Government Unit 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

1. At least 25
2. Citizen for at least 7 years
3. Have to be an inhabitant of state you represent
4. 2 years

Question 2

Qualifications for senate:
1. Age
2. Citizenship
3. State-related
4. Term length

Answer 2

1. At least 30
2. Citizen for at least 9 years
3. Have to be an inhabitant of state you represent
4. 6 years

Question 3

Qualifications for president:
1. Age
2. Citizenship
3. Term length

Answer 3

1. At least 35 years old
2. Been a US resident for 14 years AND a natural born US citizen
3. 4 years

Question 4

Powers of president (military related)

Answer 4

1. Militia of several states
2. Commander in chief of US Army and Navy

Question 5

Powers of president (nominations, treaties, and bills)

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Powers of congress (money)

Answer 6

1. Collect taxes
2. Coin money
3. Borrow money

Question 7

Powers of congress (other)

Answer 7

1. Make laws
2. Declare war
3. Override president’s veto
4. Confirm president’s appointments

Question 8

Powers of judicial branch (what court and term)

Answer 8

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

Supreme court, life term

Question 9

Where does the process start for impeachment

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Jury in an impeachment trial:

Answer 10

The senate

Question 11

Presides over an impeachment trial

Answer 11

Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court

Question 12

Number of votes for conviction of impeachment

Answer 12

2/3 of the members (senators)

Question 13

Punishment for impeachment

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Votes required for amendment proposal

Answer 14

⅔ of the house and the senate must approve

Question 15

Votes required for amendment ratification

Answer 15

¾ of the states must approve

Question 16

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Limited Government

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Checks and Balances

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Separation of powers

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Federalism

Answer 20

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

Question 21

John Locke

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Thomas Hobbes

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Baron de Montesquieu

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Social Contract

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Reserved Power

Answer 25

For states - not expressed in constitution for the federal gov

Question 26

Concurrent power

Answer 26

Power that states and federal gov share

Question 27

Expressed power

Answer 27

Power that the federal gov has - stated in the constitution

Question 28

Implied Power

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Bicameral

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Senator

Answer 30

A person who represents their state

Question 31

House of reps

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Bill of Rights

Answer 32

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

Question 33

1st Amendment (5)

Answer 33

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

Question 34

2nd Amendment

Answer 34

Right to keep and use guns

Question 35

3rd Amendment

Answer 35

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

Question 36

4th Amendment

Answer 36

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

Question 37

5th Amendment

Answer 37

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

Question 38

6th Amendment

Answer 38

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

Question 39

7th Amendment

Answer 39

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

Question 40

8th Amendment

Answer 40

Protection from excessive bail, protection from cruel & unusual punishment

Question 41

9th Amendment

Answer 41

Protects rights not stated in he constitution that are obvious

Question 42

10th Amendment

Answer 42

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

Question 43

25th amendment (pres)

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Oligarchy

Answer 44

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

Question 45

Theocracy

Answer 45

Ruled by religion

Question 46

Democracy

Answer 46

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

Question 47

Monarchy

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Dictatorship

Answer 48

A government ruled by one person who wields all authority

Question 49

Substantial disruption test

Answer 49

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

Question 50

Skokie, Illinois (Nazis)

Answer 50

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

Question 51

Poway High School

Answer 51

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

Question 52

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 52

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.