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gov midterm SA
shirt answer questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the characteristics of a state? | population, territory, government and soverignty |
| Which theory holds that the first government formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state? | Social Contract Theory |
| The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called? | soverignty |
| basic function of government? | national security |
| what is a life without government? | state of nature |
| parliament imposed a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to | help pay britians debts resulting from french and indian war |
| weakness of articles of confederation? | denied congress power to tax |
| the framers took the idea of seperation of powers from which philosopher? | montesquieu |
| why did large states favor the virginia plan? | votes went off state population so it gave them more votes |
| "we the people" - which document? | us constitution |
| process by which a ammendment to the constitution can be ratified? | 3/4 of states must approve a amendment before it is added to the constituion and conventions |
| the 1803 landmark supreme court case marbury vs madison established the principle of | judicial review |
| what is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president? | the cabinet |
| the duties of governing are divided among 3 branches under the principle of | seperation of powers |
| what is the purpose of the preamble of the constitution | it is the opening statement and it explains why the framers of the constituion made our government a republic |
| powers the executive branch has to check the legislative branch | veto |
| ways political parties influence how the Constitution is interpreted | helping determine candidates |
| federalism | system of government in which power is divided between a state and national government |
| powers reserved to states | reserved powers |
| meaning of the supremacy clause | if federal law and state law come into conflict, federal law takes priority over state law |
| main responsibility for resolving conflicts between states and the federal government lies with which institution? | us supreme court |
| according to the doctrine of nullification, states could | refuse to obey or enforce federal laws with which they disagreed |
| what are federal mandates? | regulations that the national government impose on state and local governments |
| under the confederation system, the national government answered to | state legislators, who appointed members of congress |
| how many years is the term of a member of the house of representatives | 2 years |
| the practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantages of the party in power is known as | gerrymandering |
| most powerful member of house of representatives | speaker |
| what term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the house | standing committees |
| what happens to a bill when the president signs it | it becomes a law |
| when a senate seat becomes vacant, who normally has the right to appoint a replacement | governor of the state |
| the implied power to create social security is based on which expressed power | making all laws necessary and proper |
| in the role of symbolic figurehead representing the united states internationally, the president acts as the | chief of state |
| what are the necessary qualification for anyone wishing to be president of the united states | minimum age of 35 |
| informal power of the president | power to go public, power of persuasion, executive agreements, and legislative proposals |
| what did early vice presidents often complain about | to little to do |
| which white house office helps maintain contact between president and congess | office of legislative affairs |
| a bureaucracy is any organization, either in government or the private sector that has a clear formal structure a division labor and | a set of rules and procedures by which it operates |
| what is the main role of the Office of Management and budget in budget making | drafting a complete budget for the president to submit to congress |
| the spoils sytem led to which problem | the federal bureaucracy remained inexperienced and inefficient |
| what is the job of independent regulatory commisions | setting and enforcing rules to regulate some aspect of the economy |
| key goals of government cooperations | perform a function that private enterprise is unlikely to provide |
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