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Foy Gov Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person or group of people who make the rules or laws for everyone else in a nation. | government |
| Two ways leaders can be chosen: | by the people or use force to take charge |
| Government in which the power to govern is held by one person. | autocracy |
| Single ruler or political party that rules with no restrictions on power. | dictator |
| Government that seeks to control all aspects of social and economic life. | totalitarian |
| In this government, the king, queen, or emperor control the government and make all the laws for all the people. | absolute monarchy |
| In this government, kings, queens, or emperors share power with elected legislatures and power is limited by law. | constitutional monarchy |
| Heads of a country in title bu actually have no real authority or responsibility. | figureheads |
| A small group of people, usually from the upper class, hold power. | oligarchy |
| A small group of military officers who rule a country after taking it over by force. | junta |
| A government in which people vote on all issues. | direct democracy |
| People elect representatives and give them the power to vote on issues. | representative democracy aka republic |
| What is democracy based on? | majority rule |
| Government based on religion. | theocracy |
| When there is no government present in a country. | anarchy |
| Document that creates our nation's government: | U.S. Constitution |
| What is special about our Constitution? | It is the oldest written constitution still in use today. |
| What does "We the people of the United States" mean? | The Constitution was created for the people, by the people. |
| What does "In order to form a more perfect union" mean? | create a more united country |
| What does "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility" mean? | create fair laws to keep the peace |
| What does "provide for the common defense" mean? | create a military to protect the citizens |
| What does "promote the general welfare" mean? | provide public services to make life better |
| What does "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" mean? | make sure we keep our freedom now and for future generations |
| What does Article I create? | legislative branch |
| What does Article II create? | executive branch |
| What does Article III create? | judicial branch |
| What does Article IV describe? | how the states should interact with each other |
| What does Article V describe? | what must be done to amend, or change, the Constitution |
| What does Article VI state? | laws and treaties of the U.S. government are the "supreme law of the land" |
| What does Article VII say? | the Constitution could not take effect until nine out of the thirteen states approved it |
| The United States Constitution creates a central government known as what? | the federal government |
| Powers actually stated in the Constitution | expressed powers |
| Powers not expressly stated in the Constitution | implied powers |
| What system divides powers between states and federal government? | federal system |
| Powers assigned to the national government, such as coining money and regulating trade | delegated powers |
| Powers kept by the states, including creating local governments and holding elections | reserved powers |
| Powers shared by the federal and state governments, including taxing and enforcing laws | concurrent powers |
| This clause allows Congress to stretch its delegated powers to deal with new or unexpected issues. | elastic clause aka "necessary and proper clause" |
| This branch has the power to write laws, confirm presidential appointments, approve treaties, grant money, and declare war. | legislative branch |
| This branch has the power to propose and administer laws, command armed forces, appoint officials, conduct foreign policy, and make treaties. | executive branch |
| This branch has the power to interpret the Constitution and other laws and review lower court decisions. | judicial branch |
| What branch can check on the executive branch by rejecting appointments, rejecting treaties, withholding funding for presidential initiatives, impeaching the President and overriding a veto? | legislative branch |
| What branch can check on the judicial branch by proposing constitutional amendments to overrule judicial decisions and impeach Supreme Court Justices? | legislative branch |
| What branch can check on the legislative branch by adjourning Congress in certain situations and vetoing bills? | executive branch |
| What branch can check on the judicial branch by appointing judges? | executive branch |
| What branch can check on the executive branch by declaring executive actions unconstitutional? | judicial branch |
| What branch can check on the legislative branch by declaring laws unconstitutional? | judicial branch |
| What two houses does Article I divide the legislative branch into? | House of Representatives and Senate |
| What group has 435 members based on state population, and each member represents a particular district within his or her state? | House of Representatives |
| What group has two members for each state, both representing the state as a whole? | Senate |
| What are the requirements to be elected to the House of Representatives? | two-year terms; at least 25 years old; live in the state where elected; US citizen for seven years |
| What are the requirements to be elected to the Senate? | six-year terms; at least 30 years old; live in the state where elected; US citizen for nine years |
| What is the first step for a House bill to become a law? | A representative writes a bill and gets support from the others in the House. |
| After a representative writes a bill and gets support from others in the House, what is the next step? | The bill is assigned a number and is read aloud to the other Representatives. Then it is sent to a committee for a close review. |
| After the bill is sent to a committee for a close review, what is the next step? | If the committee likes it, it will be sent to the whole House for debate. |
| Once the bill is sent from the committee to the House for debate, what is the next step? | All of the Representatives get a chance to read the bill and debate whether it should be supported or opposed. The bill is read again and changes are suggested. |
| Once the bill is read again in the House and changes are suggested, what is the next step? | If changes are made, the bill is read again, and the whole House is called on to vote on the bill. |
| Once changes are made and the whole House is called to vote on a bill, what is the next step? | The bill arrives at the Senate, where it goes through the same debate, changes are made, then another vote is held before it can move on. |
| Once the bill is voted on in the Senate, what is the next step? | If both chambers of Congress approve, the bill lands on the president's desk. If it is signed, it becomes a law. If it is vetoed, there can be an override with a 2/3 majority vote in Congress. |
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