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Government EXAM
this is the government study guide for the exam... all of it PLEASE STUDY!!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | Protects flag burning; gives NRA ability to organize a march to protest new gun control. |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms. |
| 3rd Amendment | No quartering soldiers. |
| 4th Amendment | Right against unlawful search and seizures. |
| 5th Amendment | Rights of the accused; protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and due process. |
| 6th Amendment | Right to a fair and speedy trial. |
| 7th Amendment | Right to a trial by a jury in civil cases. |
| 8th Amendment | Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment; death penalty does NOT violate this Amendment. |
| 9th Amendment | Powers reserved to the people. |
| 10th Amendment | Reserve power to the states. |
| 11th Amendment | Suit against states. |
| 12th Amendment | Electoral college uses separate ballots in voting for president and vice president. |
| 13th Amendment | Abolished slavery. |
| 14th Amendment | Reserves "separate but equal" ruling. |
| 15th Amendment | 23rd, 24th, expand electorate to increase voter amount. |
| 16th Amendment | National Income Tax. |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of Senators. |
| 18th Amendment | Prohibits alcohol consumption. |
| 19th Amendment | Women's suffrage. |
| 20th Amendment | Shortened Lame Duck period. |
| 21st Amendment | Repeal 18th Amendment on alcohol consumption. |
| 22nd Amendment | Limited the president to a maximum of 2 terms. |
| 23rd Amendment | Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes. |
| 24th Amendment | Prohibits poll taxes. |
| 25th Amendment | Presidential succession and disability. |
| 26th Amendment | Standardized voting age at 18. |
| 27th Amendment | Prohibits a sitting congress from giving themselves a pay raise. |
| Constitution | Foundation document used as basis for decision making in U.S. |
| Representative Democracy | Representing a group of people. |
| Federalism | Division and sharing of power between national and state government; basic principle of the constitution. |
| Advantage of federalism | State can be a guinea pig for new policy initiatives, and the successful ones can be adopted on a national level. |
| Checks and Balances | Ex) President vetoes a bill; basic principle of the constitution. |
| Separation of powers | Basic principle of the Constitution. |
| Commerce clause | Has been used to expand the power of the national government. |
| Lead the armed forces (deploy troops) | Executive |
| Determine actions of the president unconstitutional | Judicial |
| Appoints (nominates) supreme court justices | Executive |
| Proposes laws | Legislative |
| Enforces laws | Executive |
| Checks the executive and judicial branch | Legislative |
| Determines how money is collected and spent | Legislative |
| Checks the legislative and judicial branch | Executive |
| Passes law | Legislative |
| Receives Ambassadors | Executive |
| Grants Pardons | Executive |
| Researches policy issues | Legislative |
| Can Veto Laws passed by Congress | Executive |
| 435 members | House of representatives |
| Supremacy clause | Federal law will prevail over state law over legislation of marijuana when laws conflict. |
| Checks the executive and legislative branch | Judicial |
| 2 members from each state | Senate |
| More flexible rules | |
| More media coverage | |
| Limited debate | |
| 6 year terms | |
| No term limits | |
| Must be 25 years old to run | |
| Must be 30 years old to run | |
| Must be residents of the state from which they are elected | |
| Impeaches or formally accuses | |
| Holds trials of impeachment | |
| Can filibuster | |
| The job of the legislator is to use information and the powers of deliberation to arrive at his or her own assessment | |
| The job of the legislator is to directly reflect and carry out of the will of the people | |
| Bicameralism | |
| Gerrymandering | |
| Filibuster | |
| Divided government | |
| Executive order | |
| Rule of four | |
| Stare decisis | |
| Bills of attainder | |
| Ex post facto laws |
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