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Government 8th
For all your Government needs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legislative Branch main job | Another Name Congress; Makes the Laws; Only branch that can declare War |
| Legislative Branch place of meeting | Work in the U.S. Capital building |
| House of Representatives & Senate | Two houses of Congress (Legislative Branch) |
| Number of U.S Representatives | 435 Members (# of each state determined by population of state) |
| U.S Representative Term Length | 2 year term |
| U.S Representative Amount of Terms | Unlimited |
| Our U.S Representative | Jackie Walorski |
| Leader of the House | Speaker of the House (Paul Ryan) |
| Number of Senate Members | 100 (2 from each state) |
| Senator Term Length | 6 year term |
| Senator Amount of Terms | Unlimited |
| Indiana Senate Members | Todd Young and Joe Donnelly |
| Leader of the Senate | Vice President |
| Senate approves | all presidential appointments |
| Judaical Branch main job | Interpret the law |
| Also known as the | Supreme Court |
| How one becomes a Justice | Justices appointed by the President approved by the Senate |
| Number of Justices in Supreme Court | 9 Justices in the Supreme Court; Term is for Life |
| Executive Branch main job | Carry out Laws |
| Leader of the Executive Branch (U.S) | Head of branch for the US is the President (Commander and Chief) |
| Executive Branch place of meeting | White House |
| Number of years a President serves | 4 year term |
| Number of terms a President can serve | 2 terms for a total of 8 years |
| Jobs of President | appoints justices; can veto laws |
| Leader of the Branch (State) | Governor (Indiana's is Eric Holcomb) |
| Impeachment Process | House of Representatives starts the impeachment process by bringing charges against the official. Senate acts as the court during impeachment. Chief Justice presides over the impeachment process |
| Great Compromise | Agreement between big and small states with a Senate with equal members and a House of Representatives determined by population. |
| Virginia Plan | A plan that called for 3 branches of government with each state's representation based on population. |
| New Jersey Plan | A plan that each state would have one vote no matter the size of the state. |
| Three-Fifths Compromise | Agreement between north and south states that would count a percentage of the slave population in deciding representation. Would count 3 out of every 5 slaves. |
| Constitutional Convention | A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 called to revise the Articles of Confederation . |
| Articles of Confederation | First U.S. plan of government or constitution. Made the state governments more powerful than the federal government. |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 Amendments |
| Federalism | Sharing of power between federal and state governments. |
| Cabinet | The President’s Advisers |
| Ratify | To Approve |
| Amend | To change |
| Republic | A government in which citizens rule through elected officials |
| Monarchy | Royalty |
| Communism | classless/stateless |
| Democracy | elected officials |
| Dictatorship | one leader |
| Democrat | larger tax gap between classes; equal opportunities for all; protecting the environment; abortion and let the woman have a chose; LIBERAL |
| Republican | Less government intervention; lower taxes; smaller federal governments; constitutional; don’t allow abortion; CONSERVATIVE |
| Constitution | –Document written over 200 years ago; Final authority in the U.S; When it was ratified made the U.S. a republic; gave the Federal Government more power than the Articles of Confederation |
| Amendment 1 | Freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition. |
| Amendment 2 | Right to Bear Arms |
| Amendment 4 | Protection from unreasonable Search & Seizures (aka police/authorities need a search warrant before searching your home/vehicle) |
| Amendment 5 | Protection of Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property (aka "I plead the 5th" which means someone cannot be convicted for the same crime twice) |
| Amendment 9 | that there are other rights that may exist aside from the ones explicitly mentioned, and even though they are not listed, it does not mean they can be violated. |
| Amendment 10 | says that any power that is not given to the federal government is given to the people or the states. |
| State Governments | responsible to establish public schools, collect property tax, issue drivers license |
| Federal Governments | has the power to establish an army, print and coin money, declare war, maintain relationships with foreign countries. |
| State and Federal Government both have the power to | collect taxes |
| Political Parties argue over | how much power federal government should have. They also argued over state rights. |
| Electoral College Total Votes | 538 |
| Electoral College Votes to Win | 270 |
| 5 duties of a U.S citizen | obey the laws, must pay taxes, serve on a jury, serve in military (defend the nation), have to go to school |
| 5 responsibilities of a U.S citizen | be informed, to vote, participate in government, respect the rights of others, respect diversity |
| How a Bill becomes a law | Creation of the bill; Committee action ; Floor action; Confederate committee Vote; President Action ; Creation of the law 2/3 of both houses can override the presidents veto if he decline the law |
| Checks and Balances definition | Each branch is assigned different powers to control the government. Put in place to prevent chaos, and so no one branch has too much power over the others. |
| Executive Branch over Congress | Veto laws |
| Executive Branch over Judicial | Power to appoint judges; Pardon power |
| Congress over Executive Branch | Impeachment power; can override veto with 2/3 vote |
| Congress over Judicial | Approved federal judges |
| Judicial over Congress | Can declare laws unconstitutional |
| Judicial over Executive | Can declare presidential acts are unconstitutional |
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