Government Final

Question 1

Name 3 Responsibilities of a citizen

Answer 1

Voting
Volunteering
participating
Understand Government

Question 2

Who holds the power in a unitary government

Answer 2

One central government

Question 3

What is the social contract theory

Answer 3

State created voluntarily by free people to secure safety of all. Government created for and by the people

Question 4

What is Force Theory

Answer 4

one person or small group gained power of state through force

Question 5

What is Indirect Democracy

Answer 5

People elect the Representatives

Question 6

What is Divine Right Theory

Answer 6

The right to rule given by God

Question 7

Name 3 Duties of a citizen

Answer 7

Jury Duty
Witness
School
Taxes
Draft (men)
Obey all levels of law

Question 8

What are the key pieces of the constitution that have allowed it to endure for over 200 years?

Answer 8

Amendments

Question 9

The Presidents power to veto an Act of congress is an example of what?

Answer 9

Checks and balances

Question 10

How does the Judicial Branch check Congress?

Answer 10

Declares laws unconstitutional

Question 11

How does the Judicial Branch check the executive branch

Answer 11

May declare laws unconstitutional

Question 12

What are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called

Answer 12

Bill of Rights

Question 13

How does the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch

Answer 13

Selects Justices

Question 14

What are the three branches of government

Answer 14

Executive
Legislative
Judicial

Question 15

How does the legislative branch check the judicial

Answer 15

May impeach

Question 16

What is it called when government has powers divided between 3 branches of government.

Answer 16

Separation of powers

Question 17

What are concurrent Powers

Answer 17

Powers with both state and national government

Question 18

T or F, a state can interfere with a national law

Answer 18

False

Question 19

What must states honor with the full faith and credit clause

Answer 19

Legality of each others laws

Question 20

What is the process of returning a fugitive from one state to another

Answer 20

extradition

Question 21

A territory seeking statehood must create a constitution by means of what Act

Answer 21

Enabling

Question 22

These are the powers for the national government spelled out in the constitution

Answer 22

Expressed Powers

Question 23

These powers are not spelled out in the constitution but are implied by the expressed powers

Answer 23

Implied Powers

Question 24

These are powers that belong to the national government because it is the national government

Answer 24

Inherent Powers

Question 25

These are powers that are reserved for the state

Answer 25

Reserved Powers

Question 26

These powers are only for the the National government. States cannot express these powers

Answer 26

Exclusive Powers

Question 27

This act is when a territory must create a constitution for statehood

Answer 27

Enabling Act

Question 28

This is the Act when congress accepts a territories constitution

Answer 28

Act of Admissions

Question 29

This person is the automatic leader of their party

Answer 29

President

Question 30

Who was the Republicans first President

Answer 30

Lincoln

Question 31

What is the major role of the national convention

Answer 31

Elect their presidential candidate

Question 32

What is Gerrymandering

Answer 32

Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group

Question 33

What is split ticket voting

Answer 33

voting for different parties on of different offices on a ballot

Question 34

Who are electorates

Answer 34

potential voting population

Question 35

The right to vote is known as

Answer 35

suffrage

Question 36

Straight ticket voting is when what occurs

Answer 36

voting for one party in every office on a ballot

Question 37

Name 3 things used in the past to keep African Americans from voting

Answer 37

poll tax literacy test white primaries threats/social pressure

Question 38

What amendment made 18 years of age the limit on voting ages

Answer 38

26th

Question 39

What amendment gave women the right to vote

Answer 39

19th

Question 40

What amendment abolished slavery

Answer 40

13th

Question 41

Prohibits the denial of suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Answer 41

15th

Question 42

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)

Answer 42

22nd

Question 43

Establishes prohibition of alcohol

Answer 43

18th

Question 44

Repeals the Eighteenth Amendment and prohibits violations of state laws regarding alcohol.

Answer 44

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