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Government Exam
Government Exam Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | Any system of public rule or authority. |
| Anarchy | The absence of any government. |
| Theocracy | A government ruled directly by God or the Clergy. |
| What year did the Pilgrims arrive in America? | The day after Christmas in 1620. |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | The first written constitution in the New World. |
| Harvard | The first college in America, started in 1636 |
| Quebec Act | Parliament passed in 1774, on behalf of the French settlers living in the recently acquired territory of Canada. |
| Intolerable Acts | These acts closed Boston Harbor, nullified the Massachusetts Charter of government, and permitted peacetime quartering of British soldiers in private homes. |
| Who practiced Democracy first? | The Greeks |
| Elected by popular vote? | The Legislative Branch, which makes laws. |
| The Heart of American Government? | "The Constitution" - limits the national government's authority by assigning it specific delegated powers. |
| Reserved Powers | In the 10th Amendment, the constitution protects the state's powers from federal domination. There the Constitution declares that all powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people. |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | Required that a prospective state have a minimum population of 60,000 people and that its government and constitution be Republican in nature. |
| Characteristics of a direct or pure democracy | Under the rule of law remains the form of government in which liberty, equality, and individualism find their best blend. Majority Rule, Equality, Liberty, Necessity of Compromise, and Individual Worth. |
| Direct Democracy | Majority rules through direct participation. |
| Indirect Democracy | Majority rules through elected officials. |
| Shay's Rebellion and the fear of it. | Popular uprising in Massachusetts in 1786 & 1787 when Daniel Shays led a small army of debtor farmers to shut down county courthouse in order to present farm foreclosures and prison sentences for indebtedness. The real impact, lay in the fear of anarchy |
| What city was the Constitutional Convention held in? | Philadelphia |
| Father of the Constitution | The most detailed notes, were made by the man whose political knowledge and immense influence earned this title to James Madison. |
| Federalist Papers | Answered the objections of the Anti-Federalist by carefully explaining and forcefully defending constitutional provisions of power and predicting dire consequences of the Constitution were rejected. |
| Who defended the Constitution in writing? | Hamilton, by publishing the Federalist Papers. |
| John Tyler | When the succession question was first raised in 1841 on the death of William Henry Harrison, John Tyler refused the title "Acting President" and assumed full control of the executive branch. |
| Article of the Constitution that makes provisions for its own Amendment | Article 5 |
| Only Amendment to be ratified by the State Convention | The 21st Amendment (Repeal of Prohibition) |
| Marbury Vs. Madison | In 1803, when Chief Justice John Marshall used judicial review in the landmark Supreme Court case. |
| # of Amendments actually ratified? | 27 |
| Power of Checks and Balances | Separation of Powers. Hinder the Concentration of power and thus protects personal liberty. |
| Legislative Branch | Primary function is to make laws. This power belongs to Congress. |
| Impeachment | Congress's ability to charge the president and federal judges with misconduct in Office. |
| Judicial Review | The power of the Judicial Branch of government to review the constitutionality of laws passed by the legislative branch. |
| Gerrymandering | Drew district lines so that black district's votes had less impact. |
| Veto | The power to reject a bill if he opposes it. |
| Strict Constructionist | Those who believe that the text of the constitution is important, and that any interpretation should be kept to a minimum. |
| Loose Constructionist | Also called Broad. these who take a broader and sometimes more creative approach to constitutional interpretation. |
| Federalism | the division of power between national and state levels of government. |
| Popular Sovereignty | People are the ultimate source of their governments authority. |
| Judicial Branch | "To Interpret the Law" |
| Executive Branch | To carry out the Nation's laws. |
| Lame Duck | An official who is still in office but has not been reelected. |
| Branch Delegated Powers are Given to? | Given to the National Government, defines the limits of the authority, powers that are given to it by the constitution. |
| Source of Implied Powers | Are derived from enumerated powers. |
| The Income Tax Amendment | The 16th Amendment is the source of money for the federal government. |
| "Necessary and Proper Clause" | States that congress is permitted to make all laws, which are necessary and proper. (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18) |
| What was the reason for Party Formation? | Tradition, Competition, Electoral System. |
| Responsible for Starting the "Spoils System" in Washington | Began by Andrew Jackson |
| Common political system in European Democracies | Multiparty System |
| 17th Amendment | The direct election of senators. |
| 22nd Amendment | Federal Income Tax |
| Regan Democrats | Defected from their party to support the top of the Republican ticket. |
| Coalition | A temporary alliance of several groups. |
| Bipartisan | A spirit of two party cooperation. |
| Who ran for president for the "Bull Moose Party?" | Theodore Roosevelt |
| What party grew out of opposition of Andrew Jackson? | Whigs |
| Benefited from good television during presidential debate | John F. Kennedy |
| 19th Amendment | women were given voting rights. |
| 24th Amendment | Eliminated poll taxes. |
| 26th Amendment | Extended voting rights to eighteen-year-olds. |
| Reapportionment | Procedure, where after each census, state legislatures actually redraw the congressional district lines to reflect population shifts. |
| Where did Revenue Bills Originate? | House of Representatives |
| Who determines leadership in Congress? | The majority party |
| # of Representatives in the House? | 435 |
| 17th Amendment | Direct popular election of senators. |
| Most powerful position of leadership in the Senate? | President Pro Temp |
| President of the Senate | Joe Biden |
| Conference Committee | Committees drawn from both chambers that meet to work out a compromise agreement on a bill, or proposed law. |
| Most populous branch of Congress? | House of Representatives |
| Branch of Congress with equal membership for each state? | Senate |
| Branch of Congress Based on population | House of Representatives |
| Real Source of Power for those who hold office in the House or Senate? | It lies in the overall strength of the party. |
| Joe Cannon | Most powerful speaker in history. |
| Junkets | Unnecessary trips abroad |
| Duty | Tax on an import. |
| 16th Amendment | Allows congress to tax without regard to population. |
| Fiat | Paper money whose value depends only on what the government says its worth. |
| Citizenship granted to Native Americans | In 1924, they had to be born in the U.S. |
| # of times House of Representatives have chosen the president? | Only on two occasions. |
| Excise Tax | Taxes on the production, sale, or use of items and taxes on certain business practices. |
| # of Justices on the Supreme Court? | 9 |
| Reversed Powers | Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively. |
| Ratification | Confirmation of executive and judicial appointments. |
| Pork Barrel Politics | Big spending projects that are designed to help a member of congress be reelected. |
| Platform | Formal statement of a party's position on current issues and drafted at a party's national convention every 4 years. |
| First televised presidential debate | in 1960, John F. Kennedy Vs. Nixon |
| Gives the small states an equal voice in who is elected president | Electoral College |
| Only president to take oath of office on an airplane | Lyndon Johnson |
| When does the presidential election take place | On the first Tuesday after the fist Monday in November. |
| # of electoral votes needed to win the presidency? | 270 |
| Only president to resign? | Richard Nixon |
| First president to die while in office? | William Henry Harrison |
| 25th Amendment | Any vice presidential vacancy is to be filled through a nomination by the president and confirmation by a majority vote in both houses of congress. |
| Two presidents to have been impeached | Andrew Jackson and Bill Clinton. |
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