Study Guide Unit 2 Test

Question 1

Requirements to be a part of the house and senate?

Answer 1

house: citizen for 7 years, 25 years old, must live in state running for. 2 year term
Senate: citizen for 9 years, 30 years old, must be resident. serves 6 years.

Question 2

reasoning for difference in requirements between senate and house

Answer 2

The Senate has more power, and they serve longer so they want them to be a citizen and have a little more experience

Question 3

Why is there a senate?

Answer 3

To slow down the process of making laws. This way dumb laws aren’t being passed and more people are reviewing the laws

Question 4

Organization of the House of representatives

Answer 4

435 members. A speaker of the house has the most power out of them. It include majority and minority leaders, Rules committee, and 3 options when a bill comes up. (Closed, open, restricted)

Question 5

Difference between closed, open, and restricted bills

Answer 5

closed: amendments cannot be offered
open: amendments can be offered from this bill
restrictive: says only certain kinds of amendments can be made out of it

Question 6

Organization of the Senate

Answer 6

equal representation in states. Vice President is (in charge) but he isn’t there on a day to day basis. Pro Tempore is the next man in line which is based on seniority.

Question 7

Standing committee (congressional)

Answer 7

permanent committee that deals with agriculture and budget

Question 8

Select committee (congressional)

Answer 8

Is not there permanently. only there to investigate the accountability of a party

Question 9

Joint committee (congressional)

Answer 9

comprised of both senate and house. Oversees day to day duties and discusses issues to try to make it satisfy both parties

Question 10

voting behaviors of members of congress (3)

Answer 10

Representative view, attitudinal, organizational

Question 11

Representative view

Answer 11

represent the people to vote

Question 12

Attitudinal view

Answer 12

represent their own issues on the subject

Question 13

organizational view

Answer 13

voters that depend on the party that they follow

Question 14

built in conflict

Answer 14

This refers to the fact that what is in the national interest is not always in the interest of the voters in a state

Question 15

Missouri limits for age for senate and house

Answer 15

24 for house 30 for senate

Question 16

4 requirements of energy for the president

Answer 16

Unity, Duration, Dealing with Pay (adequate prevision of pay), competent powers

Question 17

Duration (energy)

Answer 17

how long the office term will be held for

Question 18

Adequate previson of support (energy)

Answer 18

This says that the president should be paid the highest among anyone in government

Question 19

compentant powers (energy) 4 of these

Answer 19

1. commander in chief of military (declare war and oversee it)
2. chief executive
3. chief diplament
4. legislative authority (veto)`

Question 20

Unity (presidental energy)

Answer 20

want just one president

Question 21

president today compared to 19th century

Answer 21

in the 19th century the president didn’t really do much

Question 22

two presidencies thesis

Answer 22

says that the president has to deal with both domestic and foreign polices `

Question 23

domestic policy

Answer 23

This says the president has to deal with congress and voters and such when trying to pass a law

Question 24

Foreign policy

Answer 24

the president can pretty much do what he wants regarding this

Question 25

Reason for electoral college ?

Answer 25

Because low information voters would usually vote for name recognition which come from big states

Question 26

War Power act of 1973

Answer 26

states that the president must consult to congress before admitting troops to that war. 2.) Once the troops commit, the president has 48 hours to consult congress and 3.) the president has 60 days (plus 30) to send troops into war

Question 27

formal and information requirements of becoming president

Answer 27

citizen for 14 years, 35 years old, American born citizen

Question 28

Requirements to be Missouri governor

Answer 28

requirement is 30 years old, and can serve 2 terms (four years each), resident of state

Question 29

Missouri has a plural executive, what does that mean?

Answer 29

This means that Missouri executives are members from both parties

Question 30

five parts to the Missouri plural government

Answer 30

Lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor

Question 31

critique against article III of the constitution

Answer 31

People said they didn’t want life tenure for judges. Hamilton responded saying they are the least powerful people because all they do is interpret law (which is not true)

Question 32

what is the constitutional court? how does it differ from a legislative court

Answer 32

The constituional court relates back to article 3 saying members have life tenure. The legislative court is a military court in which members do not serve for lyfe

Question 33

What are the different types of opinions?

Answer 33

majority, concerning, dissenting, plurality

Question 34

majority opinion

Answer 34

establishes rule of law and reason for rule of law

Question 35

concurring opinion

Answer 35

a judge that agrees with an outcome, but a different reasoning for that outcome

Question 36

Dissent opinion

Answer 36

disagree with the outcome , and why that should be the outcome

Question 37

plurality opinion

Answer 37

There is a majority who agree with the outcome, but not the rationale. (The reason for that being the outcome)

Question 38

Judicial review

Answer 38

The final say the supreme court has if a law is constitutional or not

Question 39

originalism

Answer 39

The constituion has been made, leave it as is

Question 40

living constitutionalism

Answer 40

The court should keep looking for ways to improve the court system

Question 41

How are the state supreme court systems decided? (4 ways)

Answer 41

Missouri Merit plan, partisan election, non partisan election, political appointment

Question 42

Missouri Merit Plan

Answer 42

Anyone can apply. goes through a committee of 5 people to decide who moves into the top three. The governor then picks out of those three

Question 43

political appointment

Answer 43

the governor can elect whoever he want to be on the supreme court

Question 44

non partisan elections

Answer 44

states can not run under a party label

Question 45

partisian elections

Answer 45

states can run under a party label

Question 46

circuit courts

Answer 46

felonies (series note. at least one year in jaill)

Question 47

associate circuit courts

Answer 47

decides misdemeanor

Question 48

Juvenile Division

Answer 48

deals with matter of kids

Question 49

Probate Divison

Answer 49

Deals with deal. Testate means you die without a will. the state government is then in charge of your assets

Question 50

Municipal court

Answer 50

deals with little stuff like tickets.