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Brackman midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is government? | The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies |
| 3 basic powers a government must have | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| public policies | everything a government decides to do |
| In what way is the US a representative democracy | Citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them. |
| Autocracy | a government controlled by a single person |
| Oligarchy | a government in which a small group has controltheocracy |
| theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders |
| what's the difference between a federal government and a unitary government? | in a unitary government, power is held by a single, central agency; in a federal government is divided between a central government and local governments |
| In what way was the Athenian Democracy, a direct democracy? | they could vote |
| what statement describing feudalism reflects people's needs for basic government? | The feudalism system arose because centralized authority had collapsed , so humans made a system of government in response to the chaos |
| What is popular sovereignty? | government created by it's people as the sovereign authority of a nation |
| government ruled by a dictator | Autocracy |
| relationship between democracy and free enterprise system | The government does not decide what is produced or what items cost, but does play a role in the economy by protecting the public and creating regulations that protect consumers |
| republicanism | Form of government where the state is ruled by representatives who are elected by the citizens |
| Popular Sovereignty | Doctrine that government is created by the people, so therefore it is subject to the will of the people (the majority) |
| separation of powers | Idea of 3 branches of government, with each branch given different functions |
| social contract theory | Giving up some personal freedoms to the government in exchange for protection and well-being of the state. Theory developed by John Locke |
| Feudalism | Social system during the medieval times in which class structure was made of lords, vassals, knights, and peasants. Lords controlled certain components of the land they were on, including the people who lived on it |
| checks and balances | Powers given to certain branches to prevent the other branches from exerting too much power |
| federalism | System of government with an overarching national government and then smaller regional governments |
| limited government | government should be restricted in what it can do |
| What did the magna carter establish | person is guaranteed due process |
| Connecticut Compromise features | 1. Congress will be bicameral 2. in the senate the states would be represented equally, while in the house it would be based off of population |
| what did shay's rebellion ultimately lead to? | the meeting of state delegates to make revisions to the constitution |
| One difference between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan was how their legislative branch was organized. Which of the following describes the set up of the legislative branch under the New Jersey plan? | a unicameral legislature where each state was represented equally |
| Even though New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify, meeting the 9/13 states ratification requirements, why wasn't the Constitution ratified right away? | New York and Virginia, the two biggest states, had not yet ratified |
| How does America's government today resemble the agreement made by the Great Compromise? | The Legislative Branch is split up into two houses |
| According to Federalist Paper #10, what is the main concern addressed by James Madison? | The threat posed by factions and their potential to undermine the stability of a republic |
| The Articles of Confederation were set up in a way that gave more power to the states, why did the Founding Father decide to make the government this way? | Due to the way the colonists were treated by King George III; the Articles prevented one man from having too much power in the government and becoming another tyrant |
| Which group of people supported the ratification of the Constitution after the Constitutional Convention? | Federalists |
| A stronger central government was needed to enforce laws and provide defense for the country | Federalists |
| The Federal Government was too strong under the new Constitution and dangerously weakened the powers of State governments | anti-federalists |
| The powers of the national government should be clearly defined and limited relative to the powers of the state | anti-federalists |
| The Articles of Confederation should be revised rather than write a new Constitution | anti-federalists |
| A bill of rights is not necessary to protect the individual rights of people | federalists |
| The Federal Government was too strong under the new Constitution and dangerously weakened the powers of State governments Responses | anti-federalists |
| The Founding Fathers combined aspects of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to create the____________________ | Connecticut compromise |
| Northern and Southern delegates debated on how slaves should be counted in the population. In the end they agreed on the ________________________ | 3/5 compromise |
| Large States would have supported the ___________________ | Virginia Plan |
| Small States would have supported the ___________________________ | New Jersey Plan |
| Federalist Paper #______ discusses factions | # 10 |
| Federalist Paper #______ discusses the separation of powers | # 51 |
| James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were ___________________ and advocated for the ratification of the Constitution | Federalists |
| Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adam were ______________________ and did not want the Constitution to be ratified | Anti-Federalists |
| Which of the following is an example of Congress expanding the provisions of the Constitution by enacting a law rather than seeking a formal amendment? Responses | creating a federal court system by the judiciary act |
| Which statement best describes the intent of the 10th amendment? | Which statement best describes the intent of the 10th amendment? |
| Which of the following is a shared power by both the Federal and State governments? | Levying and collecting taxes from businesses or citizens |
| Which of the following BEST describes the effects of the 15th amendment? | It was passed as a result of the Union's victory in the Civil War and extended the right to vote to African American males |
| Under which of the following scenarios would your 5th amendment rights be violated? | You were found innocent of a crime but later charged again with that crime and forced to give evidence that made you seem guilty |
| Tariffs are taxes on foreign imports. In our Federal System, the power to levy taxes is a power | shared by both the federal and state governments |
| Powers shared between the federal and state governments are called | concurrent powers |
| Marbury v. Madison declared that federal courts had the power of judicial review and could declare national laws of the federal government unconstitutional if they were in conflict with the Constitution. | informal change to the constitution |
| Despite the passage of the Reconstruction amendments, African Americans continued to experience political and economic oppression largely due to | Southern legislatures enacted by Jim Crow laws |
| 5 roles of congress | 1. Legislators 2. Representatives of their constituents 3. Committee members 4. Servants of their constituents 5. Politicians |
| Constituents | people that the legislative branch represents |
| Congressional sessions and term | A term of Congress is two years long and begins on January 3 of each odd-numbered year. A session of Congress is one year long. |
| Congressional Compensation | salary for senators have been set at 174k per year since 2009 |
| How is the house apportioned? | Among the states population |
| How many representatives are there in the house | 435 |
| Qualifications to become a representative (formal and informal) | Must be 25, been a citizen of the US for at least 7 years, must be an inhabitant of the state from where he/she is from, party identification, name familiarity, gender, ethnic characteristics, political experience and fundraising abilities |
| Congressional Districts | The area that a member of the House represents (# is determined by census) |
| Single member district v. General ticket system | single member district elect one of the states representatives from a field of candidates running in that district, the general ticket system ticket voting |
| Redistricting | The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population. |
| Gerrymandering | Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. |
| How is the senate apportioned? | 2 senators per state |
| Qualifications to become a senator (formal and informal) | must be 30, citizen for 9 years, must be inhabitant of the state they are elected from, name familiarity, gender, ethnic characteristics, political experience, incumbency and fundraising are a lot more important in senate candidates |
| expressed powers | powers directly stated in the constitution Ex. levy taxes, coin money, regulate trade |
| Implied powers | Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution Ex. Schools |
| Commerce clause | gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among several states and with indian tribes |
| Gibbons V. Ogden | Regulating interstate commerce is a power reserved to the federal government |
| Money Powers | gives congress the power to tax and appropriate income from taxes. |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | It states that Congress, in addition to its express powers, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government |
| Congress' checks on the president | May override vetoes with a 2/3 vote, may remove through impeachment, senate approves treaties and appointments |
| impeachment | to bring up charges against/accuse Ex. The Chief Justice presides over the Senate when a president is tried |
| Speaker of the house | the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives |
| President of the Senate | the presiding officer of a senate; in Congress, the vice president of the United States; in a state's legislature, either the lieutenant governor or a senator |
| President Pro Tempore | Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president |
| Floor Leaders | the chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house |
| Party Whips | legislative floor leaders who report to the majority or minority leaders |
| Congressional Committees | a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty |
| seniority rule | A legislative practice that assigns the chair of the committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee. |
| standing committee | A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area |
| select committee | A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose. |
| joint committee | A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations. |
| conference committee | Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form. |
| subcommittees | A group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of the standing committee's responsibility. (Ex. House Committee on Foreign Affairs has subcommittees on Asia, Europe, Africa, etc.) |
| President's checks on Congress | Veto Power, Pocket Veto, and Congress' Override Power |
| Bill | a proposed law |
| Filibuster | A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue. |
| Cloture | A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate. |
| Chief of State | Ceremonial head of government |
| chief administrator | the director of the executive branch |
| Chief Executive | given power to execute laws by constitution |
| Commander in Chief | term for the president as commander of the nation's armed forces |
| If the President, Vice President, and leaders of Congress were all unable to hold office, who would assume the office of President? | Secretary of State |
| In 1973, Congress overrode President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution. What conclusion can be drawn based on this fact? | Support for the resolution was overwhelming in both houses of Congress |
| If there is a vacancy in the Vice Presidency position, how does that position get filled? | President appoints a Vice President and they must then be confirmed by Congress |
| The 23rd Amendment establishes that the VP becomes President if the President becomes incapacitated in any way. | False |
| Balancing the Ticket refers to.. | The candidate for President choosing a candidate for their VP that will appeal to a wider range of voters |
| The Emancipation Proclamation, creation of the Peace Corps, and the Internment of Japanese Americans are all examples of what | Executive Privilege |
| Party Platform | The outline of principles and goals that a political party decides they are going to run on and support legislation for |
| Which of the following describes the President of the United States' power of appointment? Responses | The President can appoint members of the Cabinet, ambassadors, and federal judges. |
| How can the legislative branch check the executive branch's power of making treaties in the United States? | By confirming or rejecting treaties |
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