Final Flashcards
Presidential helicopter
Marine One
Presidential jet
Air Force One
Presidential Pullman railroad car
Ferdinand Magellan
Who was the first president to have his State of the Union address broadcast live over the Internet ?
Ronalde Regan
The _________ is the commander-in-chief of U.S. military forces
President
Presidents generally have a/an _______ time getting desired legislation through Congress during their second term than during their first term in office
Difficult
The president is required by the Constitution to give Congress information from time to time about the _________________
United State of Union
What was created as the result of the Brownlow report ?
E.O.P
How many cabinet offices are there today ?
15
What term means a written understanding with another tea dos state to carry out a particular action ?
Executive agreement
What is the ultimate check on the president ?
Impeachment
Who are the only two presidents to have been impeached ?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
What is the primary duty of the president ?
Enforce the law
Which president failed to get the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles ?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the first president to use what is now known as Camp David ?
Dwight Eisenhower
By what name was Camp David originally known ?
Shangri-la
Who named Camp David in honor of his grandson ?
Dwight Eisenhower
What agency was originally created to stop counterfeiting but eventually became responsible for protecting the president ?
Secret Service
Which president created the National Security Council ?
Harry Truman
Who was the first president to die while in office ?
William Henry Harrison
Which amendment outlines the process for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency ?
Twenty-Fifth
Which amendment restricts the president to two terms ?
Twenty-Second
Who was the only president to resign ?
Richard Nixon
What group sought to remove Andrew Jackson from office ?
Radical Republicans
Who was appointed vice president when Spiro Agnew resigned from the office ?
Gerald Ford
Office of Communications introduced
Richard Nixon
Pendleton Act Passed
Chester Arthur
Spoils systems initiated
Andrew Jackson
West Wing added
Theodore Roosevelt
The Pendleton Act abolished the ________ system
Spoils
Most Department of Defense employees work at the _________
Pentagon
The Department of _________ oversees the nation’s food stamp program
USDA
What term means an administrative system in which agencies staffed largely by nonelected officials perform specific tasks in accordance with standard procedures ?
Bureaucracy
What was the precursor to the Office of Personnel Management ?
Civil service commission
Name one of the two factors that led to the development of the modern bureaucracy
World War II
Who sets the pay and job conditions for federal workers ?
Congress
Whose job is to channel information, represent constituents, aid in administration and communication planning, and serve as the official spokesman for the president ?
Press secretary
Which president created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives ?
George W Bush
What was the last cabinet-level position created ?
Department of Homeland Security
What were the four original cabinet departments ?
State department
Department of defense (war)
Department of justice
Department of the treasury
Under which branch of government doe most of the bureaucracy operate ?
Executive
Which part of the White House staff is responsible fro administration of staff salaries, allotment of staff positions, and parking places, among ,amy other things ?
Office of management and administrations
Regulations for hiring federal employees are set down by what ?
Pendleton Act
What established the Civil Service Commission ?
Pendleton Act
What act limited the political activities of government employees ?
Hatch Act
What is the name of the president’s frontline staff, usually composed of his close friends and supporters ?
White House Office
The U.S. Postal Service is an example of what type off agency ?
Government corporation
What was the first regulatory agency ?
Interstate Commerce Commission
What agency was created to generate, sell, and distribute electric power ?
Tennessee Valley Authority
What act allowed citizens access to formally closed-door meetings by requiring federal agencies to hold well-announced public hearings ?
Sunshine Act
Expansionism
1890-1910
Isolationism
1790-1890
Obligation
1940-91
Transition
1991-present
Vacillation
1910-40
_______________ warned the young United States about foreign involvements
Washington
What was one of the unintended consequences of Rosevelt’s “big stick” policy ?
Resentment of American Power
Name the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council
China France Russia U.K. U.S.
What term is applied to a country that seeks to develop weapons of mass destruction; supplies, supports, or provides a safe heaven for terrorist organizations; disregards international law; violates human rights; and threatens regional or world security ?
Rogue nations
Wha term is used to describe American policy toward communism during the Cold War and led to combat in Korea and Vietnam ?
Containment
What term means U.S. government offices or residences that are located in foreign capitals ?
Embassies
Both presidential candidates in 1940 campaigned on the promise that
To keep our boys out of war
Which of the following is not one of the basic goals of U.S. foreign policy ?
Word domination
During the Cold War the United States worked vigorously to prevent the spread of
Communism
What secretary of state successfully persuaded the Arab nations to lift the oil embargo in the early 1970s ?
Henry Kissinger
Which U.S. president worked out the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel ?
Jimmy Carter
Who negotiated the first treaty between Japan and A Western nation ?
Matthew Perry
Which is the oldest and most prestigious cabinet department ?
State
Who led the first diplomatic mission from the United States ?
Benjamin Franklin
Which two countries have used funds from the Agency for International Development to build themselves strong, independent economics ?
Taiwan ad South Korea
Which president established the United States as a police power in Latin America and sent the Great White Fleet around the world ?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the first female national security advisor ?
Condoleezza Rice
What was the U.S. plan to help rebuild Western Europe after World War II called ?
Marshall Plan
Who was president during the Cuban missile crisis ?
John Kennedy
Where did the United States perform peacekeeping missions in the 1990s ?
Somalia and the Balkans
What does the U.S. government established overseas to promote commercial contacts ?
Consulates
Which is the largest branch of the military ?
Army
Which branch of the military grew out of another branch and is now independent ?
Air force
Who is ultimately responsible for ratifying or rejecting treaties with foreign countries ?
The Senate
“[T]he Constitution … is not a static but rather a living document, and must be read in the context of an ever-changing world.”
Barack Obama
“[The Constitution] should mean exactly what it was intended to mean when it was adopted, nothing more, nothing less”
Antonio Scalia
“Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws; that is to say, no, human laws should be suffered [allowed] to contradict these.”
William Blackstone
What are prior authoritative court rulings upon which law is based ?
Precedent
What tern means the revelation of God’s law through Scripture ?
Revealed law
What term means conformity to God’s divine character asa revealed in the Bible ?
Justice
To whom did English common law apply ?
Whole kingdom
What is the name given to a judicial system that has both state courts sonf federal courts ?
Judicial federalism
What term means the right of a court to hear a case first ?
Original jurisdiction
In most states, what type of jury indicts, or charges, accused criminals ?
Grand jury
In most states, what type of jury hears cases and decides their outcome ?
Petit jury
When does the Supreme Court session begins ?
First Mon. of Oct.
Who was responsible for the compilation of the Corpus Juris Civilis ?
Justinian
What is the term for making judicial decisions based on previous rulings ?
State decisis
When does the Supreme Court hears cases ?
All the way through late June or early July
The Supreme Court ruled to protect pornography and adult entrainment as ________ in the case of Lawrence and Garner v Texas
Freedom of speech
What is the most famous ancient collection of laws ?
Code of Hammurabi
What is the first codification of Roman law called ?
Law of the Twelve Tables
Who wrote the Commentaries on the Laws of England ?
William Blackstone
What established the system of federal courts ?
The Judiciary Act of 1789
Which chief justice brought strength and prestige to the Supreme Court ?
John Marshall
How many justices sit on the U.S. Supreme Court Today ?
Nine
Which Supreme Court cases gave the Court the power of judicial review ?
Marbury v Madison
Which Supreme Court case ruled that it is illegal for states to tax federal agencies ?
McCulloch v Maryland
Which Supreme Court case made abortion legal ?
Roe v Wade
Which Supreme Court case decided the presidential election of 2000 ?
Bush v Gore
Which Supreme Court case ruled segregation illegal in schools ?
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Which Supreme Court case ruling requires that suspected criminals be informed of their legal rights ?
Miranda v Arizona
Established the “clear and present danger test”limitation on free speech
Schenk v United States
Forbade teacher-led prayers in public school
Engle v Vitale
Established the threefold test for scrutinizing church-state relations
Lemon v Kurtzman
Forbade the practice of polygamy
Reynolds v United States
Ruled that flag burning is protected as symbolic speech
Texas v Johnson
Ruled that attacks on public officials are protected speech unless they are made with “reckless disregard” for the truth
New York Times v Sullivan
Upheld the Smith Act, which made it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government
Dennis v United States
Ruled that states are subject to the Second Amendment
McDonald v Chicago
Upheld the right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense in their homes
District of Columbia v Heller
Ruled that the government does not necessarily have the right to pro restraint
New York Times Co v United States
What term means speech that endangers national security ?
Sedition
What term mean attempts to undermine the authority and existence of the government ?
Subversion
On what grounds did the Nixon administration attempt to prevent the publication of the Pentagon Papers ?
National Security
What rule was designed to prevent police from making illegal searches and seizures ?
Exclusionary rule
In the Fifth Amendment, what term means the conducting of a fair and proper trial ?
Due Process
What term means law criminalize activities that were not crimes when they were committed ?
Ex post facto laws
Libel is any ________ communication that is malicious
Written
Which Amendment was intended to protect the religious diversity of the states from the power of the national government ?
First Amendment
Which Amendment protects Americans from self-incrimination ?
Fifth Amendment
Which Supreme Court case ruled the evidence gathered illegally is inadmissible in court ?
Mapp v Ohio
Which Supreme Court case determined that defendants must be advised of their constitutional rights upon arrest ?
Miranda v Arizona
Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional ?
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Storm Thurmond
States’ Rights Party
George Wallace
American Independence Party
Ralph Nader
Green Party
Ross Perot
Reform Party
What is another name for a minor party ?
Third party
Which major party won more presidential elections between 1952 and 188 ?
Republican
What are the smallest units of election districts and part6y administration ?
Precincts
What is it called when a person votes for candidates from more than on party ?
Ticket splitting
What label was given to people who defected from their usual party to vote fro Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984 ?
Reagan democrats
What is the difference between nominating and presidential primaries ?
Nominating is the individual votes for the local, state, or government
Presidential is the individual votes for the individual in to the party system
Why is a two-party system more beneficial than a multiparty system ?
Multiparty system has to many candidates
What label is given to a person who defends the status quo against change in the political, social, and economic institutions of society ?
Conservative
What term describes a spirit of two-party cooperation ?
Bipartisan
Whats is it called when a candidate receives the largest number of votes (although that might not continue a majority) ?
Plurality
Which Constitutional Amendment resulted from specific third-party issues ?
16th and 17th amendment
Which of the following is not a party function ?
Maintaining tradition
Which of the following is a reason for party formation ?
Tradition
Electoral system
Competition
Which president introduced the “spoils system” in Washington, D.C. ?
Andrew Jackson
What type of political system is most common among European democracies ?
Multiparty
Which if the following is an example of an ideological party ?
Socialist Labor Party
Which of the following is an example of a splinter party ?
Progressive (“Bull Moose”) Party
Which amendment called for direct election of senators ?
Seventeenth
What Democrat broke the Republican hold on the White House in 1932 ?
Franklin Roosevelt
Which amendment limits the number of terms a president may be elected to serve ?
Twenty-second
Abolished poll taxes
Twenty-fourth
Gave voting rights to all male citizens regardless of race
Fifteenth
Gave voting rights to eighteenth year-olds
Twenty-sixth
Gave voting rights to woman
Nineteenth
According to McCain-Feingold, contributions from foreign nationals and postal franking for congressional members seeking reelection are both
Banned
What type of election is held to fill an elective office ?
General election
What are the five methods of nominating candidates ?
Petition Caucus Independent Announcement Write-in Convention
Which state was the first to use the direct primary to nominate candidates ?
Wisconsin
What term means a resident of a district represented by an elected official ?
Constituent
What term refers to the ability of a top-ranking candidates to draw voters to choose other lower candidates of the same party ?
Coattail effect
What term refers to the current office holder ?
Incubent
What term means to vote for all candidates of a particular party ?
Straight ticket
What term means a paid radio or television advertisement ?
Spot
What is the location in a specific precinct where residents go to vote ?
Polling place
Who became secretary of state under John Quincy Adams through what some people called a “corrupt bargain” ?
Henry Clay
Who was the first person to be elected to a major office by write-in ballot ?
Strom Thurmond
Who won the presidency although the only campaigning he did was from his home in Canton, Ohio ?
William McKinely
What type of nomination method is widely used as the local level for municipal offices in small communities and nonpartisan schools posts ?
Petition
What is another name for a blanket primary ?
Wide-open primary
Who was the first Roman catholic president of the United States ?
John Kennedy
Which Supreme Court case ruled that individuals may sound as much of their own money on their campaigns as they wish ?
Buckley v Valeo
What is the primary in which voters must be registered as members of one party and must vote accordingly ?
Closed primary
What is primary in which voters do not have to declare any party memberships ?
Open primary
My opponent is a radical liberal
Name calling
Jimmy Carter understands; he’s one of us”
Plain folks
Everyone os voting for Ronald Reagan
Bandwagon
Barbra Streisand supports Hillary Clinton
Testimonial
Obviously, all the facts prove that my opponent haws never kept one promise
Card stacking
I promise a kinder, gentler nation
Glittering generalities
One party stands for the flag and the Statue of Liberty
Transfer
Which Supreme Court case resulted in the ruling that falsehood is constitutionally protected unless a public figure can demonstrate that the source of the libel has acted in reckless disregard of the truth ?
New York times Co v Sullivan
What term refers to the sum of government’s goals and actions made in response to public opinion ?
Public policy
What label applies to someone who does not call himself a conservative or a liberal ?
Moderate
List six factors that influence one’s opinion
Family Peers Media Christ Institution Events
What term means a group of people who share the same opinions on a political issue and unite to influence government officials ?
Interest groups
What term means “friend of the court” refers to a person who files briefs or testifies in an effort to influence the court’s decision ?
Amicus Curiae
What term means that government cannot review and censor information before it is presented to the public (except during wartime) ?
Prior restraint
_____________ is a public service network with the major goal of covering the House and Senate proceedings without editing, commentary, or analysis
C-Span
What are those opinions held by private persons which government find it prudent to heed ?
Public opinion
What is a nation’s management of its internal affairs called ?
Domestic policy
What label is assigned to attitudes a policies that favor government intervention in national problems ?
Liberal
What is another name for an “interest group” ?
Pressure group
What was the first national newspaper in the United States ?
New York Tribune
What are published false statements that injure someone’s reputation ?
Libel
What is a country’s management of its international relationships ?
Foreign policy
Which amendment guarantees freedom of the press ?
First Amendment
Explain the role of each of the following in making foreign policy: the president, The White House, Congress and the media
The president is the center stage of making the policy
The White House offices goes through the different departments
Congress helped with making the policy
Media is great for the news and get public opinion
Describes the difficulties of being president and what characteristics produce a great president
Must use his power wisely
Not to pay attention to public opinion
Must serve the people, courts, federal judge
Be able to enforce laws
What term means a temporary alliance of several groups to form a majority to gain control of the government ?
Coalition
