eoy exam Flashcards
AMENDMENTS: when people enter new jersey, there is a sign that says Lights on Wipers on
10th amendment
AMENDMENTS: the marines cannot move into my home
3rd
AMENDMENTS: i have the right to worship and god i want, as long as i do not force other people to join me
1st amendment
AMENDMENTS: this is the common sense amendment. for example, my doctor can not share my medical problems in the waiting room
9th
AMENDMENTS: if i cannot afford an attorney the government must provide one for me
6th
if the police search my car they must have probable cause
4th
if i get sued, i have the right to have a trial by jury
7th
the media is free to report whatever it wants
1st
i cannot be tried for the same crime twice
5th
the government cannot take my house without paying me
5th
the prison guard cannot allow the other prisoners to beat me up
8th
britney spears can get custody of her kids back if she follows the instructions of the court
6th
the voting laws are different in all of the states
10th
if i commit a crime in philadelphia, the trial will probably be in philadelphia
6th
the government cannot cut off my fingers for stealing the jeans at the mall
8th
TMZ.com can report on celebrities, as long as the information is correct
1st
you have the right to confront witnesses against you in court
6th
britney spears can have a higher bail than Mr. Ryan
8th
If Nial horan gets sick in jail, the prison must provide a doctor for him
8th
you cannot be finned 10000 for a parking violation
10th
I can own a weapon as long as I register it with the government
2nd
I told the police that they could not search my room. Then the Sergeant showed me the search warrant. I immediately let them in my room
4th
TRUE/FALSE: All of the colonies were similar in why they were founded and how they were governed
False
TRUE/FALSE: The colonist were angered by the fact they had no representation in Parliament, yet they still had to pay taxes
True
TRUE/FALSE: The english listened to the Colonists complaints. from the stamp Act Congress
True
TRUE/FALSE: The difficulty in traveling did not play a role in getting all of the colonies on the “same page.”
False
TRUE/FALSE: Most of the newly written state constitutions were similar
True
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate minority leader
chuck shumer
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house majority leader
steny hoyer
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: president pro temp
charles grassley
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: speaker of the house
nancy pelosi
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: senate majority leader
mitch mcConnell
LEADERS OF CONGRESS: house minority leader
kevin mccarthy
president of the senate
mike pence
AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: A term in the senate lasts
6 years
AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: a term in the house of representatives lasts
2 years
AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to get elected to the house of representatives
25
AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: how old do you have to be to serve in the Senate
30
AGES AND YEARS IN CONGRESS: How many times can you be elected to congress
there is no limit
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: national review
political magazine
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: fox news
television
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: gallup
polling company
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: USA today
magazine
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: rasmussen
polling company
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: CNN
Television
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Time
magazine
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: New York Times
newspaper
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: the nation
political magazine
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: MSNBC
Television
POLLING/MASS MEDIA: Washington Post
newspaper
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: deliberately constructed to reflect the major characteristics of those polled
quota sample
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a means of communication
Medium
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: those events that and issues that concern the pubic at large (politics, public policies, etc.)
public affairs
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a person who has an unusually strong influence on the views of others
opinion leader
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: to ask the same question to a large amount of people
straw votes
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: means of communication that reach large, widely dispersed audiences simultaneously
mass media
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: societal problems that the nations political leaders and the general public agree need government attention
public agenda
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: attitudes held by a significant amount of people on matters of government and politics
public opinion
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: people with whom we regularly associate with
peer group
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a process by which a person could vote without going to their polling place on election day
absentee ballot
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme changes to create an altered ore entirely new social system
Radical
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party’s nomination
run-off primary
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a voting district
precinct
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: seeks to keep in place the economic, political, and social structure of society
conservative
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: a group of likeminded people meet to discuss who they will support in the upcoming election
caucus
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: believes that the government must take action to change economic, political, and ideological policies thought to be unfair
liberal
POLITICAL PARTY DEFINITIONS: favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state of affairs
reactionary
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: a short break within the session
recess
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the leader of the senate when the vice president is not there
president pro tem
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
party caucus
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: people in congress who do whats best for their party
partisan
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:the person running, who also currently hold the office (you are running for re-election)
incumbent
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:members of congress can mail letters and other materials postage-free
franking
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: the process by which congress checks to see if the executive branch is carrying out the policies that congress has set by law
oversight function
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: pressure from people-at-large, often from a local event
grass-roots pressure
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: includes all of the goals a government has in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved
public policy
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: segments of the business community that have their own interest groups
trade associations
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS:: an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry
labor union
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: research institution staffed by scholars and experts in a variety of fields
think tanks
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: represents occupations that require extensive formal training
professional association
INTEREST GROUP DEFINITIONS: process by which organized interests attempts to affect the decisions and actions of public officials
lobbying
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is in charge of the executive branch
chief administrator
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president has the ability to shape the congressional agenda
chief legislator
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the assumed leader of their political party
chief of party
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT:president is a representative of the american people
chief citizen
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is head of the US military
Commander in Chief
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: President is often seen as the most powerful person in the world in this role
chief executive
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president is the ceremonial head of the government
chief of state
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: president creates US foreign policy and represents the US around the world
chief diplomat
DEMOCRATS/REPUBLICANS: married women
republicans
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: young people
democrats
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: african americans
democrats
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: christians
republicans
ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT: jewish people
democrats
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices may write this if they disagree with the majority opinion
dissenting opinion
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: one or more justices can write this type of opinion if they agree with the Majority opinion, but want to add more because they think certain issues were not adressed
concurring opinion
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: the idea that four supreme court justices have to agree in order for the supreme court to add a case to its schedule
rule of four
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: sets out the facts in a case, identifies the issues it presents, and details the reasons for the majority’s decision
majority opinion
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case can only be heard in federal court
exclusive jurisdiction
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a case that can be tried in either Federal or State Court
Concurrent Jurisdiction
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: The court in which a case was first heard
original jurisdiction
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: lower federal courts below the US Supreme Court
Inferior courts
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a country that provides social services at little or no direct cost
welfare state
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government takes over all privately owned industries
nationalization
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a company that is the only source of a product or service
monopoly
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: a market in which buyers and sellers are free to buy and sell what they want
free market
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: an individual with the drive and ambition to combine land, labor, and capital to resources to create goods or provide services
entrepreneur
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: economic system in which individuals are free to own the means of production and maximize profits
capitalism
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: when the government owns all land and means of production
collectivization
4TH QUARTER DEFINITIONS: all human produced goods or services
capital
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Venezuelan leader who created a Socialist government
Hugo chavez
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader who took over the ownership of farms and factories
josef stalin
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: north korean communist leader who has repeatedly threatened to invade south korea
kin jong un
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: Wrote the book wealth of nations, he is often seen as the father of capitalism
adam smith
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: first communist leader of the soviet union
vladmir lenin
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: american president who was seen as the trust buster
theodore roosevelt
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: soviet leader in the 1980’sm who had the economic policies of glasnost and perestroika
mikhail gorbachev
4th QUARTER WHO AM I?: wrote the communist manifesto; is often seen as the father of communism
karl marx
