Exam Review: Part 2

Question 0

What is public service? What are examples of public services?

Answer 0

Things we do to help out the public or society

Question 1

What is a civil society? What does it do?

Answer 1

Society that follows rules. They vote to show satisfaction or distraction with government

Question 2

What is impeachment?

Answer 2

Charge a government official with a crime

Question 3

Characteristics of communism

Answer 3

Government controls everything, state is more important than you, no private property.

Question 4

What typically do Americans want in regards to public policy?

Answer 4

Balance budget

Question 5

What action do Americans use to show their idea in political system? Initiative vs. Referendum

Answer 5

Vote

Question 6

What happens when someone doesn’t pay taxes?

Answer 6

Fined, possible jail

Question 7

Who is disenfranchised in the United States today?

Answer 7

Felons

Question 8

What are requirement to be selected for jury duty?

Answer 8

Registered to vote

Question 9

What is closed primary and what makes it unique?

Answer 9

Republicans vote republican

Democrats vote democrat

Question 10

How does a candidate win the presidential election?

Answer 10

Winner takes all, need 270 to win. 538 possible

Question 11

What problems stem from electoral college?

Answer 11

Tie vote

Question 12

Know the different checks and balanced president has over other branches

Answer 12

Role of president nominates
Role of congress: senate confirms
Checks and balances

Question 13

Examples of things the president can do that are not considered checks and balances

Answer 13

Executive parties

Question 14

What is governors military power?

Answer 14

National guard

Question 15

What is governors appointment power? How is it used?

Answer 15

Same as president government appoints someone to fill in that spot