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1st Nine Weeks Exam (Chapters 1-7) Flashcards

1
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a proposed new law

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bill

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2
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a large, complex organization made up of appointed officials

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bureaucracy

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3
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a panel of advisers made up by the heads of the executive departments

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Cabinet

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4
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the first foundational civil ordinace

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capital punishment

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5
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a private meeting of political party members to decide on policy or to choose candidates

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caucus

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6
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a group of people elected by the citizens of each state in order to elect a presidential candidate

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electoral college

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7
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commands by the President which have the force of law

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executive orders

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8
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according to Charles Shuman, the price of socialism

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freedom

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9
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the characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to use by our ancestors

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heritage

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10
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the lower house of Parliament

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House of Commons

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11
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the upper house of Parliament

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House of Lords

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12
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the lower house of Congress

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House of Representatives

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13
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a love for one’s country and loyalty to that country

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patriotism

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14
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the highest number of votes won, but less than a majority

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plurality

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15
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the upper house of Congress

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Senate

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16
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What is represented above the head of the chief justice the Supreme Court?

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Ten Commandments

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17
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What word literally means “the people rule”?

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democracy

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18
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What was the greatest influence on the English nation?

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Bible

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19
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What became the model for the colonial legislatures and for the U.S. Congress

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Parliament

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20
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What are the primary roles of the President?

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commander in chief, chief legislature, chief of state

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21
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What kind of government agency has a single function and reports directly to the President?

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independent executive agency

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22
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What verse promises success and prosperity to the person who will meditate upon the laws of God and obey them?

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Joshua 1:8

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23
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What is a form of government in which God Himself rules personally or through chose representatives called

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theocracy

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24
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What is a non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions

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common law

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25
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What was the name of the first representative assembly in the colonies?

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House of Burgesses

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26
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Who wrote a famous work on the laws of England that explained the concepts of natural law and revealed law?

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William Blackstone

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27
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Who wrote the final draft of the Constitution?

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Gouverneur Morris

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28
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What compromise combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans in establishing the national legislature?

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Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise

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29
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What refers to the division of power between the national and state governments?

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federalism

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30
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to draw voting district boundaries so as to purposely favor the part in power

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gerrymander

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31
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Only the ___ may introduce revenue and appropriations bills in Congress.

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House of Representatives

32
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What special day for the Presidency falls on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of every fourth year?

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General Election Day

33
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What role of the President gives him the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court?

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Chief Executive

34
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these were created to regulate specific areas of American life

A

Regulatory agencies

35
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By interfering with basic freedoms and discouraging initiatives, ___ has generally hindered productivity and prosperity and has threatened the endurance of the American heritage

A

government bureaucracy

36
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Who was the first president to become Vice President by being nominated by the President and approved by Congress?

A

Gerald Ford

37
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convened the Model Parliament

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Edward I

38
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cut off all trade between the American colonies and England and removed the colonies from the “King’s Protection”

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Prohibitory Act

39
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describes relationship between states and central government

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Article IV

40
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established the legislative branch

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Article I

41
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forerunner to the written constitution in America

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Mayflower Compact

42
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formulated the basic ideas of Communism

A

Karl Marx

43
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gives Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers

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“necessary and proper” clause

44
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laid the foundation for the right to trial by jury

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Henry II

45
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largest organization within the Executive Office of the President

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Office of Management and Budget

46
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placed the king under the law for the first time in English history

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Magna Carta

47
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rejection of a bill by the President

A

veto

48
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strictly limited the power of the English monarch after 1689

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English Bill of Rights

49
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the central government is subordinate to the states

A

confederacy

50
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the “Father of the Constitution”

A

James Mdison

51
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the first to put Communism into practice on a large scale

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Vladimir Lenin

52
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the proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states

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apportionment

53
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Which article in the Constitution established the executive branch?

A

Article II

54
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From whom did the idea of separation of powers originate

A

Charles de Montesquieu

55
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What term refers to a temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise on a bill?

A

conference committee

56
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Which amendment allows a President to be elected to only two terms and to serve for no more than 10 years

A

22nd Amendment

57
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What special group of judges presides over cases arising out of government agency decisions?

A

administrative-law judges

58
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What is it called when the government annually spends more than it receives in revenue

A

deficit spending

59
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Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

A

Francis Scott Key

60
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Who became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general?

A

Daniel “Chappie” James

61
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In what form of government does the ruler exercise unlimited authority and usually inherit his position?

A

absolute monarchy

62
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What word means literally, “to rule by oneself”?

A

autocracy

63
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In what form of government does the ruler maintain absolute control of all aspects of society through coercion and subjection of the individual to the state?

A

totalitarian dictatorship

64
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What event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonists and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?

A

Great Awakening

65
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Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?

A

Edmund Burke

66
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Who was responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

67
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Which of the following became America’s first national constitution?

A

Articles of Confederation

68
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Who presided as chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

A

George Washington

69
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In which article of the Constitution is the Constitution described as the “supreme law of the land”?

A

Article VI

70
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How long is a presidential term?

A

four years

71
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Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?

A

president pro tempore

72
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List some of the steps of the process of making a bill become a law

A

discussed in a public hearing, assigned to a committee, approved by a committee

73
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What kind of representative votes according to his personal judgement rather than the views of his constituency

A

trustee

74
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What powers are given explicitly to Congress by the Constitution?

A

expressed

75
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List the qualifications for the office of the President

A

natural-born citizen, U.S. resident for at least 14 years, at least 35 years old

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