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Political Systems Flashcards

1
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US constitution date

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1787 following US independence

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2
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most federal powers outlined in….

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….article 1, section 8

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3
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federal powers such as…

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….declare war, provide a navy

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US constitutional amendments

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27 successful amendments from around 11,000 proposed

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5
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UK constitution sources

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statute law, common law, works of authority, conventions

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statute law

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constitutional reform act 2005 created the supreme court

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common law

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factortame case set precedent of EU law coming above UK law

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works of authority

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magna carta - limits on the power and control of the monarch
cabinet manual - sets out the rules and conventions of the government

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convention

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salisbury convention

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10
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banning of handguns

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following the 1996 dunblane shooting

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US constitution means no politician can…

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be a member of more than one branch - Biden resigned from senate when he became vice-pres 2009

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devolution set out in…

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scotland act 1998 which gave scotland devolution, scotland act 2016 gave additional powers to the scottish gov.

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MTG

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Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed the Kyle H. Rittenhouse congressional gold medal act with no cosponsors

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Private Members Bills

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Clean Air (Human Rights) Act introduced by baroness Jones of Moulsecomb

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Police, crime, sentencing and courts act

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committee stage lasted 11 days

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house committees

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20 - inc. budget committee

17
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senate committees

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16 - inc. armed services

18
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percentage US bills leaving committee

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2-4% of bills make it through the committee stage

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obamacare repeal failure

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Trump failed to repeal obamacare due to 3 republican senators voting it down including the late John McCain who left his hospital bed to vote it down

20
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a bill that must originate in the house is….

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….tax and revenue bills

21
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Jan 6th committee

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took over 550 days, costing over $3 billion, and questioned many of Trump’s former aides and Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr, report suggested criminal charges for Trump

22
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standing committees oversight

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foreign affairs committee watching over executive action on foreign affairs

23
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joint committees

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5 in UK, 4 in USA

24
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US joint committee

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joint committee on the Library maintains the congress library

25
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committees and peerage

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Public Administration Committee questioning Paul Brew (the chairman of the HoL appointments committee) over the appointment of Evgeny Lebedev

26
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impeachment

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only 3 presidents - Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson, Donald Trump (x2) - no convictions

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