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Branch Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What article talks about and explains the powers of Congress | The constitution |
| How is the number of representatives each states get detrmined | The population of the state |
| What is the total number of representatives that are divided by the 50 states in the house of reps | 435 |
| What is a census | A count of the total population |
| What is reapportionment | After the census is taking the government decides if a state gets more, less or same amount of representatives |
| What is cracking | Splitting a area up that way there is no competition between parties |
| what is packing | Splitting districts up so that one party wins |
| What are the qualifications to be a member of the house of reps how long is their term how long do they have to be a citizen. | 2 year term 25 years old 7 years as a citizen and live in the state they are representing |
| What is an incumbent why do they have an advantage | incumbent is the person last in office and they have the advantage because they normally have more fame, money and trust from the people |
| How is the leader of the house chosen | Majority party votes for a leader |
| what are the duties and powers of the speaker | To tell people when to talk,assign jobs to people, assign when meeting will take place |
| What are the duties and responsibilities of the majority leaders of each house of congress | Working with the committee chairs and ranking members, the majority leader schedules business on the floor by calling bills from the calendar and keeps members of his or her caucus advised about the daily legislative program. |
| What are duties and responsibilities of the majority and minority whips in each house of congress. | Try to get people to vote the way they want by promising things. do a lot of the same things majority leaders do |
| How many senators are selected from each state | 2 |
| How many total senators are there | 100 |
| What are the qualifications to be a member of the senate and how long is their term | 30 years old 6 year term 9 years as citizen and live in same state |
| Who is the leader of the senate and what are their responsibilities | Vice president break ties in the senate and overview meetings if they choose |
| Who takes over if the VP is not able to attend and fulfill his obligations to the senate | President pro tempore |
| What are congress's powers in regard to the military | They can choose if the country goes to war |
| Who determines the winner of the presidential election if no one reaches the 270 number | House of reps decides |
| Popular sovereignty | Rule by the people government is servant to people |
| Federalism | Rule by state and federal governments |
| Separation of powers | 3 branches to make sure one branch or part of government doesn't become to powerful |
| Checks and balances | Each branch has duties to make sure the other branches don't gain to much power |
| Judicial review | Judicial branch can review laws to make sure they are constitutional |
| Limited Government | Government has limited powers to make sure people still run the country |
| What are the qualifications to be president of the United States | natural born citizen, 35 years old, and 14 years in the US |
| How is the president elected | Electoral college |
| How are each states electoral college votes determined | How many reps and senators the state has |
| how many electoral college votes are there to win | 438 |
| How man electoral college votes to win the election | 270 |
| Who determines the winner if there is a tie or nobody reaches 270 | House of reps |
| What is the winner take all system | If a candidate wins the popular vote in the state they get all of the electoral votes in that state |
| What is special about Maine and Nebraska | They split up their electoral college votes so a candidate could win 3/4 or like 1/4 |
| How long is a presidential term | 4 |
| How many terms or years can a president serve | 2 terms or 10 years |
| what amendment sets how long a president can serve | 22 |
| How many terms can a VP serve | As many as they want |
| What happens if a president cannot serve due to illness, mental incapacity, not abiding to law or death | VP takes over |
| What amendment gives power to VP | 25 |
| What is presidential succession | Who becomes president if the president dies or the person above them dies |
| If the president were to be unseated what is the order of succession | VP, Speaker of house, pro tempore, Secretary of state |
| Who is the first non elected official to become president | Secretary of state |
| What is the presidents job as chief executive and what is he in charge of | is in charge of entire executive branch and appoints cabinet |
| What is an executive order | A order by the president that doesn't have to go through congress and is treated like a law |
| in regard s to federal judges what does the president do | appoints the judges |
| What is a pardon | when a president relieves a person of all charges |
| what is a reprieve | delaying a punishment or trial like a death row inmate could get an extra 30 days from a reprieve |
| what is amnesty | relieves a group of people from punishment |
| what is the war powers act | president can send troops into battle for 60 days and they must be removed by 90 if congress doesn't approve |
| how is the president the legislative leader | he approves or vetos laws |
| As head of state what does the president have to do | execution and enforcment of laws |
| What is foreign policy | promoting peace and making sure other countries are at peace with US |
| what are the goals of foreign policy | Promoting freedom and democracy and protecting human rights |
| What is an executive agreement and does this need congressional approval | an international agreement, usually regarding routine administrative matters not warranting a formal treaty, made by the executive branch of the US government without ratification by the Senate. does not need approval |
| appoint ambassadors is a presidential job what is an ambassador | Person who lives in a country for presidents term and make sure there is no conflicts in the country between them and US |
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