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APS Final
My APS Final test
Question | Answer |
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What is the New Jersey Plan? | A unicameral legislature with equal representation of states instead of by population. |
Who are Federalists? | Supporters of the Constitution. Examples: James Madison, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin |
What is Gerrymandering? | The drawing of district boundaries for political advantage. |
What is the Virginia Plan? | A bicameral legislature and states are represented by population. |
What does the 17th amendment say? | State citizens elect the senator and if seat becomes vacant then governor does it. |
What is popular sovereignty? | The idea that the government is created by the and subject to the will of the people. |
What are checks and balances? | Each branch of government is able to limit the powers of the other branches. |
What is judicial review? | The judicial branch can check the power of the legislative and executive branches by declaring acts unconstitutional. |
What is a pocket veto? | The president can reject a bill, when Congress is not in session, by not signing it. |
What are the articles of confederation? | The document that created the 1st central government in the US, and was replaced by the Constitution in 1789. |
What is the Connecticut Compromise? | The combination of the NJ and VA plan. Bicameral legislature, House of Reps based on population, and 2 senators for equal representation. |
Who are antifederalists? | The ones who were against the Constitution. Examples: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee |
What is filibuster? | To keep talking and talking until no one wants to vote anymore and it kills the bill. |
What does the 19th amendment do? | Women's right to vote. |
What does the 26th amendment do? | People 18 or older can vote. |
What are expressed powers? | Powers granted to the national government word for word by the Constitution. Examples: taxes, declare war,and regulate commerce |
What are implied powers? | Powers that are not specifically listed in the Constitution, but are logical extensions of expressed powers or suggested by them. Examples: building highways |
What is impeachment? | Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official. |
What is a pigeonhole? | A bill that is set aside and no action is taken on it. |
What is seperation of powers? | Division of government powers among the branches. |
What is lobbying? | Trying to persuade and influence decisions of the government. |
What is poll tax? | A tax that must be paid in order to be able to vote. |
What is the Rules Committee? | They schedule a full house debate to debate a bill. If not scheduled, the bill is killed. |
Who is the Speaker of the House? | The leader of majority party. Has two main duties: preside over things and keep order. Guides debate, who gets to talk, and when to vote on a bill. Current is Nancy Pelosi. |
What is the President Pro Tempore? | Presides over the senate in the absence of the Vice President. |
What is Whip? | Representatives of each party who are 2nd-in-command and important because they determine how party members should/will vote. |
What is Communism? | Based on what Karl Marx wrote where state controls the production and distribution of goods. Social classes and private ownership are discourage. |
What is Federalism? | The power is divided among a central government and territorial subdivisions. Examples: U.S.= national, state, and local governments |
What is Socialism? | The government controls resources and industries. |
What is a platform? | A party's stand on important issues and the party's general principles. |
Bias? | Your own view or opinion on certain issues. |