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Gov AIR test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civic engagement- Political parties | Members with views, which change public policy by winning election |
| Civic engagement- Interest groups | Members with views, which change public policy by influencing the public and elected officials |
| Civic engagement- Media | mass communication that pol. Parties & interest groups use to influence public policy |
| Political Resolution- Persuasion | influencing others views by means of reasoning & argumentation |
| Political Resolution- Consensus Building | is a process of working toward achieving general agreement within a group |
| Political Resolution- Negotiation | Is settling differences through a discussion of issue |
| Reconstruction Amendments- The 13th | which abolished slavery. Former Confederate states needed to ratify this amend. to rejoin the nation |
| Reconstruction Amendments- The 14th | defined what persons were citizens of the United States and offered equal protection under law |
| Reconstruction Amendments- The 15th | extended the right to vote to citizens regardless of race,color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 16th amendment | allows the federal government to create an income tax, which is a tax on the money people and businesses earn. |
| 17th amendment | establishes the direct election of Senators by the people of each state. |
| 18th amendment | banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States. |
| 19th amendment | women's suffrage |
| 11th amendment | a citizen of one state cannot use another state |
| 21st amendment | repeal to prohibition |
| Legislative Branch | creating laws, senate 100 two per state, House of Reps 435 based on population, |
| Executive Branch | enforce laws,ran by the president |
| Judicial | Interpret laws, Supreme court runs it |
| Political influence | campaigns and others |
| popular sovereignty | the principle that gov. authority derived from the people |
| Limited Gov | The principle that a government only exercise the powers granted to it |
| Federalism | a system of gov. in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent units (division of powers between the national Gov and the state |
| Separation of Power | requires powers among independent branches. Each branch has a specific field of authority & unique set of responsibilities |
| Checks & Balances | a system for controlling government power. Branches of gov possess the ability to restrain certain actions of other actions |
| Suffrage- amendment 15 | Prohibits the denial of suffrage to people because of race, color or previous condition of servitude |
| Amendment 24 | Prohibits the use of poll tax in federal elections |
| Amendment 26 | Allows 18 year olds to vote |
| Unique technical Amendment 27 | Limit to members of Congress determining their own compensation |
| Public records | are public records can be used as a source of information on public policy |
| survey | collect data of a public issue |
| Research data | forms information form univ. or institutions can be used as a source of info on public policy |
| Advocacy groups | produce info that can be used as a source of info on public policy |
Created by:
Bryson.Campfield