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Exam 1 for Gov 2 Flashcards

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1
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How many people are in the senate

A

100 members

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How many people are in the house

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435 members

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Requirements to be in the Senate

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30 years old 
9 years of citizenship 
6 year term
2 senators per state 
Local and state wide constituency
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Requirements to be in the house

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25 years old 
7 years of US citizenship 
2 year term
1-53 HOR per state 
Local constituency
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5
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17th amendment

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Taking or damaging property for public use, special privileges and immunities, control of privileges and franchises

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What is the speaker of the house

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The chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives

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Majority leader

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Elected leader of the majority party in the HOR or Senate

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Minority leader

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The elected leader of the minority party in the house or senate

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What are the four committees

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Standing
Select
Joint
Conference

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10
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Filibuster

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When a speaker talks continuously

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Impeachment

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When a president is removed from office

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Who declares and conducts war

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Chief officer of the executive branch. Which is the president

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Apportionment

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Process occurring after every deccinial census that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states

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Jerrymandering

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The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way to give unfair advantage to the one racial or ethnic group or political party

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EOP

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Executive office of the president

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OMB

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Office of management and budget

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NSC

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National security council

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Role of Vice President

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To succeed the president in cause of death or resignation

Incapacity and to preside over the senate casting a tie breaking vote when necessary

19
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President and what he can do with a bill

A

Veto
Pass
Pocket

20
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Role of the cabinet

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Made up of secretaries or chief administrators of the major departments of the federal government; cabinet secretaries are appointed by the president with the consent of the senate

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Role of the First Lady

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Greeting foreign dignitaries, visiting other countries, and attending important national ceremonies

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25th amendment

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In case of removal of the president or death the VP will become the president

23
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22nd amendment

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No person shall be elected president twice. Term limit is 2 terms

24
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The terms of the Vice President and the President shall end at noon on the 20th of January. The terms of the senators and representatives shall end on the 3rd of January

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20th amendment

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12th amendment

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Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for president and Vice President

26
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George Washington

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1st President
Created cabinet
Created the idea of only serving 2 terms

27
Q

Incumbency

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Holding the political office for which one is running

28
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Pork barrel

A

Appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are created so that local representatives can win re-election in the Home districts

29
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Federal law intended to check the presidents power to commit the US to an armed conflict without the consent of the US Congress

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Power Resolution

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Inherent powers

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Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the constitution but inferred from it

31
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Reprieves

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To cancel or pospone the punishment of someone (especially someone condemned to death)

32
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3 types of cases the Supreme Court handles

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Original jurisdiction
Cases affecting ambassadors
Cases affecting other public ministers and consuls

33
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3 opinions of Supreme Court

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Majority opinion
Concurring opinion
Descenting opinion

34
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Judicial activism

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Judicial philosophy that posits that the court should go beyond the words of the constitution or a statute to consider the broader societal implications of its decisions

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Judicial restraint

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Judicial philosophy whose adherents refuse to go beyond the clear words of the constitution in interpreting the documents meaning

36
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Judicial review

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The power of the courts to review and if necessary declare actions of the legislative and executive branch’s invalid or unconstitutional; the Supreme Court asserted this power in Marbury vs. Madison

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Clerks

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Help write opinions

38
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How long do judges serve

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Life time

39
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Original jurisdiction

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The authority to initially consider a case; distinguished from appellate jurisdiction which is the authority to hear appeals from a lower courts decision

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Jurisdiction

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The sphere of a courts power and authority

41
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Electoral college

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A body of people representing the states of the US who formally cast votes for the election of the president and Vice President

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Advice and consent

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The power of the United States to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the president of the US public positions, including Cabinet Secretaries, federal judges, US attorneys and ambassadors

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What is a treaty

A

A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries

44
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State union address

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Annual speech made by the US president to a joint session of the US Congress

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