Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Articles
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Seven numbered sections after the preamble of the constitution
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Veto
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Rejection by the president of a bill
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The idea that government and it’s officers are always subject to never above the law is described as
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Rule of law
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Which of the constitutional principles was devised as a compromise between a powerful central government and a loose confederation of states
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Federalism
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How does the formal amendment process reflects federalism?
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Proposed = national Ratified = state
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What role does the cabinet play in the executive branch
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advisors to president
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What is an executive agreement?
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Pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state without senate approval
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How can the executive branch check the legislative beach
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President may veto laws
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What are the first 10 amendments called?
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Bill of rights
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How is the power of the federal government distributed?
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Geographic
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From what source do we record our presidential nomination process?
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Party practice
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6 principles
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Popular soveirgnty Limited government Separation of powers Checks and balances Judicial review Federalism
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Connecticut compromise, New Jersey plan, Virginia plan
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State representation proposals
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Objections to ratification process, importance of state rights, concern if god
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Anti-federalist objections to the constitution
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Called for representation in congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central
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Virginia plan
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Organized action to change opponents behavior by refusing to buy or sell their good
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Boycott
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Those for whom the constitution represented a too powerful central government
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Anti-federalist
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Idea that government should serve the will of the people
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Representative government
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Agreement that, in congress, state be represented equally in the senate and by population in the house
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Connecticut compromise
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First English charter of liberties which included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and die process of law
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Magma carta
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Organized by people to whom the king had made a Grant of land available and could be settled and hovered in whatever manner they saw fit
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Proprietary colonies
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Statement that parliament forced the king to sign, declaring that even a monarch must obey the law if the land
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Petition of right
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No one opposed ___ of the constitution more vehemently than Patrick Henry
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Ratification
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Some of the 13 colonies were established by ____, under Grant of authority from the English crown
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Charter
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The colonist organized a boycott of all trade with England, hoping to force the ____ of restrictive laws
Repeal
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From its one chamber, the ___ legislature of the second continental congress exercised both legislative and executive powers
Unicameral
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Both the Connecticut compromise and the three-fifths compromise were crucial to the small stats because
Without them the small states would have carried little weight in the new government
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In the charter colonies most governmental matters were handled by
The colonists
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By the mid-1700 British rule in the colonies was marked by
Allowing a certain degree if self-rule to the colonists
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A major objective of both the Annapolis convention and the Philadelphia conventions to
Recommend a federal plan for regulating interstate trade
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Which was an achievement of the second continental congress?
Raising an American army
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Much of the declaration if independence consists of
Complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists
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Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence?
God gives certain people the right to govern
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Which of the following statements about the inauguration of George Washington as the first U.S. President is NOT true?
It followed Washingtons appointment of James Madison as the first Vice President
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Which of these state constitution is the oldest and still in force today?
Massachusetts
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Which colony was founded mainly as a place for personal and religious freedom?
Massachusetts
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All of the following influenced the framers in developing the constitution except
Virginias royal charter
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Benjamin Franklin attitude toward the new constitution may be summarized as a combination of
Astonishment and optimism
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The success of which plan led to the constitution convention of 1787?
Interstate plan for regulating trade between Virginia and Maryland
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Which feature did the state constitutions and the articles of confederation have in common?
Principle of popular sovereignty
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In Benjamin franklins opinion the final constitution created by the delegates can best be summarized as
As near perfect as possible
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Which of the following directly influenced the framers in the development of the constitution?
The articles of confederation
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The second continental congress was similar to the first in the
Composition of its members
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After the revolutionary war the national government
Provoked too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems
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Parliament first limited the power of the crown under the
Petition of right
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The government set up by the articles of confederation had
Only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral congress
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The first state constitution adopted after independence
Placed most authority with the state legislature
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Much of the work of the framers centered around the proposals that had been set out in
The Virginia plan
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Which best describes the event leading to the inauguration of the first president of the United States of America?
Congress elected the president and Vice President
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At the Philadelphia convention the delegates agreed to
Draft a new constitution
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The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the
Declaration of Independence
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Delegated met at Mount Vernon and Annapolis to
Recommend a federal plan for regulating commerce
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The federalist was written to
Win support for the constitution in New York
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The powers granted to the central government under the second continental congress compared with those granted under the articles of confederation were
Basically the same
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The relationship among the states during the critical period can be best compared to
Children squabbling at a playground
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The first state constitution focused mainly on
Limiting government power
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Why was it ironic that Virginia was one of the last states to ratify the constitution
Virginias leading voices supported a strong central government
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From the information do the New England confederation to that of the second continental congress, the colonists became progressively
More defiant and better organized
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Which is the following BEST describes the changes in British colonial policies in the later 1700s
The policies became stricter
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Which of the following basic concepts of government did the Manga Carta reflect
Limited government
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During the critical period, the state taxed one another good and banned some tradeD later during the constitutional convention, this economic chaos led to
The commerce and slave trade compromise
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The federalist can be called a " campaign document " because it
Was written to convince voters to support the new constitution
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Shock do the following can be said to have contributed the most toward the realization that the nation need a stronger central government?
Economic issues
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When crafting the new constitution the framers drew from their experience with which of the following?
The writings of Rousseau and Locke
The government of Ancient Greece and Rome
Their own state government
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The objection of the anti-federalist can be best summed up as
A fear that the new government would have too much power and the people, too little
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One major difference between the royal and proprietary colonies, on the one hand, and the charter colonies, on the other, was that
In the charter colonies, the governor was elected, not appointed
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What characteristic of a state did the English colonies not posses
Sovereignty
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The presidents role as the head of the armed forces
Commander in chief
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The formal statement of a political party's basic principles
Platform
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The plan by which a presidential vacancy is filled
Presidential succession
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The speech given by an important party member at the first session of the national convention
Keynote address
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The mass of people who actually cast votes in an election
Electorate
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The name of the group that makes the formal selection of the president
Electoral college
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The presidents is the nations ___ heading a large government organization
Chief administrator
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Under the _____ system, a candidate who wins the preference vote in a primary automatically wins the support of all the delegates chosen in the primary
Winner take all
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Presidential candidates often choose a running mate who can ___ by virtue of certain characteristics
Balance the ticket
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The ___ is the group of people chosen from each and the District of Columbia to formally select the president and Vice President
Electoral college
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As ____, the president holds broad power in domestic and foreign affair
Chief executive
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____ mist cast their States formal votes for President
Presidential electors
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The basic statement of the party's polices and principles is known as it's ___
Platform
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Most states had to change their primary laws to account for the democrats ____ rule
Proportional representation
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As ___, the president is the symbol of all the people of the nation
Chief of state
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In case the president is disabled the way the Vice President becomes president is determined by the
25th amendment
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According to the constitution the president must
Be at least 35 years old
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As of January 20, 2001, the president receives a yearly salary of
400,000
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The electoral system broke down in the election of 1800 because of the
Rise if the political parties
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If an incumbent President is seeking another term in office, who will his party likely nominate?
The president
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A stars presidential electors are chosen by
It's members in congress
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A president can serve no more than _____ years in office
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According to the presidential succession act of 1947 which if thee officer follows the Vice President in the line of presidential succession?
Speaker of the house
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The president mua decide to resume duties after an illness by informing congress that no inability exist, but that decision can be challenged by
The vice president and a majority of the cabinet
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Most presidential caucuses differ from statewide presidential primaries in all of the following ways EXCEPT the
Main purpose for which the delegates are chosen
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During the nomination process, political battles are most likely to occur in
Presidential primaries in the park out of power
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The national convention is held to accomplish all of the following except
Select the party's delegates
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The least number of presidential electors a State can have is
Three
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Which of the following statements is NOT an argument against the electoral college system?
The results depend upon how State congressional districts are drawn
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The order of succession to the presidency after the Vice President is determined by the
Presidential Succession Act
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Which of the following is a way that presidential disability is determined?
The Vice President and a majority of the cabinet inform congress in writing
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A formal duty assigned to the Vice President by the constitution is to
Preside over the senate
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A presidential primary can be
A process to select delegate to the convention
| An election to determine voters choice among candidates
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The first session of the national convention is generally devoted to
Giving speeches
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The first and most widely publicized causus today is held in the state of
Iowa
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The most widely supported plan for reform of the electoral college is the
Direct popular election
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All of the following are characteristics that usually determine who is nominated for president except
Married
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Which of the following is NOT a formal qualification for the presidency?
Must have extensive prior political experience
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One of the major flaws in the electoral college system is that
The winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency
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The framers of the constitution called for the president to be elected by
A body of electors
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The major importance of the 12th amendment is that it
Eliminated the possibility of a tie of the presidency
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Most of the sessions at the national convention are spent
Listening to party speeches and reports
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Which if the following statement is NOT an argument for direct popular election of the president
The small states would gain an advantage In a direct election plan
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The main argument in favor of limiting the president to a single 6 term year is that it would
Free the president from the demands of a second term campaign
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On this map the size of each state is determined by
The number of its electoral votes
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The roles a president must play are
All equal in importance
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Which of the following is eligible to run for the presidency?
The banker
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If a successor to the presidency
4 years
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A president may need to produce evidence of his ability to perform the powers and duties of his office in the event that
The Vice President and a majority of the cabinet challenge this ability
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The nation "played with fate" for nearly 180 years because
No constitutional or congressional provision defined presidential disability
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If a republican presidential candidate from the south
A women
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The framers believed that ___ would be weakened if congress was responsible for choosing the president
Separation of powers
| The system of checks and balances
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The problem with the results of the election of 1796 was that
The president and Vice President were from opposing parties
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All of the following contributed to today's presidential selection system except
The 25th amendment
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Little know candidates are at a greater disadvantage than ever because
State primaries occur too close together to gain name recognition and raise money
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If a part has been losing support nationally, it may depend heavily in the ____ to begin to reverse that trend.
National convention
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Should the winner take all flaw of the electoral college become a recurring problem it would likely caused
A drop in voter turnout
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Typically the wrench in the gears of the electoral college that causes the election to be thrown into the house is
A strong minor party candidate
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The majority of the proposed reforms to the current electoral college system
Also contain flaws
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If the winner of the popular vote does not win the presidency
The will of the people has been subverted
