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Government Exam 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| upper house of parliament | house of Lords |
| lower house of congress | house of representatives |
| how many members in the house of representatives | 435 |
| how long is a term in Congress | two years |
| what is known as the proportional distribution of seats among Congress | apportionment |
| what is the counting of people in a specific area | census |
| a United states census takes place in years that end in the number | zero |
| reapportionment happens in years that end in the number | two |
| the redrawing of district lines to benefit on political party is known as | gerrymandering |
| members of the senate are in office for how long | six years |
| what amendment said that senators will be elected at large | 17th amendment |
| what is known as the Tuesday after the first Monday in even numbered years | general election day |
| a member of the house must be how old | 25 years old |
| what are the constitutional congressional leaderships | speaker of the house, president pro tempore, and president of the senate |
| the president pro temp's role is what | to be president of the senate when the vice president is absent |
| what is a private meeting of political party members | caucus |
| what amendment said that congress is sworn in on january 3rd | 20th amendment |
| what is the required number to do business (not a number) | quorum |
| what amendment speaks of congressional pay | 27th amendment |
| what says that congress does not have to pay for postage stamps | franking privilege |
| what is the greatest penalty in Congress | expulsion |
| what is a proposed new law | a bill |
| what is an attempt to let a bill die in office | pigeon hold |
| bills of revenue originate where | the house of representatives |
| what is an attempt to kill a bill by stalling a vote on it | filibuster |
| what is it called when a president rejects a bill | veto |
| how can you end a filibuster | cloture vote |
| to expedite the houses hour they meet as one large committee called what | committee of the whole |
| once a bill is passed and goes to another house and they make their edits and they get together to discuss it what is that called | conference committee |
| what is a representative that votes according to their personal judgment | trustee |
| what is a representative that votes with the desires of constituency | delegate |
| what is the congressional monitoring of the bureaucracy | oversight |
| what is it called when Congress forbids the implementation of an agencies policy without the presidents consent | legislative veto |
| what are the powers given to Congress in clauses 1 -17 | expressed powers |
| what gives Congress the authority to use implied and expressed powers | necessary and proper clause |
| what president was impeached | Andrew Johnson |
| what is the only entity that can declare war | Congress |
| can Congress grant titles of nobility | no |
| what amendment gave Washington DC three electoral votes | 23rd amendment |
| what amendment said we can cast one vote for the president and vice president | 12th amendment |
| what is it called when you get the highest number of votes but less than half of them | plurality |
| how long is a presidential term | four years |
| what amendment limits presidential terms | 22nd amendment |
| what is the maximum number of years you can be president | 10 years |
| how old must you be to become president | 35 years old |
| who was the chairman of the constitutional convention | George washington |
| what amendment set up the presidential line of succession | 25th amendment |
| who benefited from the 25th amendment in three different ways | Gerald Ford |
| what are the roles of the president | chief legislator, chief executive, commander in chief, chief of state, chief diplomat |
| what amendment said the president will not be sworn in January 20th | 20th amendment |
| what is a collection of behaviors and ceremonies observed by diplomats | protocol |
| what are commands that are given by the president with full command | executive order |
| what gives the president the ability to give executive orders | ordinance power |
| what is the postponement of a sentence | reprieve |
| what is the legal exoneration for a crime | pardon |
| what is the redemption of a penalty | commute |
| what is it called when you grant a general pardon over a lot of people | anasty |
| which of the presidents powers gives the president power to appoint | chief executive |
| what is a formal agreement between nations | treaty |
| what is a famous treaty that was rejected | treaty of Versailles |
| what was the presidents use of the military without congressional approval for 60-90 days | war powers resolution |
| what organization is involved most directly in assisting the president | executive office |
| what is the presidents closest political staff organization called | white house office |
| what is the largest organization of the white house office | office of management and budget |
| when does the united States physical year | October 1st |
| what is the highest level advisory body that keeps the president informed on military issues | national security council |
| what is the swapping of political support for a government job | patronage |
| what is a collection of legislative proposals providing benefits | the new deal |
| what are agencies with a single function and they report to the president | independent executive agencies |
| what are agencies that regulate some area of american life | independent regulatory agencies |
| the TVA is an example of a | government corporation |
| what is a group of judges that presides over little cases | administrative law judges |
| what is it called when the government spends more than it receives | deficit spending |
| what was it called when Ronald reagan attempted to get rid of some agencies in a report | grace commission |
| what was the attempt to reorganize some angencies | hoover commission |
| were did the separation of powers originate | The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu |
| what event had an immesurable effect on the colonists | the great awakening |
| who drafted the constitution | Morris |
| who drafted the declaration of independence | Jefferson |
| what is the relationship between the states and the government | federalism |
| who explained the natural law and revealed law | Blackstone |
| what cut off all trade between the colonies and removed the kings protection | prohibitory act |
| what limited the power of the English monarch | English bill of rights |
| what says that central government is subordinate to the states | confederacy |
| who formulated the basic ideas of communism | Karl marx |
| how do you raise the flag | briskly |
| what does an upside down flag mean | emergency |
| who wrote the pledge of allegiance | Francis bellany |
| what is the memorial that is located over the head of the supreme court | 10 commandments |
| what is the promotion of ones own country | nationalism |
| who said "ask not what you can do, but what you can do for your country" | JFK |
| what verse says to have success with God's Word | Joshua 1:28 |
| what is known as the authority and power to rule the actions of others | government |
| what was the first civil ordinance | capital punishment |
| who wrote the commentaries on the laws of England | Blackstone |
| what are laws given in scripture | revealed laws |
| what is rule by God | theocracy |
| what is rule by people | democracy |
| what is it called when you remove everything religious from its domain | secularism |
| what is a monarchs distinguishing feature | it's power is inherited |
| what is a monarchy with unlimited power | absolute monarchy |
| what was an outstanding monarchy | victorian |
| what is the price of socialism | freedom |
| what was a form of direct democracy | new England town meetings |
| what is the cornerstone of government | character |
| what had the greatest influence on the english law | the bible |
| what is a non codified form of law based on customs and traditions | common law |
| who developed the idea of trial by jury | Henry 2nd |
| who established the model parliament | king Edward 1st |
| who signed the magna Carta | king john |
| when was the magna Carta signed | 1215 |
| what are the three types of colonies | self governing, rural, and proprietary |
| what is a document issued by the crown | a charter |
| what was the first representative assembly | house of burgesses |
| what was the local unit of government in the south | county |
| what was the first attempt at political unity | the new England confederation |
| who was the first English monarch in the war for independence | George 3rd |
| why sympathized with the colonists | Edmund Burke |
| what was America's first government | the second continental Congress |
| what was the forerunner of the written constitution | the mayflower compact |
| what was America's first national constitution | the articles of confederation |
| what was the weakness of the articles | only nine out of thirteen states agreed |
| who was the father of the constitution | James Madison |
| when was the constitutional convention | 1787 |
| where did the delagates of the constitutional convention meet | constitution hall, Philadelphia |
| what plan was based on population | virginia plan |
| what plan was based on equal representation | new Jersey plan |
| what plan did they go with | great plan (or connecticut compromise) |
| who were in favor of the constitution | federalists |
| what was the fraction of slaves counted for state population | three fifths |
| who was not in favor of the constitution | anti federalists |
| when was the bill of rights drafted | 1791 |
| where was the first temporary US capital | New York city |
| what state ratified the constitution first | Delaware |
| what was the ninth state to ratify the constitution | Tennessee |
| what was the last state to ratify the constitution | rhode island |
| when was George Washington inaugurated | 1789 |
| what was the introductory paragraph to the constitution | preamble |
| what branch enforces the law | executive branch |
| what are the powers given to national and state government | concurrent powers |
| what are powers given to national government by the constitution | delegated powers |
| what are powers reserved for the states | reserved powers |
| who gave the idea of separation of powers | Charles de Montesquieu |
| what does article 1 deal with | legislative branch |
| what does article 3 deal with | judicial branch |
| what amendment says the constitution is the supreme law of the land | 6th amendment |
| what amendment ratified the constitution | 7th amendment |
| what article describes the amendment process | article 5 |
| what article describes the relationship between states and government | article 4 |
| what does article 2 deal with | executive branch |
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Kailah T