1136 Questions & Blanks Flashcards
The writers of the Constitution decided on a _________________ because having only one would provide the advantage of ___________.
single executive
quick action
Both the legislative and executive branches get their authority from the ______________.
Constitution
A fixed term of office helps prevent ______________ and the 22nd Amendment limits presidential tenure to _________
Executive tyranny
Two terms
A constitutional system of ________________ governs the relationship between ________ and the ________ and helps limit the power of both.
Checks and balances
Congress
President
The President is elected by an __________ composed of the same number of members from each state as that state has _______ and __________.
electoral college
Senators
Representatives
Today, each elector casts 1 vote for president and 1 for Vice President.
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Before the 12th Amendment was passed, each elector cast ___ vote(s); the man receiving the highest number was elected ________ and the one with the second highest number was elected ___________
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President
Vice President
The rise of __________ reduced the ____________ to a mere formality
Political parties
Electoral college
________________ developed as the result of the spirit of _______ of U.S. political institutions
National nominating conventions
Democracy
At the conventions, ________ do much of the work, but ________ from every state vote on nominations for their party’s ________ and __________ candidates
committees
delegates
Presidential
Vice-Presidential
Most convention delegates are elected in _________ or chosen by ________
Direct primaries
Caucus
Presidential campaigns are financed by donations from ______, _______, and _________
Individuals
political parties
PAC’s
PAC is an acronym for
Political Action Committee
A person may contribute ______ to each candidate, ______ to one PAC, and ________ to a national party committee but a total of no more than _______ in one year.
$1000
$5000
$20000
$25000
Although the goal of the electoral college was the election of a President based on his _______ rather than his _______, a candidate wins _____ the electoral votes of any state in which he gets a majority of the popular vote.
Ability
Promises
All
As a result, _______ where the party balance is relatively even are _______ in an election.
Large states
Pivotal
It has been proposed that the electoral college be replaced with a system of _____________ or that each candidate be given the same ________ of a state’s electoral vote as he won of its popular vote.
Direct election
Proportion
Presidential power has increased and the government has become ______________ since our nation was founded.
More centralized
The President has both ________ and _________ powers and functions as both as ____________ and as ________________.
Executive
Legislative
Chief of state
Chief executive
The President’s _______, who are his advisers, has ___ members.
Cabinet
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Although several agencies and commissions assist the _________, regulatory commissions are responsible only to __________.
President
Congress
A _________ code consists of principles that classify behavior as right or wrong; __________ is a body of rules issued by the government and applied by the courts; and _____________ refers to the usages, practices, or conventions regulating social life.
moral
law
custom
________ power is the power to hear and decide disputes and render judgments.
Judicial
A lower court decision appealed to a higher one is usually based on ________________________ rather than on _________________________.
interpretation of the law
findings of fact.
The term _______________ refers to a court that hears cases for the first time.
original jurisdiction
According to the ________________ of the judge’s role in government, his responsibility is to discover the law and not to make it.
mechanical concept
The _______________ concept of the judge’s role has been applied when court decisions have the effect of making law and policy.
judicial legislation
The __________ is the only federal court specifically provided for by the Constitution.
Supreme Court.
Either the _______________________ or the ________________________ of each of the parties must form the basis for federal court cases.
nature of the matter
status or residence
Courts of appeals, federal district courts, and the Supreme Court are courts of ________________; all other federal courts are courts of _________________.
general jurisdiction
special jurisdiction
There are currently ____ district courts and ____ courts of appeals
94
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________________ must agree to review a case or it will be dismissed.
Four Supreme Court justices
The ____________, with confirmation of the __________ appoints Supreme Court justices.
President
Senate
____________ is the power of a court to enforce a constitution by declaring unconstitutional government agencies which do not conform to it.
Judicial review
Congress established and controls much of the ________________________________ of the Supreme Court.
operation,
administration,
composition, and
organization
The order of steps of a case presented to the Supreme Court.
- Attorneys for each side present arguments.
- Justices discuss the case.
- Justices vote on the case.
- An opinion is written.
- Opinions are sent to justices for review
- Court’s decision is handed down.
The ____________ held the first nominating convention.
Anti-Masonic Party
Drawing up a platform is accomplished at the nominating convention.
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Factors that have contributed to the expansion of Presidential power.
the vagueness of the Constitution concerning the President’s powers
the increasing democratization of the office
the increasing complexity of our society and our nation’s role as a world leader
the fact that the President is both Chief of State and Chief Executive
A court exercises its power by ___________________, __________________, and ____________________, and _________________.
determining the facts
deciding what law applies
applying it to the facts of the case
issuing rulings
The federal judiciary was established to insure the supremacy of the __________, ___________, and ____________ of the United States.
Constitution
laws
treaties
The Supreme Court justice with the least seniority is called _____________
the junior justice
Only ___________ are admitted to the conference room while the Supreme Court is discussing a case; these meetings are held ________ a week.
justices
twice
Number of Supreme Court Justices
9
