exam

Question 1

magna carta

Answer 1

listed grievances against the king and limited power of the crown

Question 2

articles of confederation

Answer 2

first US constitution, weak central government failed

Question 3

limited government

Answer 3

power of the government is restricted in what it can do, usually by a constitution

Question 4

Connecticut compromise

Answer 4

house elected by proportional representatives, 2 senators per state

Question 5

census

Answer 5

held every 10 years to decide representation in the house

Question 6

federalist

Answer 6

strong national government, elite supporters, supports ratification of the constitution

Question 7

anti-federalist

Answer 7

strong state government, elites are corrupt, against ratification of the constitution

Question 8

filibuster

Answer 8

talk it to death on the floor of senate, 3/5 vote to end it

Question 9

roles of the president

Answer 9

chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of party, chief citizen

Question 10

chief of state

Answer 10

ceremonial leader

Question 11

chief executive

Answer 11

execute laws

Question 12

chief administrator

Answer 12

boss of govt

Question 13

commander in chief

Answer 13

military leader

Question 14

chief legislator

Answer 14

set agenda for congress

Question 15

chief of party

Answer 15

top dog of GOP/Dem

Question 16

chief citizen

Answer 16

voice/face of the country

Question 17

order of succession for the president

Answer 17

vice president, speaker of the house, secretary of state

Question 18

role and impact of mass media in politics

Answer 18

spreads candidacy information and misinformation

limited impact because people choose what to watch

Question 19

purpose/function of political parties

Answer 19

nominate candidates, win elections, brings people with similar values together

Question 20

minor/3rd party importance

Answer 20

libertarian/green party

can ruin presidential elections, when people vote for 3rd party, it takes votes away from main candidates

Question 21

watchdog function

Answer 21

serves to attack other party and their policies, leads to eventual change and huge money donations

Question 22

interest groups

Answer 22

people unified to promote public policy and influence politicians

Question 23

straight ticket voting

Answer 23

fill out 1 bubble to vote for everyone in the party of your choice

Question 24

FEC- federal elections commission

Answer 24

responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws

Question 25

national conventions

Answer 25

where the 2 final presidential candidates are chosen

Question 26

electoral college

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screwed up way of electing the president

out of 538 electors, 270 are needed to win

number of electoral votes is states congressional representation

Question 27

26th amendment

Answer 27

18 year olds have the right to vote

Question 28

judicial review

Answer 28

power of the courts to declare laws invalid if they contradict the constitution

Question 29

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 29

established supreme court’s right to judicial review

Question 30

4 c’s of voting

Answer 30

constituency- vote according to your citizens
caucas- vote according to your party
common good- vote according to what is good
conscience- vote according to your beliefs

Question 31

pigeonhole

Answer 31

when bills are left to die

Question 32

federalism

Answer 32

the division and sharing of power between national and state governments

Question 33

exclusionary rule

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law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial

Question 34

checks and balances

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system that provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

Question 35

checks and balances examples

Answer 35

presidential veto, congress can reject president’s nominees, supreme court can overturn unconstitutional laws

Question 36

isolationism

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remaining apart from the affairs/interests of other countries

Question 37

pros of electoral college

Answer 37

brought an aspect of popular participation to the voting system

Question 38

cons of electoral college

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leaves 70% of votes ignored

too much power to swing states (Michigan)

8% of cases the electoral college goes against the popular vote

Question 39

alternative to the electoral college

Answer 39

popular vote by the people

Question 40

impact of Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 40

schools cannot censor student speech unless it is disruptive to the learning environment