Gov Flashcards
Legislative
article 1
executive
article 2
judicial
article 3
article 1, section 8
expressed powers of congress
1st amendment
freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly
13th amendment
abolish slavery
14th amendment
Equal Protection and Due Proces
15th amendment
gave African American males the right to vote
19th amendment
women’s right to vote
24th amendment
abolishing pole tax
25th amendment
Vp becomes president if president dies
26th amendment
voting age changed to 18
presidents powers
inherited, expressed, delegated
West Virginia V. Burnette
dont need to stand for the pledge
gender gap
Women vote Democrat, Men Vote Republican
Brown v. Board
overturned Plessy v. Furgeson
Zone of Privacy amendments
3rd, 4th, 5th
Requirements to become president
us born citizen, 35 years of age, resided in America for 14 years
how long do jusrices serve for
for life
Due Process Amendments
4th, 5th, 6th, 8th
Civil LIberties Act of 1988
Japanese Americans apology
Unfunded Mandate
no money from feds, and they have to do it
Police Powers
Local officials for safety and blah blah
what did framers believe?
Framers thought the Legislative branch should be most powerful
trustee
Trustee will do what they THINK ppl want.
delegate
Delegates will do what THE PEOPLE say
3/5th Compromise
african americans are 3/5ths of population
Political Socialization
how people form opinions on government
Filibuster
Senate to kill a bill
Federal System Examples
Canada, US, Switzerland
Unitary System:
France
Native American Citizen
Citizenship 1924, act of congress
FDR Fireside
Chats going public
process of courts
Trial Court → Court of Appeals → State Supreme Court → US Supreme Court
CRA 1964
no discrimination on race, sex, national origin
important Political Act
VOTE
Limitation on Supreme Court
Cannot enforce decision
Linked Fate
people of similar BACKgrounds will have the same fate
Gideon v. Wainwright
Right to counsel in felony cases
who invented the internet
the department of defense
Signing Statement
INTERPRETATION OF THE BILL
Heads of Department
Cabinet
What is Political Equality
Everyone has the same vote and same power
Articles of Confederation
first written constitution
Senators
6 years
house
2 years
Electoral Votes
House and Senate Votes
Contributory
Social Security, Medicare
Non-contributory
Medicaid, SNAP
Supremacy Clause
Federal trump State law
The writ of habeas corpus
Must show why you’re being held
3 Core Values
Liberty, Equality, and Justice