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Goverment Flashcards

1
Q

What does the executive branch do?

A

Enforce laws

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2
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How is the number of representatives determined for each house?

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The population of the state

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3
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How many total Congress are their in the United States?

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535

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4
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How many total senates are their in the United States?

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100

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5
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How many total House of Representatives are their in the United States

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435

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6
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How many Supreme Courts are their in the United States?

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Only one

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7
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How many Court of Appeals are their in the United States?

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13

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8
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How many district courts are their in the United States?

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94

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9
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What are the powers of congress?

A

Collect taxes
Establish post offices
Declare war
Make coin money

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10
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What does the legislative branch do?

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Makes the nations laws

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11
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What are the three qualifications to be a House of Representatives

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You must be 25 years old
Been a US citizen for 7 years
Live in the state you want to represent

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12
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What are the 3 qualifications to be a senate?

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You must be 30 years old
Be a US citizen for 9 years
Live in the state you want to represent

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13
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Who is the leader of the legislative branch?

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Congress

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14
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How many terms can the president serve

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2 terms

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15
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What is the term length to to be president?

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4 years

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16
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What article of the constitution sets up the executive branch?

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Article 2

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17
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What article of the constitution sets up the judicial branch?

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Article 3

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18
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What article of the constitution sets up the legislative branch?

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Article 1

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19
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Who are the members of the judicial branch?

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Federal Judges
Justices
Chief Justices

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20
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What are the different levels of the court system?

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District courts
Court of appeals
Supreme Court

21
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What are the 3 qualifications to be president?

A

Born in America
35 years old
14 years of residency

22
Q

Who are the members of the legislative branch?

A

Congress
Senate
House of Representatives

23
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What does the judicial branch do?

A

Interpret the laws

24
Q

What are the term lengths for the Supreme Court justices?

A

Until they die, retire or get kicked out.

25
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Who are the members of the executive branch?

A

President
Vice President
The cabinet

26
Q

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

A

The president

27
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What are the powers of the president?

A

Rule veto
Reject treaties
Executive orders

28
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What are the term lengths for senate?

A

6 years

29
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Federalism

A

Division of power between a central government and state governments

30
Q

What is our current president, Vice President, and Missouri governor.

A

President: Obama
Vice President:Joseph Biden
Missouri governor: Jay Nixon

31
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Representative Democracy

A

Citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interest in government.

32
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Direct democracy

A

Citizens are directly involved in the day to day work of the government

33
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Autocracy

A

One person has all the power

34
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Monarchy

A

A king or queen rules the country

35
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Dictatorship

A

One leader has absolute control over citizens life

36
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Oligarchy

A

A small group of people who rule the country

37
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Theocracy

A

Religion is at the center of the government

38
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Anarchy

A

A type of goverment in which no one is in control

39
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How does the judicial branch “check” the legislative branch?

A

The courts can declare laws made in congress unconstitutional.

40
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How does the legislative branch “check” the judicial branch?

A

The congress creates the lower courts. And can remove judges.

41
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How does the executive branch “check” the legislative branch?

A

The president can veto bills and pressure congress to make laws

42
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How does the legislative branch “check” the executive branch?

A

The congress can override veto with 2/3 vote or 61%

43
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How can the judicial branch “check” the power of the executive branch?

A

The judicial branch can declare executive actions unconstitutional.

44
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How can the executive branch “check” the judicial branch?

A

The president can appoint supreme. Court justices and other federal judges.

45
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Who does a bill become a law

A

It is introduced to a member of House are Senate. then it is assigned to a committee. Then the bill is worked on the till approved. Then it is voted on into it receives a 51% vote it is passed ontwo times then the president who can roll of detail in Congress can override veto with the two thirds vote

46
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What is the purpose of the preamble

A

To list the goals of the new goverment

47
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Electoral college

A

House + Senate = amount of electoral votes

48
Q

How many electoral votes are there?

A

230

49
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Judicial rewiew

A

The authority to declare laws made by congress or states unconstitutional

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