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Chapter 2 KTR Flashcards

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House of Representatives

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  • Based on population, voice of common man
  • 25 years old and citizen for 7
  • Term lasts for 2 years
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Legislative Branch

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  • Makes laws
  • Bicameral legislation
  • Under Article I
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Senate

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  • 30 years old, citizen for 9

- Term lasts for 7 (more elite)

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Executive Branch

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-Executed laws, sometimes ends up with decision-making power, makes laws/policies

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President

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  • Serve unlimited 4 year terms
  • Elected by Electoral College (Citizens vote for slate of electors, in turn cast vote for candidates 6 weeks after gen. elections)
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Executive Branch:

Section I

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  • Four years term, manner of election
  • Qualifications: President must be 35, resident for 14
  • VP serves if Pres. can’t
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Executive:

Section II

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  • Established powers, President is commander in chief of armed forces/state militia when serving nation
  • Can grant pardons
  • With 2/3 is Senate, can make treaties
  • With majority vote, appoints ambassadors, ministers, consuls, Supreme Court justicesx other officials
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Section III

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  • President tells Comgress how country is doing
  • Proposes solution
  • Calls Congress into session if needed
  • Receives ambassadors, public officials, executive laws, commissions military
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Section IV

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President, Vice President, and other officers can be tried, impeached, and convicted

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Judicial Branch

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  • Power to interpret laws, judge if they have been broken

- Review: Allows Supreme Court to rule that an act of Congress is unconstitutional, can nullify legislation

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Checks and Balanced:

Legislative

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Judicial: Eliminate or refuse to create federal courts, impeach/remove judges, refuse to confirm judicial appointments (Senate), set number of justices on Supreme Court
Executive: Fail to pass bills, override presidential veto, refuse to confirm administrative/judicial appt., impeach/try/remove prez, ratify treaties, not fund

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Checks and Balances:

Executive

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Legislative: Veto legislation, call special sessions of Congress, propose laws to Congress, issue executive agreement with foreign nations
Judicial: Grant pardons; appoint judges

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Judicial

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Executive: Declare executive orders unconstitutional, judges cannot be removed by president
Legislative: Declare laws unconstitutional

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Amendability (types and process)

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  • Founders provides method of amendment
  • 2/3 vote in Congress
  • National convention called by Congress at request of 2/3 of state legislature
  • Legislature in 3/4 states
  • Ratifying conventions in 3/4 states
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French and Indian War

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  • Forced French out of North America, Spanish to vacate Florida/retreat west of Miss.
  • Fought by British to defend colonies
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Confederation

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  • Power to establish/direct armed forces, coin money, enter treaties
  • Established a system in which wah stage would retain most all of its power; run collectively
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Shay’s Rebellion

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  • 1786, mobs of Mass. farmers (in debt) marched to interrupt trials to prevent land from being confiscated
  • 1787: Attack on Springfield, tried to open armory
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Federalism

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Government is given own source of central power

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Federalists

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-Wealthy elite, sided with Federalism

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Virginia Plan

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  • Created by James Madison: preference of large, most populous states
  • Strong national government with two legislative houses (one direct, other indirect)
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New Jersey Plan

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  • William Paterson
  • Reinforcement of Articles; multi-person executive, congressional acts supreme law
  • One vote per state, delegates chosen by legislatures
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Great Compromise

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-Proposed strong government, 2 house legislature (both needed for action)

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Legislature

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Body of government that makes laws

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Executive Branch

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Sees that laws are carried out

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Electoral College

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-Vote for presidential electors

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Federalist Papers

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  • Series of newspapers written for people to vote for ratification of Constitution
  • Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
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Judicial Ruke

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Supreme Court is allowed to rule that an act of Congress/executive branch is unconstitutional

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Bill of Rights

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Listing of protections against government infringement on individual rights

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