Final 13, 15, 18

Question 1

Main Purpose to enforce laws (roles of the presidents)

Answer 1

1. Chief of state: ceremonial head of the government and symbol of the people
2. Chief of executive: power to enforce the law Most powerful position in the world (since WWII)
   3 Chief administrator: CEO of the federal government (employs=2.7 million people
3. Chief diplomat: architect of foreign policy ( relationship with other countries)
4. Commander in chief: head of armed forces
5. Chief legislator: architect of public policy (ideas of laws)
6. Chief of party:leader of his political party
7. Chief citizen: representative of all us citizen since wwii president id considered most powerful position in the world

Question 2

7 power of the president

Answer 2

1 appointment power: (cabinet , federal judges, etc)
2power to convene congress: state of the union address special session
3 power to make treaties!: agreement between ween two or more countries
4executive orders: a rule of order issued by the president to an executive branches gov
5 veto power: reject legislation
6 commmander in Chief power: head of the armed forces
7 pardoning power: grant releases to criminals

Question 3

Formal qualifications

Answer 3

1 be a natural born citizen
2 be at least 35 years old
3 have lived in the USA for least 14 yrs

Question 4

Oval Office

Answer 4

Place where the president does their work

Question 5

Fringe benefits

Answer 5

$50,000 per year expense account
2 houses ( White House and camp David)
Air Force one
Free health care
Pension ($200,000)
Lifetime- secret service protection

Question 6

Presidential succession

Answer 6

1 Vice President
2 speaker of the House
3 president pro temper in the senate

Question 7

Disability

Answer 7

Vice president
1 the president informs congress in writing that he/she is unable to perform his/her duties
2 the vp and the majority of the cabinet inform congress in writing that the president is unable to perform his duties

Question 8

Vice President formal duties

Answer 8

Presided over the senate 
Help decide the disability of president 
- chosen to balance the tickets
- spikes person for the president 
- represent president at important events

Question 9

Why electoral college important

Answer 9

Protects against the tyranny of the majority
Discourages voter fraud
Guess and voice to both large and small states

Question 10

Four divisions of the executive branch

Answer 10

1 president
2 vide President
3 cabinet
4 independent agencies

Question 11

Electoral college

Answer 11

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

Must get 270 to win
Winner of popular votes in the state takes all of the electoral votes

Question 12

The cabinet

Answer 12

15 executive departments

Originally only 4
1 dept of state- Thomas Jefferson
2 dept of treasury- Alexander Hamilton
3 dept of war- henry Knox
4 dept of justice- Edmund Randolph

Question 13

Independent agencies

Answer 13

NASA
federal rescue
EPA
FDA
Us postal service

Question 14

White House staff

Answer 14

Chief of staff- presidents private secretary
Press secretary- president public spokesperson
National security director
Director of national intelligence

Question 15

Judicial branch (3 functions jobs)

Answer 15

1 interpret the laws
2 settle disputes
3 Crete expectations for the future

Question 16

There are 2 separate court system in the USA

Answer 16

State courts( 50 states)
Federal/ national courts

Question 17

Federal courts 2

Answer 17

1. Constitutional courts
   - Supreme Court
   - district courts
   - court of appeals
   - us court of internal trade
   2 special courts
   - armed services
   -veterans
   -Federal claims
   -tax

Question 18

2 types of jurisdictions

Answer 18

1 original jurisdictions =the court which the case is first heard
2appellate jurisdictions=the court that hears cases on appeal

Question 19

Jurisdictions

Answer 19

The authority of a court to hear a case

Question 20

District courts ( 94)

Answer 20

• have juries

Question 21

Court appeals (12) has appellate jurisdictions

Answer 21

No juries
3 judges panels
Can refuse to hear a case

Question 22

Federal courts

Answer 22

Hear both criminals and civil cases

Question 23

Plaintiff

Answer 23

Person who files the charges suit

Question 24

Defendant

Answer 24

The person who the complaint is against

Question 25

Grand jury

Answer 25

16 to 23 decides if there is enough evidence to take a case to trial

Question 26

Petite jury

Answer 26

12 decides the guilt or innocence of the accused

Question 27

Supreme Court

Answer 27

The court of last resort

Question 28

Marburg vs Madison

Answer 28

1803- landmark case that gave the Supreme Court power of the judicial review.

Question 29

Solicitor General-

Answer 29

Federal government chief lawyer- case must get past him/her first screen

Question 30

Rule of 4

Answer 30

If 4 out of 9 justice agree to hear the case

Question 31

Type of cases do the Supreme Court hear

Answer 31

1 cases that will affect the entire country
2 cases that involved constitutional question
3 crimes committed on highest sea

Question 32

Write of certiorari

Answer 32

Legal order to hear the case

Question 33

Briefs

Answer 33

Written legal arguments presented by each lawyer to the justices

Question 34

Oral arguments

Answer 34

Lawyer present their case

Each lawyer gets exactly 30 minutes

Question 35

Majority opinions

Answer 35

Gives reason for their decision- official ruling

Question 36

Minority’s opinion

Answer 36

Good bed reason why they oppose the ruling

Question 37

Level of courts

Answer 37

1 state supreme courts
2 state appeals courts
3 circuit courts
4 probate courts
5 juvenile courts
6 family courts
7 divorce courts
8 small claims courts
9 traffic courts