Government 6-9 test
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| Each tenth year the number of representives to Congress from each state is refigured in a process called | show 🗑
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| The process redrawing of the congressional districts to reflect the population changes is called | show 🗑
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| show | legislature
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| To draw those lines for the benefit of one political party is called | show 🗑
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| The powers of Congress are outlined in Article ___ of the US Constitution | show 🗑
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| Among the powers of Congress are the power to tax, make laws, declare______, coin ______, regulate________, and establish federal________, and their jurisdiction | show 🗑
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| show | House, simple majority
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| show | 2/3, senate
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| Article ___, Section 8, gives Congress most of its enumerated powers. | show 🗑
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| The "necessary adn proper" clause, also called the "________clause" gives Congress further powers, called ______ powers, that are derived from but not written in the constitution. | show 🗑
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| show | Democratic
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| show | Republican
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| show | 6
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| The term for the US House of Reprsentatives is ____ years | show 🗑
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| show | 30
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| Members of the House at least _____ years old | show 🗑
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| The ______ has the sole power to approve/disapprove presidential appointments and to ratify treaties | show 🗑
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| show | leaders
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| Their chief assistant, who attempts to keep the party members faithful, is called the majority or minority | show 🗑
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| The presiding officer of the House is called the ________ of the House | show 🗑
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| The most powerful member of the Senate is the ________ ________ | show 🗑
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| The President of the Senate is the ______ ______ of the United States | show 🗑
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| When the Vice President is not present in the Senate, the Senate is presided over by | show 🗑
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| Each tenth year the number of representives to Congress from each state is refigured in a process called | show 🗑
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| show | redistricting
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| Redrawing Congressional district lines is done by the state | show 🗑
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| To draw those lines for the benefit of one political party is called | show 🗑
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| show | 1
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| Among the powers of Congress are the power to tax, make laws, declare______, coin ______, regulate________, and establish federal________, and their jurisdiction | show 🗑
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| Among the powers of Congress are that the ______ can impeach a President by a vote of a ______ ______. | show 🗑
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| show | 2/3, senate
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| Article ___, Section 8, gives Congress most of its enumerated powers. | show 🗑
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| The "necessary adn proper" clause, also called the "________clause" gives Congress further powers, called ______ powers, that are derived from but not written in the constitution. | show 🗑
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| Today, the majority party in both congressional chambers is the _________ party | show 🗑
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| The minority party is the __________ party | show 🗑
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| The term of office for the US Senate is ___ years | show 🗑
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| The term for the US House of Reprsentatives is ____ years | show 🗑
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| show | 30
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| show | 25
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| The ______ has the sole power to approve/disapprove presidential appointments and to ratify treaties | show 🗑
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| The heads of the majority and minority parties, and chief strategists for their parties are called the majority and minority | show 🗑
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| Their chief assistant, who attempts to keep the party members faithful, is called the majority or minority | show 🗑
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| The presiding officer of the House is called the ________ of the House | show 🗑
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| show | Majority Leader
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| The President of the Senate is the ______ ______ of the United States | show 🗑
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| show | Pro Tempore
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| A committee that is permanent and specializes in a certain area is called a ________ committee. | show 🗑
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| Temporary committees created for specific purposes are _______ select (or special) committees | show 🗑
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| show | Joint
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| show | confrence
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| The House ________ Committee determines how long a bill will be debated on the floor, and amending procedures. | show 🗑
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| An "open" rule allows a bill to be __________ from the floor; a "________" rule means a bill cannot be amended from the floor | show 🗑
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| show | Speaker
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| Special legislative insertions on bills that designate money for specific projects in a member's home district are called ________ | show 🗑
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| The head of a committee is always in the majority party and is called the _______ of the committee | show 🗑
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| show | ranking
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| Three representation styles found in legislators include: | show 🗑
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| ______ votes according to the desires of his constituents | show 🗑
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| show | Trustee
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| ________ mixes the above depending upon the issue | show 🗑
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| show | sponsor
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| show | pigeon hole
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| show | mark up
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| Senate rule _____ says that debate cannot be stopped except by a vote of ____ | show 🗑
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| show | 16, 60
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| How many days does the President have to act on a bill | show 🗑
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| show | it becomes law
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| show | veto
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| The President's veto can be overridden by a _____ majority vote of both the House and the Senate. | show 🗑
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| show | pockect
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| How many federal officals have the US House voted to impeach | show 🗑
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| show | 2
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| What are the qualifications you need to have to become President of the United States | show 🗑
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| What power does the Constiution state shall be vested in the President of the United States | show 🗑
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| show | faithfully executing the Law
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| Impeachment belongs soley to the House of Representives and requires a _______ vote | show 🗑
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| Conviction and removal following impeachment belongs solely to the __________ and requires a 2/3 majority vote | show 🗑
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| show | Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Secratary of State
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| Presidential succession is outlined in what Amendment | show 🗑
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| show | the President
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| show | Congress
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| How many times has a Vice-President replacement be nominated | show 🗑
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| Who assumes office when the President becomes incapacitated | show 🗑
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| show | cabinet and 2/3 majority of both houses of Congress
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| show | executive
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| The President is Commander in Chief of what | show 🗑
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| show | Congress
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| show | veto
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| The President can negotiate and grant these to people who have committed offense against the US | show 🗑
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| In an attempt to limit military powers Congress passed | show 🗑
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| show | 48 hours
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| If Congress does not approve of the President's use of military forces within 60 days, or disapproves, the troops must be withdrawn | show 🗑
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| What are the primary duties of the Vice-President | show 🗑
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| The President surrounds himself with how many cabinent members | show 🗑
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| show | they are there to help the President execute the laws and assist him in making decisions
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| show | The Executive Office
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| show | National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget
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| show | The White House Staff
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| Who are the principal policy advisors to the President | show 🗑
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| show | bureaucracy
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| Cabinet members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the | show 🗑
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| show | The President
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| show | the Pendleton Act
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| show | patronage
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| What amendment provided growth in the federal bureaucracy by the infusion of money into the federal government | show 🗑
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| show | competitive examination
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| Cabinet departments account for about _____ of the federal workforce | show 🗑
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| show | government corporation
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| OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, and the Securities Exchange Commission are known as the | show 🗑
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| show | Congressional Committees
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| show | administrative discreation
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| show | executive orders
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| show | Congress
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| show | Department of Defense
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| The Department of Defense has nearly a third of the total number of | show 🗑
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| The National Security Council contains four statutory members: | show 🗑
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| show | Supreme, Congress
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| show | Judicial Review
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| show | Marbury v Madiso in 1803
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| show | John Jay
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| show | John Marshall
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| show | John Marshall
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| Who presides over the Senate when the President is being impeached | show 🗑
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| show | 9 justices
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| How many Federal Districts Courts are there | show 🗑
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| How many US Courts of Appeals are there | show 🗑
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| show | 1
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| show | Criminal and Civil
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| show | Criminal
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| What law involves the dispute between private parties | show 🗑
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| show | 100 cases per year
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| show | Legislative Courts
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| The courts required by the constitution are called | show 🗑
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| show | the Jurisdiction
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| Courts that hear the case in the inital trial are exercising | show 🗑
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| Courts overseeing the decisions of those courts are exercising | show 🗑
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| Legal Precedent derived from previous judicial decisions are called | show 🗑
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| Case law are used under the doctrine of | show 🗑
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| Federal Judges at all levels are appointed by | show 🗑
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| show | the Senate
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| District judge nominees are usually referred to the Senator of that district if that Senator is in | show 🗑
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| show | Senator in the Presidents Party
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| Of the nearly 10,000 cases filed with the Supreme Court in 2005-2006 session, the Court heard only ____ and handed down _____ decisions | show 🗑
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| show | Writ of Certiorari
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| Writ of Certiorari is requesting all records | show 🗑
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| In determining if the Supreme Court will hear a case, the unrwitten rule is also | show 🗑
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| An individual or group that is not a party to a case but will be impacted by the case may be allowed to file an | show 🗑
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| show | Amicus Curioe
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| There are four decisions the court will give | show 🗑
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| ___________ decisions are when all justices agree | show 🗑
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| ___________ decisions are written by the prevailing side in a split court | show 🗑
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| ___________ opinions are written by those agreeing with the majority but for reasons other than those expressed in the court's written opinion | show 🗑
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| _________ opinions are written by those not on the prevailing side, and usually criticize the reasoning behind the majority opinion | show 🗑
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| show | restraint
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| show | activism
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| show | originalists or strict constructionist
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| show | Sandra Day O'Connor
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| Today there are how many women on the Supreme Court | show 🗑
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| Court Decisions are opinions, and are only enforceable by the | show 🗑
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| Whether or not the court decisions will be translated into public policy is called | show 🗑
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