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Government Test 3 Flashcards

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1
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The characteristics and traditions that have been handed down to us by our ancestors.

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Heritage

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A love for one’s country and loyalty to that country.

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Patriotism

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3
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The first foundational civil ordinance.

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Capital punishment

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According to Charles Shuman, the price of socialism.

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Freedom

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5
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The upper house of Parliament.

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House of Lords

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The lower house of Parliament.

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House of Commons

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The upper house of Congress.

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Senate

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8
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The lower house of Congress.

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House of Representatives

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A proposed new law.

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Bill

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A private meeting of political party members to decide on policy or to choose candidates.

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Caucus

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A group of people elected by the citizens of each state in order to elect a presidential candidate.

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Electoral College

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12
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Commands by the President which have the force of law.

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Executive Orders

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13
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A panel of advisers made up by the heads of the executive departments.

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Cabinet

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14
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A large, complex organization made up of appointed officials.

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Bureaucracy

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15
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The highest number of votes won, but less than a majority.

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Plurality

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16
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What is represented above the head of the chief justice of the Supreme Court?

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The Ten Commandments

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17
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What word that literally means “the people rule”?

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Democracy

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18
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What was the greatest influence on the English nation?

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The Bible

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19
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What became the model for the colonial legislatures and for the U.S. Congress?

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Parliament

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20
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Which article in the Constitution established the executive branch?

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Article II

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21
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From whom did the idea of separation of powers originate?

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Charles de Montesquieu*

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22
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What term refers to a temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise on a bill?

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Conference Committee

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23
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What special group of judges that presides over cases arising out of government agency decisions?

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Administrative-law judges

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24
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Which amendment allows a President to be elected to only two terms and to serve for no more than 10 years?

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22nd Amendment

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25
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What is it called when the government annually spends more than it receives in revenue?

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Deficit Spending

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26
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Who wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner”?

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Francis Scott Key

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27
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Who became the first black America to achieve the rank of four-star general?

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Daniel “Chappie” James

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28
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In what form of government does the ruler exercise unlimited authority and usually inherit his position?

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Absolute Monarchy

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29
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What word literally means “to rule by oneself”?

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Autocracy

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30
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In what form of government does the ruler maintain absolute control of all aspects of society through coercion and subjection of the individual to the state?

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Totalitarian Dictatorship

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31
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What event had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonists and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?

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The Great Awakening

32
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Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?

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Edmund Burke

33
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Who was responsible for drafting the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

34
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What became America’s first national constitution?

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Articles of Confederation

35
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Who presided as chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

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George Washington

36
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In which article of the Constitution is the Constitution described as the “supreme law of the land”?

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Article IV

37
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How long is a presidential term?

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Four Years

38
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Who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent?

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President Pro Tempore

39
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This is not part of the process of how a bill becomes a law?

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Vetoed by a Committee

40
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What kind of representative votes according to his personal judgment rather than the views of his constituency?

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Trustee

41
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What powers are given explicitly to Congress by the Constitution?

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Expressed Powers

42
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What are the Constitutional qualifications for the office of President?

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Natural-born citizen, U.S. resident for at least 14 years, at least 35 years old

43
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Three of the primary roles of the President are:

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Commander in chief, chief legislator, chief of state.

44
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What kind of government agency has a single function and reports directly to the President?

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Independent Executive Agency

45
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_________________ promises success and prosperity to those who meditate on God’s laws and obey them.

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Joshua 1:8

46
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A form of government in which God Himself rules personally or through chosen representatives is called ______________

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Theocracy

47
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A ______________ is a non-codified form of law based on long-accepted customs and traditions.

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Common Law

48
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The ____________ was the first representative assembly in the colonies.

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House of Bugessess

49
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_______________________ wrote a famous work on the laws of England that explained the concepts of natural law and revealed law.

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William Blackstone

50
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______________________ wrote the final draft of the Constitution.

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Gouverneur Morris

51
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The ___________________ combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plans in establishing the national legislature.

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The Great Compromise

52
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__________________ refers to the division of power between the national and state governments.

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Federalism

53
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To ______________________ is to draw voting district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power.

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Gerrymander

54
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Only the ____________________ may introduce revenue and appropriations bills in Congress.

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House of Representatives

55
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The ________________________ for the Presidency is on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November every fourth year.

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General Election Day

56
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As __________________ the President has the power to appoint justices to the Supreme Court.

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Chief Executive

57
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_________________ have been created to regulate specific areas of American life.

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Regulatory Agencies

58
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By interfering with basic freedoms and discovering initiative, ______________________________ has generally hindered productivity and prosperity and has threatened the endurance of the American heritage.

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Government Bureaucracy

59
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__________________ was the first person to become Vice President by being nominated by the President and approved by Congress.

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Gerald Ford

60
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Placed the king under the law for the first time in English history.

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Magna Carta

61
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Strictly limited the power of the English monarch after 1689.

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English Bill of Rights

62
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Forerunner to the written constitution in America.

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Mayflower Compact

63
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Cut off all trade between the American colonies and England and removed the colonies from the “King’s Protection.”

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Prohibitory Act

64
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Formulated the basic ideas of Communism.

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Karl Marx

65
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He laid the foundation for the right to trial by jury.

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Henry II

66
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He convened the Model Parliament.

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Edward I

67
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The “Father of the Constitution.”

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James Madison

68
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The first to put Communism into practice on a large scale.

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Vladimir Lenin

69
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Established the legislative branch.

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Article I

70
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Describes the relationship between states and central government.

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Article IV

71
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Gives Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers.

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“Necessary and Proper” Clause.

72
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The proportional distribution of Congressional seats among the states.

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Apportionment

73
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The central government is subordinate to the states.

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Confederacy

74
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Rejection of a bill by the President.

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Veto

75
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Largest organization within the Executive Office of the President.

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Office of Management and Budget.

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