American Government Midterm Review
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| What are the four features of all states? | show 🗑
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| show | when the people gave up their freedom to gain protection from the Government
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| Who are the founders of the Contract Theory? | show 🗑
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| show | form of Government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
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| Federalism | show 🗑
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| What are the major ideas of the Declaration of Independence? | show 🗑
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| show | Congress is unicameral; no executive or judicial branch; has legislative branch
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| What is the Connecticut Compromise? | show 🗑
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| show | the Government's power comes from the people
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| show | each branch of Government can check the power of the other branches of Government
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| show | the powers of Government are divided among three branches to prevent abusive power
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| How is an amendment added to the Constitution? | show 🗑
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| What are the checks the Congress has on the Courts? | show 🗑
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| show | veto override with a 2/3 vote in both houses, impeach, control spending, ratify all treaties (ONLY IN THE SENATE!)
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| Expressed Powers | show 🗑
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| Implied Powers | show 🗑
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| show | delegated natural powers that all Governments have
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| show | powers that belong to the state from the 10th amendment
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause | show 🗑
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| show | when states return fugitives to the state where their crime was committed
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| show | group of persons who seek to control Government through the winning of elections and holding of public office
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| 15th Amendment | show 🗑
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| show | right of citizens to vote cannot be denied on the basis of gender
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| 24th Amendment | show 🗑
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| show | right for people 18 and older to vote
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| show | adult white males over 21 that were property owners
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| show | at least 18, registered, and live in the state that you vote in
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| How does an open primary differ from a closed primary? | show 🗑
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| Interest Group | show 🗑
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| show | persuasion aimed at influencing particular beliefs
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| Lobbying | show 🗑
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| What are the qualifications of the Senate? | show 🗑
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| show | 935 people in it, must be at least 25 years old, must have a seven year residency, live in state you govern
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| Constituency | show 🗑
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| 17th Amendment | show 🗑
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| show | Congress
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| Which house is the lower house of Congress? | show 🗑
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| show | the House picks the President. for Vice President, the Senate picks a new one
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| What is the process of Impeachment? | show 🗑
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| show | provides that the most important posts, on both the formal and party organization, will be held by those party members with the longest records of service in Congress
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| Filibuster | show 🗑
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| Cloture | show 🗑
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| show | reconciles any differences between the two house's versions of a bill
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| show | grants the dates and times of a proposal
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| show | Speaker of the House, Major/Minor Whips
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| What are the major leadership positions of the House? | show 🗑
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| What are the basic steps of a bill becoming a law? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. sign the bill
2. veto
3. pocket veto
4. pass the bill without signing it
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| show | 270 votes
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| show | each state has a number of electors equal to the states representation in Congress
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| 22nd Amendment | show 🗑
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| 25th Amendment | show 🗑
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| What are the positions in the line of succession to the Presidency down to the Secretary of State? | show 🗑
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| show | the President, usually acting through the Secretary of State
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| Spoils System | show 🗑
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| show | judicial review
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| What are two types of jurisdiction that belong to the Supreme Court? | show 🗑
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| show | freedom of religion, expression, news+press, assembly, petition
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| show | guarantees each person the right to believe whatever they want in matters of religion
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| show | to regulate the public airwaves of TV and radio
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| show | accused
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