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Government Unit 1 Flashcards

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Qualifications for house of reps:
1. Age
2. Citizenship
3. State-related
4. Term length

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  1. At least 25
  2. Citizen for at least 7 years
  3. Have to be an inhabitant of state you represent
  4. 2 years
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Qualifications for senate:
1. Age
2. Citizenship
3. State-related
4. Term length

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  1. At least 30
  2. Citizen for at least 9 years
  3. Have to be an inhabitant of state you represent
  4. 6 years
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Qualifications for president:
1. Age
2. Citizenship
3. Term length

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  1. At least 35 years old
  2. Been a US resident for 14 years AND a natural born US citizen
  3. 4 years
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Powers of president (military related)

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  1. Militia of several states
  2. Commander in chief of US Army and Navy
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Powers of president (nominations, treaties, and bills)

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  1. Can make treaties (2/3 of senate has to agree)
  2. Nominate officers of the US, judges of the supreme court, appoint ambassadors, and other public ministers and consuls
  3. Veto bills
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Powers of congress (money)

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  1. Collect taxes
  2. Coin money
  3. Borrow money
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Powers of congress (other)

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  1. Make laws
  2. Declare war
  3. Override president’s veto
  4. Confirm president’s appointments
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Powers of judicial branch (what court and term)

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Interpreting the meaning of laws. Applying laws to individual cases. Deciding if laws violate the Constitution.

Supreme court, life term

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Where does the process start for impeachment

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The House of Representatives decide to carry charge(s) against an official

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Jury in an impeachment trial:

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The senate

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Presides over an impeachment trial

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Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

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Number of votes for conviction of impeachment

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2/3 of the members (senators)

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Punishment for impeachment

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President is taken out of office and can’t run again for re-election

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Votes required for amendment proposal

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⅔ of the house and the senate must approve

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Votes required for amendment ratification

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¾ of the states must approve

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Popular Sovereignty

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Government receives its power from the people and can govern only with their consent

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Limited Government

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No government is all-powerful. Everyone, even those in power, must obey laws

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Checks and Balances

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Gives each branch the ability to limit the power of the other two

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Separation of powers

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Power is divided into three branches - legislative, executive, and judicial (avoids having too much power in the hands of a person or group)

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Federalism

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Power is divided between a central gov and state governments. Allows freedom of states but ability to come together as one nation

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John Locke

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Constitutional Monarchy - Government has obligations to citizens (natural rights) and citizens have the right to overthrow their gov

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Thomas Hobbes

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Absolute Monarchy - only way to keep the naturally mean behavior of humans in check

23
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Baron de Montesquieu

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Separation of powers - gov should be divided into three branches to ensure no one person or group of people becomes too powerful

24
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Social Contract

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Locke proposed that if the government doesn’t fulfill obligations, people have the right to overthrow

25
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Reserved Power

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For states - not expressed in constitution for the federal gov

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Concurrent power

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Power that states and federal gov share

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Expressed power

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Power that the federal gov has - stated in the constitution

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Implied Power

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Not stated in constitution that federal gov has the power, but implied

29
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Bicameral

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Congress has two houses - the senate the the house of reps

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Senator

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A person who represents their state

31
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House of reps

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Each representative represents a certain district, bigger states have more representatives

32
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Bill of Rights

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Was created to protect people’s natural rights - founders didn’t want America to become a tyranny like Britain

33
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1st Amendment (5)

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Right to petition the gov, freedom of religion, right to peacefully assemble, freedom of speech and press

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2nd Amendment

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Right to keep and use guns

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3rd Amendment

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Soldiers can’t stay in someone’s house without their consent/permission

36
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4th Amendment

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People’s houses and possessions can’t be unreasonably searched or seized by police (without a warrant)

37
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5th Amendment

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Double Jeopardy: can’t be tried for the same crime twice. Self-incrimination: a witness can choose not to give a testimony if it incriminates them

38
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6th Amendment

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Fair trial - confront witnesses (speedy, impartial jury and judge, right to an attorney)

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7th Amendment

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Similar to the 6th, pertains to civil cases (cases that exceed $20)

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8th Amendment

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Protection from excessive bail, protection from cruel & unusual punishment

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9th Amendment

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Protects rights not stated in he constitution that are obvious

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10th Amendment

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Federalism - power not stated in the constitution, given to states

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25th amendment (pres)

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The vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office through impeachment

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Oligarchy

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Ruled by a group of people (usually wealthy or elite class of individuals)

45
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Theocracy

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Ruled by religion

46
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Democracy

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Run by the people, voice of gov is in hands of the people

47
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Monarchy

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Power rests in the hand of the sovereignty (king or queen)

48
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Dictatorship

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A government ruled by one person who wields all authority

49
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Substantial disruption test

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public school officials may only censor student speech that causes a substantial disruption or material interference with school activities

50
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Skokie, Illinois (Nazis)

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Hate speech was banned in town with large Jewish population to avoid people rallying and marching in support of Hitler. The court ruled in favor of the Nazis - their 1st amendment rights needed to be protected

51
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Poway High School

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Person wore a shirt to school against homosexuality - leading to the student getting suspended and being threatened of expulsion. The court ruled that school officials did not violate their 1st amendment rights of the student

52
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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Black armbands to school in protest to the 1st amendment, school suspended them. Court ruled that school couldn’t do that bc armbands weren’t causing a distraction.

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