Semester Exam Flashcards
In which state is the highest mountain in the United States located
Rocky Mountains in Alaska
In which two hemisphere is the United States located
Northern and western
What would cause a person to lose their is citizenship
Expatriation denaturalization and being convicted of certain crimes such as Trisun
What are some features of a tolitarian state
Controls industry’s and every thing else
Voting in political election in the United States is a
Responsibility and a right
What does bear true faith and allegiance mean
To be loyal
What is the oldest democracy in the world
Greek
What key practices relationships and organizations in a society
Institutions
How so citizens put the principle of consent of the governed into practice
Stay informed and vote
What are some rights of legal aliens
May hold jobs own property and attend school
The majority of the United States population will be made up of which non white ethnic group by the year 2040
Hispanic African Americans and Asians
What did new England’s cold climate and rocky soil mean in regard to farming
Mad large skale farming difficult
How did the colonists respond to the stamp act
Boycott on British goods
What are natural rights
Life liberty and property
What are reserved powers
Powers set aside for the state such as conduct elections
Which provision of the constitution resolves conflicts between the laws of a state and laws passed by the is congress
Supremacy clause
How many states had to approve a change to the articles of confederation
All 13 states
What main features of the federal government today are included in the virginia plan
Three separate branches of government
President court and congress
What are powers held by both state and federal governments called
Concurrent powers
What did the nineteenth amendment accomplish
It have women the right to vote
Because the fifteenth amendment did not address the issue directly state government spent many years denying what right to women
Women suffrage
What does the establishment clause of the first amendment mean
No separation of church and state
Which first amendment protection allows Americans to join interest groups
Right to assemble
Why were the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment ratified
The 13th amendment didn’t insure the full rights of former slaves
Why are standing commitees
Permanent continue work session to session
Who might draft a congressional bill
Congress
To whom is the right to edgy late public schools reserved for
State governments
What is the primary job of the government
Create and carry out laws
What are three main sources of ideas for bills
Special interest groups
Citizens
President
What are the benefits of being a cingress member
Legal protection in certain situations
What is the cabinet made up of
15 leaders of departments
What does incumbent mean
Person who is currently in office
What is the presidents main job
To carry out laws
Who is included As officials of the national security council
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of defense
Chair person of joint chef of staff
What is the job of the appeals court
To review descions made in lower courts
Which court official prosecutes people accused of breaking federal law
Us attorney
How did president Andrew Jackson reveal a limit on the supreme courts power
He refuses to enforce a descion that the Supreme Court established
Which group is most likely to work to elect someone for govener
State political commitees
What does George Washington think of political parties
They had harmful effects on the nation
Which of today’s political parties is the oldest
Democratic
The fife tenet amendment states no person can be denied the right to vote base on
Race or Color
What is essential to running a successful political compaign
Sufficient funding
Which group had the lower percent of registered voters
Under 9th grade educations
Which amendment protect freedom of press
1st
Why are public officials most likely to be influences my public opionions high on intensity
The opinion is strongly held
What makes a good random sample for a public opinion poll
Representation of a variety of the whole population
