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Government 2017
1st Semester Exam 2017
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The idea that the power to rule comes from the people... "Consent of the governed" | Popular Sovereignty |
| System in which the state government and national government share powers... | Federalism |
| Each branch of government can exercise controls over the other branches to ensure stability | Checks and Balances |
| Idea that everyone including citizens and leaders must obey the supreme "Law of the Land" | Limited Government |
| Creates division of basic government into 3 branches where jobs are specifically defined | Separation of Powers |
| Your privacy can't be infringed upon by government if you're not suspected of terrorist activity | Limited Government |
| The job of the United States Legislature is to make national laws | Separation of Powers |
| Congress proposes a bill, and the United States President vetoes the bill. | Checks and Balances |
| People have the right to meet peacefully and ask the government to correct a problem. | Individual Rights |
| There are ____ articles in the constitution. | 7 |
| The belief that people exercise their power by voting for their political representatives... | Republicanism |
| Who decides if an government official should be impeached? | House of Representatives |
| What are the roles for each branch of government? | Executive - enforces law Judicial - interprets law Legislative - makes law |
| Explain what is meant by the "elastic clause." Why is it important to Congress to have this clause? Why is it controversial? | see notes |
| This document assigns each branch of government special powers and responsibilities | Constitution |
| The Power to declare war is delegated to the | Congress |
| The Legislative branch has 2 houses, this is known as a | Bicameral Congress |
| What are the three requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives (Essay) | age 25 7 years a citizen resident of the state |
| What are the three requirements to be a member of the Senate (Essay) | age 30 9 years a citizen resident of the state |
| Districts of a state are reapportioned after this reflecting changes in the population | census |
| In what district is Preble County a member? | 8 |
| In order for the Senate to conduct business they need this, which is 1/2 + 1 | A quorum |
| Only this House can originate a tax bill | House of Representative |
| For a bill to become law, it must pass in this form by both Houses | identical |
| The Congress can override a presidential veto by this vote | 2/3 |
| Powers that are spelled out are known as | Enumerated powers |
| Identify 8 enumerated powers given to congress by the Constitution (Essay) | See Article 1, section 8 |
| This requires a jailer to justify a persons imprisonment | Habeas Corpus |
| The President is also know by 2 other names, what are they | Chief Executive and Commander and Chief |
| Article II Section 1 of the Constitution established a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in Congress and the election of the president by popular vote. This compromise is known as the | Electoral College |
| Describe the formula used to identify the # of electors to the Electoral College. Use the formula to show how many electors Ohio has. (essay) | number of Representatives for the state + number of Senators = number of electors 16 + 2 = 18 Ohio |
| The requirement to be the President include: | age 35 years old resident of the U.S. for 14 years a natural born citizen |
| The president much deliver to Congress an annual address known as | State of the Union Address |
| As result of the case of Marbury v Madison in 1803, the Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review. This mean that Court can judge whether a law is | Constitutional |
| This is the right to review the decisions of a lower federal or state court. | Appellate Review |
| The commerce clause covers movement of people and things across state lines and ever form of _______________ and transportation | communication |
| The Senate is premitted to __________ a tax bill. | amend |
| The Constitution does not permit Congress to do this, which declares an act illegal after it has been committed, or increase the punishment for an offense already committed. | ex post facto |
| This power provides money to spend for national defense and general welfare | power to tax |
| Districts are apportioned according to what criteria? | population |
| The sole power to conduct the trial of an individual who has been impeached belongs to | Senate |
| The state government are responsible for holding elections and Congress is responsible for ____________ elections | regulating |
| The process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group | consensus building |
| The process of inducing others into accepting a point view by means of reasoning or argument | Persuasion |
| Except in cases of impeachment, the Congress may restrain the president's power to pardon | false |
| A term of office for the president is | 4 years |
| Identify why the Articles of Confederation were unsuccessful | No leader, No federal courts, No ability to tax, No army, No central monetary system, 9 out of 13 states needed to pass any new legislation, Need all 13 states to agree for amendment to the Article, no way to defend itself |
| Articles of confederation did establish one good thing, a | federal government |
| What are the 4 features of a Sovereign state? | population, territory, sovereignty, government |
| Why did Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence? | To persuade the colonies and the world the need for the colonies to become a new nation |
| In order for a defendant to be found guilty of a committing a treasonable act, ___ witnesses must testify in court that the defendant actually committed the act. | 2 |
| Article III of the Constitution empowers courts to decide cases and limits them to the exercised of | a certain kind authority |
| Anyone accused of a crime has a right to a trial by jury, except in the case of | impeachment |
| To preserve the president's independence, Congress can neither raise nor lower the president's salary | true |
| Except in cases of impeachment, the Congress may restrain the president's power to pardon | false |
| The president's powers as Commander in Chief include the controlling of our | military forces |
| Presidential powers in peacetime and war include having control of national and | foreign policy |
| The Judicial branch provides checks and balances on the Executive branch by | Judges not subject to removal by president |
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