Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Government Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make and enforce laws without approval from any higher authority?v | A "state". |
| List the names of the three (3) economic systems we learned about in chapter 1. | Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism. |
| What is the main difference between Thomas Hobbes' ideas about Social Contract Theory versus John Locke? | The main difference is that Thomas Hobbes believed that the people must honor the unwritten Social Contract with their government - even if the government failed to protect them; Locke believed the people could break it if that happened. |
| Name the 4 Theories of the Origin of the State. | Evolutionary Theory, Force Theory, Divine Right Theory, and the Social Contract Theory. |
| What are the purposes of a having a "constitution"? | 1. It sets out ideals that the people bound by the constitution believe in and share, 2. It establishes the basic structure of gov. and defines the gov's. power & duties, 3. It provides the supreme law for the country. |
| What is a "constitutional government"? | "It refers to a government in which a constitution has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of those who govern. Thus, it is a 'limited government'. |
| What are "political parties"? | A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, & determine public policy. |
| What is/ are politics? | The name given to the effort to control of influence the way a government conducts itself or makes policies/ laws. |
| What is a Unitary government? | A type of government system in which all power is given to a central - or national - government. |
| What is a Federal system of government? | A type of government system in which power is divided between the state and a national government. |
| What does the term "bicameral" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the idea that the legislative branch of the United States government has "two houses". |
| What is the relationship between the census and the legislative branch of government? | The census determines how many representatives each state gets. |
| What does the term "census" mean/ refer to? | This refers to the population count that is done in the United States every 10 years. |
| What does the term "reapportionment" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the process of determining how many representatives each state gets after each census. |
| What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives? | 1.) Be at least 25 years old; 2.) Be a resident of the state they are elected from; 3.) Have been a resident of the United States for at least 7 years. |
| When do elections for the House of Representatives take place? | These take place every November of even - numbered years. |
| How many members are there in the House of Representatives? | 435 members |
| What does the term "gerrymandering" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "drawing political district lines in such a way as to unfairly advantage one political party". |
| What do the terms "packing" and "cracking" relate to? | These two terms relate to the term "gerrymandering". (These are types of "gerrymandering".) |
| What does the term "packing" mean/refer to? | This means drawing political district lines so they include as many of the opposing party's voters as possible. |
| List the seven (7) "roles of the president". | 1.) Head of State; 2.) Chief Executive; 3.) Chief Legislator; 4.) Economic Planner; 5.) Party Leader; 6.) Chief Diplomat; 7.) Commander in Chief of the armed forces. |
| Where, in the Constitution, does it state the powers granted to the President of the United States? | Article II, Sections 2 and 3 state this. |
| What does the term "mandate" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "the expressed will of the people". |
| What are "executive orders"? | These are rules written and signed by the U.S. President that have the force of law. |
| What are "executive agreements"? | These are "pacts between the president and the head of a foreign government". |
| What does the term "executive privilege" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "the right of the president, and other high-ranking executive officers, with the president's consent, to refuse to provide information to Congress or a court". |
| Where, in the Constitution, are the requirements for becoming U.S. President listed? | These are listed in Article II, Section I. |
| What are the 3 qualifications for becoming President? | 1.) Natural-born citizen of the U.S.; 2.) Be at least 35 years old; 3.) Resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years before taking office. |
| What does the 22nd Amendment state? | This Amendment states that the U.S. President's term shall be limited to 2, four- year terms of office. The Vice President will take over if the President cannot fulfill their duties. |
| If the Vice President cannot assume the duties of President, who are the next two people in line who would become President? | 1.) Speaker of the House; 2.) President Pro Tempore of the Senate |
| What does the term "jurisdiction" mean/ refer to? | This term means "authority to hear certain cases". |
| What two (2) kinds of cases MUST be heard by the Supreme Court? | 1.) Cases involving the Constitution and its Amendments; 2.) Cases involving states. |
| What does the term "concurrent jurisdiction" mean/ refer to? | This term means "a situation in which both a state and a federal court have jurisdiction over a case". |
| What is 1 example of a situation where "concurrent jurisdiction" exists? | One example is if a case involves citizens from different states involving a dispute that is over $75,000. They can sue in state or federal court. |
| What does the term "trial court" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "the court that originally heard a case". |
| What does the term "original jurisdiction" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the jurisdiction held by the "court that originally heard the case". |
| What does the term "appellate jurisdiction" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a court that has the power to hear appeals from lower courts". |
| What does the term "litigants" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "people engaged in a lawsuit". |
| What policy resulted from the "Marbury vs. Madison" Supreme Court case? | The policy that resulted from this was the "judicial review" doctrine. |
| What does the term "judicial review" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to the Supreme Court's ability to review laws to determine whether or not they are Constitutional. |
| Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"? (He wrote the Constitution.) | James Madison |
| What does the term "revenue" mean? | It means "the money a government collects from taxes or other sources". |
| Another word for "rejecting"? | Another word for this is "vetoing". |
| List the three (3) principles outlined in the Virginia Plan. (This was the plan proposed by Edmund Randolph or Virginia.) | 1. Strong national legislature with 2 chambers that had the power to declare state laws unconstitutional; 2. Strong national executive to be chosen by the legislature; 3. A National judiciary (i.e. "court") appointed by the legislature. |
| List three (3) principles outlined in the New Jersey Plan. (This was the plan proposed by William Paterson of New Jersey.) | 1. Congress would have the power to levy taxes; 2. A weak executive consisting of more than one person would be elected by Congress; 3. A national judiciary with limited power would be appointed by the executive. |
| What was the Connecticut Compromise? | A compromise between the two plans that had been proposed (Virginia and New Jersey plans). It stated that the legislative branch of government would have two houses - a House and a Senate. State legislatures would elect Senators. |
| What was the Three - Fifths Compromise? | A compromise related to how slaves would be counted related to determining the number of representatives a state would have. Three-fifths of the enslaved people were to be counted for both tax purposes and for representation. |
| List the six (6) major principles of the Constitution. | 1. Popular Sovereignty; 2. Federalism; 3. Separation of Powers; 4. Checks & Balances; 5. Judicial Review; 6. Limited Government. |
| Complete the following sentence: "This principle of ________________________ was widely popularized in Charles-Louis Montesquieu's 'The Spirit of Laws' & was later vital to the U.S. Constitution." | Separation of Powers. |
| What does the term "Magna Carta" mean? | This term means "Great Charter". |
| What did the Magna Carta do/ accomplish? | This limited the power of the monarch (i.e. the king or queen) so that they no longer had absolute power in government. |
| What was one (1) thing that was different about the "English Bill of Rights" compared to other laws passed by British Parliament? | This law applied to both British citizens and American Colonists. |
| What does the term "representative government" mean/ refer to? | This term refers to "a government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government". |
| When was the idea of "limited government" first put fourth ? | This idea was first put forth in the "Magna Carta". |
| What was the Albany Plan of Union? | This was Benjamin Franklin's proposed plan for uniting the Colonies (1754). The Colonies ended up rejecting this plan. |
| What were "committees of correspondence"? | These were Colonial organizations created in 1773 that urged resistance against British rule. These groups kept in touch with one another to communicate about British troop movements, etc. |
Created by:
caroline.erny
Popular American Government sets