Gov test #1 Flashcards
What are the eligibility requirements for President
Must be a U.S citizen, at least 35 years old, have been a resident of the U.S for at least 14 years.
Which Article of the Constitution is longer and more detailed
Article 1
Who has the Power to declare war
Congress
What is the standard for presidential impeachment
Must be convicted of treason major crime Or bribery
What is the ex post facto clause
An ex post facto law is a law passed after the occurrence of an event or action which retrospectively changes the legal consequences of the event or actio
What is required for confirming a presidential appointee
The Senate Judiciary Committee conducts hearings, questioning nominees to determine their suitability. At the close of confirmation hearings, the Committee votes on whether the nomination should go to the full Senate with a positive, negative or neutral report.
What is required for ratifying an amendment and proposing an amendment
For ratifying it has to be approved by three fourths of state legislators and citizens elect delegates to convention is three fourths of state delegates/
For repealing you have to cancel or revoked by a legislative act.you cannot take away in a amendment you can only add one
What is in the first amendment
People have the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, Freedom of assembly, freedom of press, And the right to protection from the government
What is the second amendment
People have the right to have a weapon to protect themselves
What is the fourth amendment
The government cannot arrest the person or sent to their property unless there’s a probable cause
What is the 10th amendment
Any power that the Constitution does not get the federal government belongs to the states
What were the post-Civil War amendments
13 through 15 amendments
What did the 16th amendment do
Congress had tax income
What did the 17th amendment do
People can elect US senators
What does the 19th amendment do
Gives all the female citizens the right to vote
What does the 24th amendment do
It’s illegal to make a citizen pay to vote or take a reading test to vote
How many amendments in the Constitution
27
But clause has expanded federal power
The commerce clause
gives the federal government the ability to regulate commerce between the US Gov and foreign states, as well as between the states. It also allows Congress to regulate commerce with American Indians. Because of this, the power of the federal government was greatly expanded due to the power it has in dealing with all different sorts of trade, and the things associated with trade, such as tariffs etc
What is the ex post facto law
A law that makes illegal an active that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier. The Constitution prohibits the making of ex post facto law.
What are reserved powers for Congress
Declare war, negotiate treaties, issue money, Regulate interstate/foreign trade, maintain a military
What does the eighth amendment do
The government cannot demand excessive bail or fines or any unusual punishment
What does the 27th amendment do
Congress must limit when and how much members are getting paid
Who has the power to impeach, Who tries impeachments
The House of Representatives has the power to impeach. The Senate has the power to try all impeachments
What is the formula for the presidential elections
The electoral college
What are the unalienable rights in the declaration of independence
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What was the new England Confederation
Defend against Indians
What event called for the first Continental Congress
The intolerable acts
Why did founders fear democracy
He feared a destructiveness that a majority my make by trying to make everyone equal
What is Confederacy
a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort.
Document that provided English man the rule of spate from the Monarch
Magna Carta
What was the English Bill of Rights
William the third and Mary the second swearing to govern people
What caused the founders to revise the articles of Confederation
The desire for a stronger federal government
What was the Connecticut compromise
Combined elements of the New Jersey and Virginia plan
Bicameral legislature
Senate-State equality
House of representatives – representation based on State population
What did Federalist papers 10 and 51 argue
Argue that the Constitution would balance the balance The influence of actions
Why were the Federalist papers written
To sway the people into thinking that the Constitution is a good thing
Why was the Bill of Rights added
Since the Constitution weakened the state gov people needed their rights to be protected from the federal government
What was the Northwest ordinance of 1787
created a system for admitting new states, bill of rights that guaranteed representative government, religious freedom, trail by juries
What strong government state anti-Federalist favor
State governments
What was the social contract theory
Formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state
What are the three p’s of the government
People, powers, policies
Why did framers fear majority rule
The framers did not want one person or group of people having too much power.
Why did framers fear mob rule
Same reason why they feared direct democracy
What principle of democracy holds the government accountable to laws
The rule of law
What form of government has elected representatives
Representative democracy
What is a limited government
restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution
Limited government is defined as a governing or controlling body whose power exists only within pre-defined limits that are established by a constitution or other source of authority.
What’s are public goods
A benefit or well-being of the public
What is the government
is made of up of the formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people
