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Mr. Stickler's Liberty Christian State & Local Gov. Test Flashcards 2020
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the term "theocracy" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a government dominated by religion". |
| In what kinds of countries are one-party systems of government found? | These types of governments are typically found in "nations with authoritarian governments". |
| Complete the following sentence: "In a one-party system, the party, in effect ______________________". | ".....is the government". |
| List the names of two (2) countries that have "one-party" systems of government today. | 1.) North Korea 2.) Vietnam |
| What is one (1) country that has a "theocratic" form of government? | Iran |
| What does the term "ideologies" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "basic beliefs about governments". |
| What does the term "coalition government" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to a situation in which several political parties combine to obtain a majority |
| What is one (1) thing that President George Washington warned the people about in his "Farewell Address to the American People" related to political parties? | He warned people that forming political parties would be harmful to America's system of government. |
| What were the 2 political parties in the United States after the Civil War? | These two (2) parties were the Republicans and the Democrats. |
| What does the term "third party" mean/ refer to where government is concerned? | This term refers to "any party other than the two (2) major political parties" in the United States. |
| What is one (1) example of a "single-issue party"? | One (1) example of this was the "Free Soil Party" that formed in the 1840's, which took a strong stand on slavery as their "single issue". |
| What does the term "ideological party" mean/ refer to where government is concerned? | This term refers to "a third party that focuses on overall change in a society rather than an issue". |
| What does the term "splinter party" refer to where government is concerned? | These are third parties which split away from one of the major political parties due to some disagreement. |
| What is one example of a "splinter party" in American politics? | One (1) example of this is the Bull Moose Party which was formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt. |
| What is one (1) example of a third party that still exists in American politics today? | One (1) example of this is the Green Party. |
| What does the term "single-member districts" mean/ refer to? | "Under this system, no matter how many candidates compete in a district, only one will win". |
| What does the term "proportional representation" mean/ refer to? | In this system, political offices are filled in proportion to the votes that each party's candidates receive. |
| What does the term "independent" where political parties are concerned? | This term refers to a candidate who is not supporting any particular political party. |
| What does the term "precinct" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a voting district ranging in size from just a few voters to more than 1,000 voters, all of whom cast their votes at the same polling place". |
| What does the term "precinct captain" mean/ refer to? | This is a person "who organizes party workers to distribute information about the party and its candidates and to attract voters to the polls". |
| What does the term "ward" refer to where politics are concerned? | This is a political district made up of several adjoining precincts. |
| What is one (1) thing that the "state central committee" is responsible for? | This political group is responsible for choosing the party state chairperson. |
| What is the main purpose of holding a "national convention" where politics is concerned? | The purpose of this is to nominate the party's presidential and vice-presidential candidates. |
| What is the primary responsibility of the "party national chairperson" where politics is concerned? | This person's responsibility is to "manage the daily operation of the national (political) party". |
| What are the six (6) functions of political parties listed in our textbook? | 1.) Recruiting candidates for office; 2.) Educating the public; 3.) Operating the government; 4.) Dispensing patronage; 5.) Reducing conflict (within the party) 6.) To serve as a "watchdog" over the party in power. |
| What does the term "caucuses" mean/ refer to where politics is concerned? | This term refers to "private meetings of party leaders". |
| What does the term "direct primary" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "an election in which party members select people to run in the general election". |
| What does the term "closed primary" mean/refer to? | This term refers to primaries in which "only members of the political party can vote". |
| What does the term "open primary" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to primaries in which "all voters may participate, even if they do not belong to the party, but they can only vote in one (1) party's primary". |
| What does the term "plurality" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to having more votes than any other candidate (in an election or primary election). |
| What are two (2) criticisms of primary elections? | 1.) They extend over too long a time during an election year; 2.) They seem to make the image of the candidate more important than the issues they stand for. |
| What is one (1) function of the "rules committee" where the national conventions are concerned? | One (1) function of this group is to "propose rules for the convention procedure and to set the convention's order of business". |
| What is one (1) function of the "credentials committee" where the national conventions are concerned? | One (1) function of this group is to "approve the delegations from each state". |
| What does the term "platform" mean/refer to where politics is concerned? | This term refers to "a statement of (the political party's) principles, beliefs, and positions on vital issues". |
| List three (3) reasons why state constitutions are important. | 1.) They create a structure for state government; 2.) They establish the different types of local governments (EX: counties); 3.) They regulate the ways that state and local governments can raise and spend money. |
| What is one (1) way that constitutions are alike in all 50 of the United States? | One (1) thing that all constitutions in states are alike is that they contain a "bill of rights". |
| What are the two (2) steps for amending state constitutions? | 1.) Proposal; 2.) Ratification. |
| What does the term "initiative" mean/refer to where politics is concerned? | This term refers to a method by which citizens propose an amendment to their state constitution or a to a state law. |
| About how many states currently allow for "initiatives" where their state constitutions are concerned? | About 18 states allow for this. |
| What does the term "referendum" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to a situation in which voters - rather than legislators - vote on an issue. |
| What does the term "unicameral" mean/refer to where governments are concerned? | This term refers to legislative systems that have only one (1) branch. |
| What was the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the "Reynolds vs. Sims" case? | In this case, the Supreme Court stated that "voting districts for both houses of state legislatures had to be based on roughly equal populations". |
| List three (3) ways in which state governments are structured like the federal government in the U.S. | 1.) They have a speaker of the house; 2.) They have a committee system; 3.) The presiding officer of the upper house of the legislature is the "lieutenant governor" - a position similar to the vice president. |
| What are the qualifications for becoming the governor in most states? | 1.) The person must be 30 years old; 2.) The person must be an American citizen; 3.) The person has to have lived in the state for at least 5 years. |
| What does the term "recall" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "the process of allowing the people to vote to remove state officials, such as governors, from office". |
| What does the term "item veto" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the ability to veto a particular section or item in a piece of legislation without vetoing the entire law. |
| What are two (2) duties that state "attorney generals" typically perform? | 1.) Supervises the legal activities of all state agencies; 2.) Gives legal advice to the governor. |
| What does the term "mandatory sentencing" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a system of fixed, required terms of imprisonment for certain types of crimes". |
| What does the term "victim compensation laws" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "laws in which state governments provide financial aid to victims of certain crimes". |
| What does the term "extradition" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a legal procedure through which a person who is accused of a crime that has fled to another state is, on demand, returned to the state where the crime took place". |
| What does the term "parole" mean? | This term means that a prisoner serves the rest of their sentence in the community under the supervision of a designated officer of the court. |
| List two (2) ways in which the U.S. constitution limits states' power to tax its residents. | 1.) States cannot tax federal property; 2.) States cannot use their taxation power to deprive people of "equal protection under the law. |
| What are "excise taxes"? | These are taxes placed on certain items such as gasoline, liquor, or cigarettes. |
| When did states begin using a sales tax? | States began using this in the 1930's during the Great Depression. |
| What does the term "regressive tax" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a tax in which the percentage of income taxed drops as incomes rise". |
| What does the term "progressive tax" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a tax in which the percentage of income taxed rises as incomes rise". |
| What does the term "intergovernmental revenue" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "revenue distributed by one level of government to another". |
| What does the term "mandate" mean where government is concerned? | This term refers to "a formal order given by a higher authority". |
| What does the term "block grant" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a large grant of money to a state or local government to be used for a general purpose". |
| What are two (2) examples of things that state and local governments can get "block grants" for. | 1.) Public Health; 2.) Crime control. |
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