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1.1 America Background Flashcards

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How many colonies was/is america made up of?

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13

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How many buildings does the us government have?

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Why are there 2 levels of government?

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Because each of the colonies wanted to keep some of their own powers

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Where is the federal government based?

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Washington DC

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give an example of a state law that applies in one state but not in another?

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Death penalty applies in Texas but not in Massachusetts

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What are the FBI

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A federal police force that can work on certain crimes in certain states upon invitation

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What are the state police?

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Police who can act on certain crimes in their state

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what are the 2 parts that congress is made up of

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House of Representatives and the senate

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Which is the building branch contains the congress

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The legislative branch

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What power does the congress have?

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Pass laws
Confirm budget
Approve foreign policy
Confirms all appointments

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How often is each part of the congress elected?

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House of Representatives every 2 years

Senate every 6 years

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Why are mid terms important?

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It makes it harder for one party to control all at any one time, it shows how popular a president is and how powerful a president is

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What things do the state government do

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Control:
drug laws 
Education laws
Gun laws
Death penalty
Healthcare
Minimum wage
Law enforcement
State tax
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What things do the federal government do?

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Defence
Organise healthcare
Federal tax
FBI
US Marshals
CIA
foreign Affairs
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What does the federal government do?

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Make laws for all 50 states

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What does the state government do?

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Day to day running of state
Create laws that apply to each individual state
Each state controls it’s own

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What is the us head of state called

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The president

17
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What is the building brand called where the head of state is?

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The administrative branch

18
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What powers does the head of state/building branch have

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Propose laws 
Propose budget 
Control foreign policy
Controls military 
Nominate important appointments 
Has veto 
Runs country
19
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How often is the head of state elected

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4 years

20
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2 main political part in USA

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Republicans and democrats

21
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What is the highest court in America?

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The Supreme Court

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What is the building branch called where the high court is?

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Judiciary branch

23
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What powers does the court have?

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Defend the constitution
Interpret constitution
Interpret laws

24
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When is the new judge appointed

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When the judge dies

25
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Who appoints the new judge

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The president

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What is the constitution

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A rule book on how Americas government should be run

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Who is subject to the constitution

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Everyone

28
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Who can change the constitution

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No one unless 3/4 state agree

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What percentage of States have to agree to the change

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75%

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When was it written

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1787

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What happens if a law goes against the constitution

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It must be changes or amended

32
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Order presidents 23-32

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Benjamin Harrison 
Grover Cleveland 
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt 
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson 
Warren Harding 
Calvin Coolidge 
Herbert Hoover 
Franklin Roosevelt
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What is the proportion of senators are elected every 6 years

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1/3

34
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What does it mean if not all of the senators are elected in one go

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There can be no dictatorship as each party can still get seats in congress

35
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When does the new president take over

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They are elected in November and take over the following January

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