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AP Gov. Unit 1 Flashcards

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What eligibility requirements this is the consultation established for members of the house

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Must be 25 years old, a citizen for seven years, and live in the state their elected

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What eligibility requirements does the constitution establish for members of the Senate

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30 years old, citizens for nine years, lives in the state

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What eligibility requirements does the constitution establish for the president

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35 years old, citizen for 14 years, natural born American

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What is the term for a house member

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Two years

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What is the term for a Senate member

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Six years

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What is the term for a president

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Four years

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How many years can someone serve as president

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Eight years

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Who fills a vacant seat in the house

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Executive authority

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How many senators does each state have

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To

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How many house members does it state have

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To

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Who is the leader of the house

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Speaker

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Who is the president of the Senate

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Vice president

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Who determines the pay of Congress

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Treasury

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Who determines the pay of the president

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Senators

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Any bills raising revenue must begin in what chamber

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House of representative’s

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Who follows the president and vice president in succession

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Senate president pro tempore

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Who has the power to admit new states

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Congress

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What are two powers of the president

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Design/veto legislation, make treaties

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What are the expressed powers of the vice president

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Decides vote in the event of a tie, president of senate

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Identify the expressed powers of Congress

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Coin/borrow money

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Bureaucrats

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And official concerned with procedural Correctness at the expense of people’s needs

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Federalism

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Division equally between the federal and state government

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Declaration of independence

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A document in which we declared our separation from England

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Commerce clause

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Describes an enumerated power listed in the constitution dealing with foreign nations

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Unicameral/bicameral

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Unicameral is having a single legislator chamber and bicameral having two

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Block grants

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A grant from central government that Local authority can allocate to a wide range of services

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Separation of powers

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Division of the three branches

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Concurrent powers

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Powers shared by the federal and state government

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Dual federalism

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Clearly define division between state and federal government

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Cooperative federalism

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And more lenient form of separation of state and federal government

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Necessary and proper clause

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Enables Congress to make laws required for the exercise of its other powers established in the constitution.

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Faction

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As defined by Madison, a faction was a number of citizens, whether a majority or minority, who were united and activated “by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.”

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Shays rebellion

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Caused by lack of money for Farmer’s revolted against the war debt

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Executive order

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Rule issued by the president to the executive branch

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Categorical grants

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Grants issued to the US Congress which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes

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10th amendment

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It gives the power is not listed up to the states

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McCulloch versus Maryland

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Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law

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Bill of rights

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A list of natural rights that no law can take away

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United States v. Lopez

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This court case set limits to con

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Federalist 10

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And the 10th Federalist paper written by James Madison written for an argument to ratify the constitution initiated by Alexander Hamilton. It discusses how factions are dangerous but necessary.

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Enumerated powers

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Powers of the federal government specifically described in the constitution and that describe how three branches work affectively

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Marbury versus Madison

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A Supreme Court case that established judicial review Which meant American courts could strike down laws.

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Articles of confederation

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An old document that gave too much power to the states and too little to the federal government

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What bodies have the power to override a presidential veto

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Congress

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What margin is required to override a presidential veto

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2/3 vote per chamber

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Where in the constitution is the veto power described

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Article 1, section 7

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What body has the power to ratify treaties

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Senate

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What margin is required to ratify treaties

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2/3

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Where in the constitution is the ratification power described

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Article 2 section 3

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What body has the power to impeach the president

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House of representatives

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Where in the constitution is the impeachment power described

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Article 1 section 3

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What body has the power to come back to the president of charges brought against him in the impeachment process and thereby remove him from presidency

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Senate

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What margin is required to convict and remove the president

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2/3

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