POS 101 Midterm Review Flashcards
A form of government ruled by the upper class is called a(n) _____________.
Aristocracy
The head of the executive branch of the US government is the _____________.
President
A judicial opinion representing the views of all the judges is called a _____________ opinion.
Unanimous
Civil Rights are guarantees of equal _____________ under the law.
Protection
The chamber of Congress that ratifies treaties is the _____________.
Senate
The majority party is the party with the highest number of _____________ in each chamber.
Members
The political ideology that scrutinizes and opposes government control of society is _____________.
Libertarian
_____________ is the process of creating a law.
Legislation
A set of beliefs about politics is called a(n) _____________ ideology.
Political
The President’s annual message to Congress is called the State of the _____________ Address.
Union
The Senate’s power to approve treaties is called _____________.
Advice and consent
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited housing _____________.
Discrimination
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are called the _____________.
Bill of Rights
According to John Locke, _____________ is superior to human law.
Natural rights
A line-item veto is the ability to veto single lines or _____________ in a bill.
Items
An individual must be at least _____________ years old to be a US President.
35
The document stating the American colonies to be independent of English rule is called the _____________.
Declaration of Independence
The number of branches of US government is _____________.
3
The USA is a _____________ democracy.
Representative
The allocation of seats to the House of Representatives after each census is called _____________.
Reapportionment
The number of members in the House is _____________.
435
A non-violent refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws is called _____________.
Civil disobedience
Those individuals who favored a strong central government were known as _____________.
Federalists
The Declaration of Independence was signed in the year _____________.
1776
