Government Final Flashcards
Name 3 Responsibilities of a citizen
Voting
Volunteering
participating
Understand Government
Who holds the power in a unitary government
One central government
What is the social contract theory
State created voluntarily by free people to secure safety of all. Government created for and by the people
What is Force Theory
one person or small group gained power of state through force
What is Indirect Democracy
People elect the Representatives
What is Divine Right Theory
The right to rule given by God
Name 3 Duties of a citizen
Jury Duty Witness School Taxes Draft (men) Obey all levels of law
What are the key pieces of the constitution that have allowed it to endure for over 200 years?
Amendments
The Presidents power to veto an Act of congress is an example of what?
Checks and balances
How does the Judicial Branch check Congress?
Declares laws unconstitutional
How does the Judicial Branch check the executive branch
May declare laws unconstitutional
What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called
Bill of Rights
How does the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch
Selects Justices
What are the three branches of government
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
How does the legislative branch check the judicial
May impeach
What is it called when government has powers divided between 3 branches of government.
Separation of powers
What are concurrent Powers
Powers with both state and national government
T or F, a state can interfere with a national law
False
What must states honor with the full faith and credit clause
Legality of each others laws
What is the process of returning a fugitive from one state to another
extradition
A territory seeking statehood must create a constitution by means of what Act
Enabling
These are the powers for the national government spelled out in the constitution
Expressed Powers
These powers are not spelled out in the constitution but are implied by the expressed powers
Implied Powers
These are powers that belong to the national government because it is the national government
Inherent Powers
These are powers that are reserved for the state
Reserved Powers
These powers are only for the the National government. States cannot express these powers
Exclusive Powers
This act is when a territory must create a constitution for statehood
Enabling Act
This is the Act when congress accepts a territories constitution
Act of Admissions
This person is the automatic leader of their party
President
Who was the Republicans first President
Lincoln
What is the major role of the national convention
Elect their presidential candidate
What is Gerrymandering
Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group
What is split ticket voting
voting for different parties on of different offices on a ballot
Who are electorates
potential voting population
The right to vote is known as
suffrage
Straight ticket voting is when what occurs
voting for one party in every office on a ballot
Name 3 things used in the past to keep African Americans from voting
poll tax
literacy test
white primaries
threats/social pressure
What amendment made 18 years of age the limit on voting ages
26th
What amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
What amendment abolished slavery
13th
Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
15th
Limits the president to two terms, or a maximum of 10 years (i.e., if a Vice President serves not more than one half of a President’s term, he or she can be elected to a further two terms)
22nd
Establishes prohibition of alcohol
18th
Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.
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