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Final Test Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of the Social Contract?

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Men consent to be governed and give up certain basic rights in return for promise to protect, provide, services, make important decisions

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According to Social contract, men consent to what?

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Be governed

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In regards to the Social Contract, what is prerogative?

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To act where there is no law, vague law, or bad law

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4
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Which philosopher thinks the nature of man is bad and government is needed most to protect
us?

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Thomas Hobbs

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5
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Which philosopher believes man is actually good but society and government corrupt mankind?

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Jean Jaques Rousseau

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6
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Identify the four power theories of government.

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Evolutionary Theory
Divine right
Force Theory
Social Contract Theory

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7
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Define republic, democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy.

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R:Representative style
D: All eligible vote
A:Rule by one ex:Monarch, Tyrant
O:Ruled by few, small group

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8
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What type of government is the US?

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Democratic Republic

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9
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What was the official government between the time of the Revolutionary War and before the
passage of the Constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

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10
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What event showed the government was failing and a change was needed?

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Shay’s Rebellion

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11
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Which future president wrote the Constitution?

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James Madison

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12
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In what city did the Constitutional convention take place?

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Philadelphia

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13
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How many parts are in the Constitution?

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3

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14
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Why is the Preamble important?

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States reason for Constitution and declares gov comes from the people

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15
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How many amendments are in the Constitution?

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27

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16
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What is the Bill of Rights?

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First 10 amendments, declares our rights as citizens

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17
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Who makes up the Executive Branch?

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The Pres, VP and Cabinet

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18
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What is the job of the Executive Branch?

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Execute/ Enforce Laws

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19
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What are the qualifications to become President?

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At least 35, natural born citizen, 14 uninterrupted years residence in US, no High Crimes

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20
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Who is the current President and Vice President?

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Barrack Obama and Joe Biden

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21
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How long does a president serve?

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4 years

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22
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Identify the three actions a president can take on a bill.

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Sign into law, veto, pocket veto

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23
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How many cabinet departments are there?

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15

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24
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What are the heads of the cabinet departments called?

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Secretaries

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25
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What are the two major political parties today?

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Republican and Democrat

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26
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Who makes up the Legislative Branch of government?

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Congress

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27
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What is the job of the Legislative Branch?

A

Make laws

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28
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How many representatives are there?

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435

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29
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Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

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Speaker of House - Paul Ryan

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30
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What are the qualifications to become a representative?

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25 years old, citizen for the past seven years, be an inhabitant of the state they represent.

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31
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How many years does a representative serve?

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2 years

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32
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Who are the four representatives from Utah?

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Rob Bishop
Chris Stewart
Mia Love
Jason Chaffetz

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33
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How many senators are there?

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100

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34
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. How long does a senator serve?

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6 years

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35
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Who is the leader of the Senate?

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VP

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36
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Who is the leader of the Senate if #34 is not present?

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President Pro tempore - Orrin Hatch

37
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What type of offices are majority and minority leader, as well as the whips?

A

Party leadership?

38
Q

What building does Congress meet in?

A

The Capitol Building

39
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

40
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How long does a justice serve?

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Until they retire, die, or are impeached

41
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Who is the leader of the Supreme Court?

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The Chief Justice - John Glover Roberts Jr.

42
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How did the Constitutional Convention solve the economic issue of slavery?

A

slaves could be “imported” for twenty years after the Constitution was ratified

43
Q

How did the Constitutional Convention solve the representational issue of slavery?

44
Q

What is the difference between expressed and implied powers?

A

Expressed is stated, implied isn’t

45
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What are concurrent powers?

A

powers shared by state and federal gov

46
Q

Identify why the Supremacy Clause puts federal authority over state authority.

A

All National authority comes from Constitution, National authority is above state authority.

47
Q

What is the elastic clause?

A

Necessary and Proper

48
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Where is the elastic clause in the Constitution?

A

Article 1 Section 8 Clause 17

49
Q

What is the difference between categorical grants and block grants?

A

Categorical: Money with specific conditions to in order to receive it, spend it, and continue to receive it.
Block: Money with broad conditions to receive it, spend, and continue to receive it.

50
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What are unfunded mandates?

A

statute or regulation that requires a state or local government to perform certain actions, with no money provided for fulfilling the requirements.

51
Q

Identify the four ways a party can nominate a candidate

A

Caucus
Nominating Convention
Petition
Primary election

52
Q

What is the most used way to nominate a candidate today?

A

Primary Election

53
Q

When is voting day?

A

The Tuesday after the first Monday in November

54
Q

What national offices do we vote for?

A

Pres
VP
Senators and Representatives

55
Q

List the five requirements to vote in Utah.

A 
18
Citizen of US
Live in UT for 30 days before election
Proof of residency
Register by mail, in person, online
56
Q

Describe how the Electoral College works:

a. How many electoral votes are there?
b. How are votes determined for states?
c. What is the minimum number of votes to win?

A

a. 538
b. # of senators and reps
C. 270

57
Q

Describe the establishment clause.

A

The Establishment Clause is a limitation placed upon the United States Congress preventing it from passing legislation respecting an establishment of religion.

58
Q

Which can Congress regulate: belief or practice of religious activities?

A

Practice of religious activities

59
Q

What is the difference between pure and symbolic speech?

A

pure speech is the idea of the words you are speaking and symbolic is the nonverbal gestures you make while you are speaking

60
Q

What two amendments contain the “due process” clause?

A

5th and 14th

61
Q

What is the rule of law?

A

states the law applies to everyone equally, nobody exempt

62
Q

What is the difference between a statute and ordinance?

A

Statute: Federal Law
Ordinance: County and Municipal law.

63
Q

In America, a person is innocent until…

A

Proven guilty

64
Q

What are the three parts of a contract?

A
  1. Offer
  2. Acceptance
  3. Consideration
65
Q

What are the two categories of torts?

A

intentional torts; negligence;

66
Q

What was the argument in Baker v Carr?

A

Court can hear cases about redistricting

67
Q

What is a quicker alternative to the process of litigation?

68
Q

Identify the three classes of crime.

A

infraction, misdemeanor, felony

69
Q

Identify the three classes of laws

A

Constitutional, civil, and Criminal

70
Q

Identify the four pleas a defendant can give in court.

A

Guilty, Not guilty, No contest, Not guilty by reason of insanity

71
Q

What happens in the event of a hung jury?

A

Mistrial, the case may be heard later with new Jury

72
Q

What case did Brown v Board of Education overturn?

A

Plessy V Ferguson

73
Q

What was the precedent to Brown v Board of Education? #70?

A

Segregation was ok

74
Q

What did the Court uphold in Dredd Scott?

A

Slaves are property not citizens

75
Q

According to Gibbons v Ogden, who can regulate interstate commerce?

76
Q

What is the decision of Gideon v Wainwright?

A

Right to Attorney if sentence> 6 months

6th ammendment

77
Q

What is the one restriction/condition to the decision in Gideon?

A

sentence> 6 months

78
Q

What power did the Court give itself in Marbury v Madison?

A

Court has final say on what the Constitution means and whether something violates it.

79
Q

What branch got more power from the case of McCulloch v Maryland?

A

The legislative branch

80
Q

What are the three stipulations the Court set forth an accused person in police custody must be
told?

A
  1. Right to remain silent 2. Right to attorney 3. Anything said can be used in court
81
Q

Does the Constitution guarantee you a right to privacy?

82
Q

From the Slaughterhouse cases, can a state impair the general rights of a citizen?

83
Q

What are presidents likely to consider when nominating a Supreme Court justice?

A

Political Views

84
Q

How many appeals courts are there?

85
Q

Who writes the Court’s opinion?

A

Highest ranking Judge of popular vote, or who the Chief justice appoints

86
Q

What is a dissenting opinion?

A

Opinion written by judge against Pop vote of Justices

87
Q

What is the federal bureaucracy?

A

Structure of employees that implements the country’s rules and regulations.

88
Q

What are the three parts of the federal bureaucracy?

A

Departments
Independent Agencies
Government Corporations

89
Q

How did the Pendleton Act affect the bureaucracy?

A

Requires qualifications and exams for jobs

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