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Gio Government
Government 1 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Power | -Influence over the leadership, structure, and policies of Govt. -Resides primarily in the states, with less than half of it reserved towards the federal govt. |
| Government | Institutions and officials who enact and enforce public programs |
| Politics | Conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments |
| The basis of Athenian democracy (demos kratia) | a political system in which the people do not elect representatives to vote on their behalf but vote on legislation and executive bills in their own right |
| Democracy and the World Today | -It is a representative democracy, in which we exercise power through elected representatives LEJ |
| The issue of political efficacy | It is having trust that the govt. will do a good job. only 9% of Americans trust the govt. |
| The issues concerning political apathy | It is the indifference on the part of any citizen of any country with regards to their attitude towards political activities. Lack of participation causes problems in govt. |
| The role of political knowledge in republic/democracy | -It allows you to identify the best ways to act on your interests -Richer you are, more educated and better off -Allows you to assert what cannot or should not ask of politicians and government |
| Political involvement/activity and age, income and education | President 35 years old. 25 to be a congressman or in house of representatives. 30 years old to become senator.$174,000 for congressmen, $400,000 for presidency. Need degree in law. 2 year house, 4 years president, 6 years senate |
| The basic theories of the constitutional and authoritarian governments | Constitutional Govt.: System of rule in which formal or effective limits are placed on the powers of the government. Authoritarian Govt: System of rule in which govt. recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the pwer of other soc |
| The collective issues of the Bill of Rights (Liberties) | First 10 amendments to the US Constitution; ensures certain rights and liberties to the people -Protects our liberties |
| American core political values and the conflicts that have occured | -popular sovereignty -majority rule, minority rights -Equal opportunity -limited govt. -must be 18 or older in order to vote -we value that we make a living for providing services to others -political equality LED (Liberty, Equality, Democracy) |
| Economic freedom, Laissez Faire capitalism and income gaps | Economic freedom: Means having freedom from govt. control; having liberty Laissez Faire capitalism: Economic system which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal govt. interference Income gaps:hu |
| Equality, Equal Opportunity, Equal Results and political equity and the role of voters | Equality: Every man has equal opportunity Equal Opportunity: American ideal that all people have freedom to use talents and reach fullest potential Political Equity: The right to participate in politics equally Role of voters: to elect officials to vot |
| Majority rule, minority rights and the "one person, one vote principle" | Majority Rule, minority rights: the democratic principle that a government follows the preferences of the majority of voters but protects the interest of the minority; everyone is equal |
| Popular sovernity and pluralism | Popular Sovereignty: A principle of Democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people Pluralism: The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government |
| Affirmative action, slavery and the impacts on American values and democracy | Affirmative Action: -Accounts to reverse discrimination and that a society and help minorities from past discrimination Slavery and impacts on American values and democracy: -Right to control ones's labor and right to |
| Trust in Government | Only 9% of Americans trust in Govt. Political ethicacy Political apathy |
| Unitary, Confederal, and Federal forms of government | Unitary: No branches Confederal: 1 branch, Legislative Federal: 3 branches, Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
| Charles Beard and the underpinnings of the constitution | Charles Beard argued in An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, written in 1913, that the founders created a constitution that benefited their economic interests. According to Beard, the major conflicts and compromises resulted from the clash of |
| New Jersey, Virginia and Connecticut plans | New Jersey plan:Called for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of population Virginia plan: Called for representatioon in the national legislature based on the population of each state Conneticut plan: Gave states equal number of |
| Compromises of the constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787 | The Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise: gave each state an equal number of senators regardless of the population Three-Fifths Compromise: Agreement that each slave would count as three-fifths of a person |
| The concept of Federalism and the separation of powers | Federalism: Power is separated in Judicial, Legislative, and Executive which is broken down by checks and balances |
| Marbury vs. Maddison and McCulloch vs. Maryland | Marbury vs. Maddison: McCulloch vs. Maryland: |
| Article 1 basics | Creates the Legislative Branch (Passes law, approve treaties, establish lower court system) |
| Article 2 basics | Creates the Executive branch (Enforce laws, Commander in Chief, appoint Supreme Court justices and federal court judges, pardon convicted felons) |
| Article 3 basics | Creates the Judicial branch (Review lower court decisions, decide constitutionality of law, decides cases involving disputes between states) |
| Article 4 basics | Deals with relationships among the states (Privileges and Immunity Clause) (Full Faith and Credit Clause) |
| Article 5 basics | Describes the Amendments of the Constitution and Federalism |
| Article 6 basics | Deals with the Supremacy Clause |
| Article 7 basics | Describes the Ratification of the Constitution |
| Major clauses of Article 4 | -The Full faith and Credit Clause and -The Privileges and Immunities Clause |
| Major Clauses of Article 6 | -The Supremacy Clause |
| The Federalist Papers | The series of news articles during the Constitutional Convention and to persuade people to vote one way or another |
| The process and major history of article 5 and amendment process | 1. Proposal which it is necessary to have 2/3 vote of Congress (House and Senate) or 2/3 vote States (Congress) 2. To ratify, you need 3/4 vote of the States (Legislature) or 3/4 votes of States (Conventions) |
| Issues of the ERA | It is not in the Constitution, so it could not give women the right to vote |
| Article 1 section 8, 9, 10 and amendment 10 | Article 1, Setion 8 Congress may do Article 1 Section 9 Congress may not do Article 1 Section 10 States may not do Amendment 10 states may do |
| Amendment 1 | Allows freedom of SPARP (Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion, Pedition of Govt.) |
| Amendment 5 | One does not have to answer for crime unless it is on a presentment or indiction of grand jury |
| Amendment 8 | No excessive bail required, and protection from cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment 10 | Powers not delegates to the US COngress or the states, are resevred for the people |
| Amendment 13 | Slavery shall not exist in the United States |
| Amendment 14 | Citizenship rights, Representatives in Congress, People holding Office, and Public Debts |
| Amendment 15 | Negro Suffrage |
| Amendment 16 | Govt. has the power to lay and collect income tax |
| Amendment 18 | Prohibition of alcohol |
| Amendment 20 | Deals with terms of President, Vice President, Members of the Congress |
| Amendment 21 | The repeal of prohibition |
| Amendment 26 | citizens who are 18 were allowed the right to vote |
| Central Government vs. States | Central Govt: -responsible for the security of whole country -foreign policy, defense, and currency State Government: -look after the developmental needs of their people and territory only -law and order and development |
| Types of Federalism and the "marble cake" (same as Concurrent Powers) | There is three layers 1) State, 2) Local, and 3)Federal 1)State Government get income from sales tax 2)Local Government gets money from Prop taxes 3)Federal Government gets money from Income tax |
| The concepts of preemption | The principle that allows the national government to override state or local actions in certain policy areas; in foreign policy, the willingness to strike first in order to prevent an enemy attack |
| The power to declare war and the role of the commander-in-chief | -Congress has the Power to declare war -The President is commander-in-chief and has the power to make treaties,and power to appoint ambassadors and other officials of the US |
| The power to tax at all government levels and the sources of funds | Congress has the power to taxation of these forms -regulatory taxation — taxing to regulate commerce -prohibitive taxation — taxing to discourage, suppress, or even exterminate commerce -tariffs — taxing as a means of protectionism. |
| Federalism: pro's and con's and 9/11 | Pros: Division of powers of central government and regional governments Cons: Prevents creation of national govt., and has a lack of accountability 9/11: Bush mobilized powerful military forces and created the Office of Homeland Security |
| MCCulloch, Marbury (part II) | McCulloch vs. Marbury: Says whenever a state law conflicts with a feederal law, "the Laws of the United Sates...shall be the Supreme Law of the Land" |
| Full faith and Credit Clause | Provision from Article IV, Section 1, of the Constitution, requiring that the states normally honor the public acts and judicial decisions that take place in another state |
| Privileges and Immunities Clause | Provision from Article IV, Section 2, of the Constitution, that a state cannot discriminate against someone from another state or give its own residents special privileges |
| Supremacy Clause | Article VI of the Constitution, which states that laws passed by the national government and all treaties are the supreme law of the land and superior to all laws adopted by any state or any subdivision |
| The Articles of Confederation: basic components and the issue of power | -Gives Congress the power to declare war and make peace, to make treaties and alliances, to coin or borrow money, and to regulate trade with the Native Americans -Limits the Power of the Central Govt., states retains sovereignty, freedom, and independenc |
| Types of Powers found in the Constitution part 1 | Enumerated/expressed: Specific Powers granted to Congress (Article I, Section 8) and the president (Article II) Inherent:Powers assumed to belong to sovereign nations. "police power" |
| Types of Powers found in the Constitution part 2 | Concurrent:Those powers shared by the national government and the states. Reserved:Powers left for the states (Amendment 10). Implied:Found in Art. 1 Sec. 8 Clause 18 of the Constitution.Power derived from the "elastic clause". |
| Political affiliation chart with regard to Federalist and antiFederalists | Federalist (Left side) -Radical, like change, primarily Democratic antiFeralists (Right) -Reactionaries/conservatives, don't like change, republican |
| PERSIA | Political, Economical (deals with life in Declaration of Independence, Religion, Social, Intellectual, Aestetic |
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