill must pass both houses in order to be sent to the President for his or her signature; most work in Congress is done in committee | Legislative branch |
| responsible for interpreting laws and other government decisions with the intent to determine if constitutional; is headed by the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court is headed by the Chief Justice | Judicial branch |
| power over the government lies with the people | democracy |
| power over the government lies with one person | dictatorship |
| the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state; the number of electors from each state is determined by state population | electoral college |
| a reasonable basis that a person has been involved in a crime; grounds to obtain a warrant | probable cause |
| Vice President of the United States | presiding officer of the Senate |
| freedom of religion, petition, assembly, press and speech | 1st Amendment Freedoms |
| this power belongs to the President of the United States; to override the president's veto, a 2/3 vote of both chambers (houses) of Congress is needed | the veto power |
| proponents of ratification of the Constitution; when the document was approved by the Constitutional Convention and released to the states for a 9 out of 13 state approval | Federalists |
| federalists said the national government's power was clearly defined and the states still held many powers that were not claimed by the national goverment | Arguments to Support Federalist Position |
| to change, as in to change the Constitution; | amend |
| Details the process in which the Constitution may be amended, or changed | Article V of the Constitution |
| power belonging to the judicial branch; the judicial branch may review decisions and actions taken by the legislative and executive branches to check for constitutionality | judicial review |
| grants suffrage, or the right to vote, to each American citizen regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude | 15th Amendment |
| the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments; added to the Constitution following the Civil War of the 1860s | The Civil War Amendments |
| eliminated (outlawed) the poll tax during federal elections | 24th Amendment |
| abolished slavery in the United States following the Civil War | 13th Amendment |
| addresses congressional pay, puts into effect a congressional raise only AFTER the following term has begun; took over 200 years to ratify | 27th Amendment |
| repealed the practice of prohibition in the United States; repealed the 18th amendment; with this amendment, alcohol could once again be legally sold in the United States | 21st Amendment |
| the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land; state constitutions may not challenge the ideals laid out in the federal constitution; state constitutions should be consistent with basic principles outlined in federal constitution | Article VI of the Constitution |
| powers not delegated to the United States federal government by the Constitution automatically belong to the states | 10th Amendment |
| granted suffrage (the right to vote) to women; addressed the issue of gender equality | 19th Amendment |
| "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted" | 8th Amendment |
| the top tier of the judicial branch; has the power of judicial review; decisions can only be overturned by itself or by a constitutional amendment | Supreme Court |
| reduced money supply, increased interest rates and depressed consumer and business spending | Result of selling government securities, increasing the discount rate and increasing the reserve requirement |
| results with increased government spending and increased taxes | expansionary fiscal policies |
| result in possible economic benefits, such as providing consumer protects and prohibiting unfair business practices | government regulations |
| campaign for a candidate running for office, lobby for a proposed bill or conduct letter-writing campaigns to elected representatives | ways citizens may become involved in government |
| Ohio's state militia; operates at the state level | Ohio National Guard |
| the governing document of the state of Ohio; complements the federal Constitution; consists of three branches of government: legislative, executive and judicial | Constitution of the State of Ohio |
| an individual who meets all requirements to vote in the state of Ohio and has registered with the Board of Elections | registered voter |
| a monetary tool used by the Federal Reserve System; to increase the money supply, the government purchases securities; to decrease the money supply, the government sells securities | Open Market Operations |
| the interest rate on loans the Fed makes to financial institutions | discount rate |
| Gave too much power to the General Assembly | Ohio Constitution of 1803 |
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