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Main idea behind the New Jersey Plan
give states with large and small population the same representation
Why did the Articles of Condederation Fail
Had no power to tax
Allowed state governement to veto national laws
had no president or judicial branches
Power of president to veto proposed laws written by Congress is an example of…
checks and balances
As a check on the power of the supreme court the senate has the power to
confirm justices on the supreme court
presidents use to change how laws are implemented by the exuvtive branch
excutive order
the ‘story of the US Constitution’, what is the correct sequence of events in the story?
(i) Development of Social Contract Theory > (ii) Declaration of Independence > (iii) Articles of Confederation > (iv) Constitutional Convention > (v) Federalist Papers written
main idea behind New Jersey Plan
give states with large and small population the same representation
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail
allowed state governments to veto national laws
it had no power to tax
had no president or judicial branch
power of the president to veto a law written by Congress is an example of
checks and balances
as a check on the power of supreme court, the senate has the power to
confirm justices on the supreme court
president uses to change how laws are implemeted by executive branch
executive order
whos approves executive order
president and forgien leader who are envovled in agreeement
which presidental power its virutally unchecked
power to pardone people convicted of a federal crime
collect taxes, eminment domain, borrow money and building infastructure are examples of what kind or power
concurrent powers
the number of presidential electors for each state is
equal to the sum of state reprenstives and senators
what strategy do presidental campaigns use to win presidentry
spend time is swing states to win undecided votes
what is the biggest difference between primary elections and caucus
elections involve casting ballots Caucus involve in person meetings
in just about all elections but particulary in congressional elections _________ enjoy great advantages and are difficult to defeat
incumbents
what must a candidate do to be successful in primaries
align and commit to ideology of their party
what court case started super PACs that spend unlimited money on candidates
Citizen United v. FFC
example of a public interest group
environmental right group advocating for cleaner air quality
voter participation African Americans until what event
impllementation of voting rights act of 1965
which supreme court case established spending in election campaigns is form of free speech and is protected by the first amendment
Buckley v. Valeo
demonstratind against school shootings by wearing a no gun shirt is protected under what ruling
Tinker V. Des. Moines School District
what makes freedom of religon a civil liberty and not a civil right
restricts government power
protects beliefs and pracitces of religion
why would a judge use the rational basis test
a law that treats a 10 year old different than a 28 year old
how are the plessy VS. Ferguson and Brown VS. Board of Education cases related
Plesssy held seperate but equal doctrine while Brown overturned its application in public schools
how did Brown and the Board of Education case overturn a previous supreme court precedent
it ended separate but equal treatment by race in Plessy VS. Ferguson case
what theory about social media suggest that what people see or read creates their persception of reality
cultivation theory
