Post Assessment Flashcards
Voters wishing to determine the reliability of a candidate’s campaign advertisements should pay particular attention to how well the candidate has supported his or her position with____
Facts
____rights that protect people’s actions explain why groups may hold meetings to discuss unpopular ideas in the US.
Constitutional
Some states decided to prohibit slavery by a vote of residents which is an example of___?
Popular sovereignty
“The people made the constitution and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will?” -John Marshall
Which constitutional principle is described above is___?
Popular sovereignty
“The public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties; and…measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice, and the rights of the minority party, but the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.” -James Madison
According to Federalist No. 10 stated above ___party will too often dismiss public issues to trump the ___party
Majority
Minority
Constitutional government in the US has changed over time as a result of amendments to the US Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, legislation and informal practices. ___ was a Supreme Court case that made Plessy v Ferguson unconstitutional
Brown v Board of Education
“Since its adoption in 1791, the Bill of Rights has served as the cornerstone of basic American freedoms. Its laws specify the fundamental rights and most cherished liberties of the American people and protect them from the whims of popular majority opinions and abusive government officials. The Bill of Rights was established bc the American people feared giving a king or president too much ___
Power
Federalist No. 51 states “it is equally evident, that the members of each department should be as little dependent as possible on those of the others…Were the executive magistrate, or the judges, not independent of the legislature in this particular, their independence in every other would be merely nominal.” ___is the constitutional principle is described in the quotation
Separation of powers
The Court held that Section 3 was “without precedent” and violates the Constitution. The law did not establish rules or standards to evaluate industrial activity. In other words, it did not make codes, but simply empowered the President to do so. A unanimous Court found this to be an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority. The statement above reflects a violation of the ___
Separation of powers
NOW (national organization of women) is an ____ group that exists to “pressure government” on behalf of American women. The function of an ___is a group that advocates for citizens who have similar ideas about issues
Interest
The Connecticut (or Great) Compromise benefits states with smaller population by giving each state two representatives in the ___
Senate
Mr. Leonard wasn’t required to testify at his own trial for armed robbery. This is known as right against___
Self incrimination
The reserved powers clause of the Constitution increases the authority of the ___
States
It’s easier to obtain a ___ of votes, which is one of the results of having a political system dominated by two political parties
Majority
The most important role of the ___ is to vote for the president and Vice President
Electoral college
In order for a bill to become law law, the ___ must sign it after both houses of Congress pass it
President
The presidential ___of a bill passed by Congress best demonstrates a check on legislative branch power
Veto
The case of ____ was important bc the Supreme Court decides that all accused persons must be clearly told their rights
Miranda v Arizona
The burning of the American flag as a means of political protest has recently been viewed by the US Supreme Court as ____which is protected by the First Amendment
Freedom of speech or symbolic speech
The expansion of suffrage in the US best illustrates society’s changing views of ___
Civil rights
“Senate ___ New Chief Justice” is a headline that illustrates an example of checks & balances
Confirmed
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” The best conclusion about president Lincoln’s quotation is that he supported a ___
Republic or democracy
The tenth amendment to the US Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, was ratified on December 15, 1792. The Tenth Amendment states the Constitution’s principle of ___ by providing the powers not granted to the federal government by the Constitution, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved to the States or the people.” This amendment means powers not ____ in the Constitution go to the States
Federalism
Expressed/ specific
Senate Bill 5 limited collective bargaining for public employee unions. That meant police officers, firefighters, teachers and other public employees wouldn’t have been able to negotiate for health care benefits or pensions costs, though they could still bargain over some areas. The governor signed this Bill into law. Public Unions fought back by intimating the ___ process that allows individuals to change the law or propose legislation
Referendum
