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Executive/Judicial Test Flashcards

1
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8 roles of the president

A

Chief of state, executive, administrator, diplomat, commander, legislator, party, and citizen

(SEADCLPC)

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6 formal powers of president

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Appointment power, power to convene, power to make treaties, veto power, commander in chief power, and pardoning power

(ACTVCP)

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3
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Major function of executive branch

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Enforce the law

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4
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Purpose of presidents annual state of the union address

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Tradition

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5
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Qualifications of the president

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Natural born citizen, 35 yrs, lived in USA 14 yrs

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6
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Presidents term

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2-4 year terms or no more than 10 years

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7
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22nd amendment

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Presidential term limit 2 years

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8
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25th amendment

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Presidential succession and disability

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9
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Three top succession of president

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Vice President, speaker of the house, and president pro tempore of the senate

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10
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Formal duties of vice

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Preside over the senate, help decide disability of president

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11
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3 original cabinet positions and who headed them

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Dept. of state- Thomas Jefferson
Dept. of treasury- Alexander Hamilton
Dept. of war- Henry Knox

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12
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Jobs of cabinet

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Administer their dept./agency and advise the president

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13
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Oldest, largest, newest

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Oldest- dept. of state
Largest- dept. of deference
Newest- dept. of homeland security

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14
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2 kinds of courts

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State and federal/national

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15
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3 jobs of judicial/courts

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Interpret laws, settle disputes, and create expectations for the future

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16
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Function of judicial branch

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Courts

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17
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Two types of jurisdiction

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Original and appellate

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18
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Electoral college

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A group of people chosen from each state to formally select the president and vice

19
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Chief of staff

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Presidents private secretary (assistant)

20
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Press secretary

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Presidents public spokesperson

21
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Executive office of the president

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Advisors on policy

22
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Briefs

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Written statements presented by each lawyer to the justices

23
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Civil case

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Deals with money

24
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Criminal case

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Deals with crimes

25
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Jurisdiction

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The authority of a court to hear a case

26
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US Marshall

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Police force of the court system

27
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Oral arguments

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Lawyer presents case in 30 min

28
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Writ of certiorari

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An order of the court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for its review

29
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Plaintiff

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The person who files the suit

30
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Defendant

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The person against whom the complaint is made

31
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Camp David

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Resort hideaway in the catoctin mountains in Maryland

32
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Secrete service

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Insures safety of the president

33
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Secretary

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an official in charge of a department of government

34
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Attorney general

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the head of the Department of Justice

35
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Independent agencies

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additional agencies created by Congress located outside the Cabinet departments

36
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White House staff

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Those who work at the White House

37
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Bench trial

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a trial in which the judge alone hears the case

38
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Court of appeals

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Where they appeal

39
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District courts

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The federal trial courts

40
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Supreme Court

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The final authority

41
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Majority Opinion

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announces the Court’s decision in a case and sets out the reasoning upon which it is based

42
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Concurring opinion

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written explanation of the views of one or more judges who support a decision reached by a majority of the court, but wish to add or emphasize a point that was not made in the majority decision

43
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Dissenting opinion

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written explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with (dissent from) a decision reached by a majority of the court; see majority opinion

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