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Am.Gov.Test10/5/12
Chapter 3 American Gov. Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the three sections of organization in the Constitution? | 1.Preamble 2.7 sections called Articles 3.27 amendments printed in the order they are adopted |
| What are the six basic principles that the Costitution was built around? | -Popular Sovereighnty -Limited Government -Separation of Powers -Checks and Balences -Judicial Review -Federalism |
| What is popular sovereighnty? | -All power is held by the people -People are the only source for any and all governmental power -"we the people" in the preamble establishes it |
| What is Limited Government? | -Gov. can only do what the people give it the power to do -Also called Constitutionalism -Those who govern must also obey the law |
| Those who govern must also obey the law | Rule of law |
| What is separation of powers? | -EXECUATIVE:presdent, vice, cabinet/advisers=enforce laws -LESGISLATIVE: congress= makes laws -JUDICIAL: U.S. supreme court and federal courts= interpret and apply the laws. |
| What is Checks and Balences? | -each branch is checked (restrained) by the other branches -ensures one branch doesn't have all the power |
| What is Judicial Review | -power of the court to determine the constitutionality of a governement action -U.S. Supreme Court and all Federal courts can declare law or governmental action VOID -supremecy clause |
| What is the supremacy clause? | U.S. Constitution is the Supreme law of the land |
| What is federalism? | -Some powers for national gov. and some reserved for the state (compromise) -states have own laws, courts, constitutions & elected officials |
| What article Of the Constitution provides for the process of formal amendments? | Article V |
| Who many amendments have been added? | 27 |
| How many different ways are there to ratify an amendment? | 4 different ways |
| What is the most popular method? | -Amendment proposed by congress -Ratified by 3/4 of the state legislators (38 states) |
| What is the method that has only been used once? | -Amendment proposed by congress -Ratified by state conventions held in 3/4 of the states(38 states)-the 21st amendment |
| Explain the 2 methods that have never been used? | 1.)METHOD 3: Amendment proposed by a national convention called by Congress, Ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures (38 states) 2.)METHOD 4: Amendment proposed by a national convention, Ratified by states conventions in 3/4 of the states |
| What are the Informal Amendment processes? | The process by which many changes have been made in the Constitution which have not involved any changes in its writen words. |
| How many ways of constitutional Interpretation(informal amendment)? what are they? | 5 ways; Basic Legislation, Execuative Action, Court Decisions, Party Policies, and customs |
| What is Basic Legislation? | -Laws are passed to execute the constitution's provisions -Congress has added tothe Constitution by the way it has used many of its powers |
| What is Execuative Action? | -Presidents' use of thier powers has been interpreted differently over the years -Execuative Agreement (doesn't need consent of the Senate=the people) |
| What are Court Decisions? | -Courts interpret and apply the words of the constitution -Using judicial review, courst usually rule laws constitutional |
| What are political parties? | -Not in constitution, National conventions have been held since 1830s -each party nominates canidates for presidency -system of orginizing congress -role of electorial college |
| What are customs? | -Presidents cabinet -Senatorial Courtesy -2 term rule later added as the 22nd amendment |
| Has every president had a cabnit? | yes, it is a custom |
| Did the Framers expect changes/ admendments? | yes, they included 4 formal ways to add an amendment in the Constitution. |
| When Franklin Rosevelt broke the two term rule, did he violate the Constitution? | No he did not violate the Constitution because the 22nd amandment stating that a president could only serve two terms came after his presidency(Rosevelt served in the 30s & 40s and 22nd Amendment passed in the50s |
| What is another name for the first ten amendments and when were they ratified | The Bill of Rights ratified in 1791 |
| What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments called? | The Civil War Amendments...13th amendment ratified in 1865 which ended slavery |
| What/when was the 18th Amendment? | Said no alcohol in 1919 |
| What/when was the 21st Amendment? | Repealed the 18th amendment in 1933 |
| What/when was the 22nd Amendment? | President can only have 2 terms 1951 |
| What/when was the 26th Amendment? | Changed voting age to 18 1971 |
| What/when was the 19th Amendment? | Women can vote 1920 |
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Jen Walls
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