Finals Flashcards
Bill to Law Making Process
- Proposal
- Introduction to House
- Introduction to Senate
- Standing Committee
- Floor debate in house then senate debate
- Vote
- Goes to Conference committee
- Presidential Options
How many women are in the U.S Senate
8
How many African American’s are in the U.S Senate
2
Stare- Decisis
Using a previous ruling to make a decision on a current situation
How may justices on U.S supreme court
9
4 most important departments
- Defense
- State
- Education
- Justice
Power to Make Laws (Both or either one)
Both
PT approve approve treaties (Both or either one)
Senate
PT Propose Amendments (Both or either one)
BOth
Impeach (Both or either one)
House
Fillibuster (Both or either one)
Senate
Pick president if no majority in electoral college (Both or either one)
House
Speaker (Both or either one)
House
Override a veto with 2/3 votes (Both or either one)
Both
Declare War (Both or either one)
BOth
Approves presidential Appointments
Senate
What is the structure of congress
Two chambers House and senate
How many people in the senate
100
How many people in the house of reps
435
Number of electoral college votes to win
270
Griswold v Connecticut
Protected the right to privacy
Roe V Wade
Using right to privacy to allow a woman to have an abortion
Marbury V Madison
Court formed the basis for judicial review
Gitlow V New York
States cannot deny freedom of speech
Brown Vs board of ed
Overturned separate but equal. Schools are not segregated anymore
Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but equal was not unconstitutional
1st amendment
5 freedoms
2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd amendment
No solider will be quartered at an unwanted home
4th amendment
Right for people to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure
5th amendment
The right to due process of law
6th amendment
Right to speedy and public trial
8th amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required
13 amendment
abolished slavery
14th amendment
Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law
15th amendment
gave african american’s the right to vote
17th amendment
Senate composed of 2 senators
22nd amendment
Limit of 2 terms
25th amendment
In case of presidential removal the vice president becomes president
Lemon Test
Test of financial government involvement in school religious schools based on lemon v Kurtzman
Rule of 4
At least 4 justices must vote to hear a case before it can be presented
Descriptive representation
Representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics
Substantive representation
Representing the interest of groups
Requirements to reasonable search and seizure
Consent, Warrant, Arrest
2 Steps to Impeachment Process
- Indicted 2/3 of House
2. Conviction (removal) 3/4 Senate
Significance of Gitlow v NY
Provision of the bill of rights was applied to states for the first time
Engel v Vitale
Prayer in school is not allowed
Articles of impeachment must be passed by ___
Senate
Majority members from majority party (Both or either one)
Both
who is new V.P in case of vacancy?
The president nominates. Must be confirmed by both houses of Congress
President has right to make treaties with other nations, subject to agreement of
A majority of both house and senate
Who are cabinet-level executive departments created by?
Congress
Head of each cabinet is appointed and approved by who?
Appointed by president approved by majority of senate
How can a presidential veto be overturned?
2/3 of both house and senate
Each bureaucratic agency is created by who?
Congress
General services administration and national aeronautical and space administration are examples of what type of agencies?
Independent Executive agencies
Largest federal agency based of dollars spent
Social Security
Interstate commerce and federal reserve board are examples of what type of agencies?
Independent regulatory agencies
