Test 1 - Quarter 2 Flashcards
What is defined as “a tax on something manufactured within a country”?
Excise Tax
The power to “Interpret the Law” belongs to what branch of the US Government?
Judical
What did the framers (creators) of the Constitution promise to make, in order to help persuade opponents to approve the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
How long are Representatives to the House of Representatives elected for?
2 years
What is defined as “a tax on foreign goods imported into a country”?
Tariff
How long are Senators elected for?
6 years
The power to “make laws” belongs to what branch of the US Government?
Legislative
What are the names for the 3 branches of the US Government?
Legislative
Executive
Judical
What are the two houses of the US Legislature?
House of Representatives
Senate
How many senators are there for each state?
2
Who has to collaborate to choose Supreme Court Justices?
The President and the Senate.
What branch of the US Government has members who serve “life terms”?
Judical.
What does the Executive Branch do?
enforces the laws
What does the Legislative Branch do?
makes the laws
What does the Judicial Branch do?
Interprets the laws
The basis for the principle of Popular Sovereignty is found in what 2 places?
The Preamble of the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The new government formed by the Constitution was based on how many important principles?
7
Republicanism is also known as what?
Representative Democracy
What is the date that the Constitution was ratified (passed)?
September the 17th, 1787
In a “federal government”, power is shared between what two authorities?
The National and the States
What is representation based on in the House of Representatives?
Population
If the Electoral College fails to produce a majority, who chooses the President of the United States?
The House of Representatives
According to the Constitution, whose responsibility is it to “nominate” new judges to the Federal Supreme Court?
The President
According to the Constitution, whose responsibility is it to “confirm” new judges to the Federal Supreme Court?
The Senate
The Constitution calls for the creation of the Judicial Branch, but the details of the court is left up to whom?
Congress
After the ratification of the Constitution, the new government needed to money to run the government, how did the government go about raising the money it needed?
Exercising its Constitutional Right to tax its citizens
What are the 3 reasons that whiskey was of critical importance to frontier economy?
currency
one of the only goods that could be made and transported to the market without spoiling
traditional beverage
Why is Washington determined to crush the Whiskey Rebellion?
To demonstrate the power of government.
How big is the army that Washington raises to put down the rebellion in Western Pennsylvania?
12,000
Who helped to establish the policy of Judicial review in the court case Marbury vs. Madison?
John Marshall.
Who wrote, “Power should check power”?
Baron de Montesquieu
What ensures that the branches of the US Government work together fairly?
limited government.
What did the framers of the constitution purposefully do to prevent the abuse of power in government?
The Seperation of Powers.
Why were Americans in 1787 concerned about having a powerful national government/power president?
They don’t want the President to act like a monarch.
What does limited government ensure individuals and groups cannot do?
Avoid the law.
Direct Democracy:
a democracy where the people make the rules
Checks:
the ability to check the branches and stop then in certain ways
Balances:
able to check “checks”
Popular Sovereignty:
government’s ability and power come from the ppl and reflect the ppl’s will
Excise Tax:
a tax on goods made within a country
Tariff:
a tax on goods imported into the country
Judicial Review:
the ability to review laws and declare them unconstitutional if necessary
Federalism:
a system of government that says that powers are divided into a central government and smaller less powerful units → (states)
Delegated Powers:
Powers of government delegated to the federal (national) government
Reserved Powers
Powers of government reserved to the regional (state) governments
Concurrent Powers:
Powers of government that both the state and national governments have
Separation of Powers:
division of basic government roles divided into branches
Limited Government:
the rules that state that everyone, including government officials, have to abide the law
The Bill of Rights:
the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution
What are the 7 principals that are the basis of the Constitution?
popular sovereignty
federalism
republicanism
limited government
individual rights
checks and balances
separation of powers
What is the definition of Civics?
the study of the rights and duties of citizens
The concept of citizenship dates back more than 2500 years to what two civilizations?
Ancient Greece and Rome
In Ancient Greece and Rome what portion of the population were allowed to vote?
Men with property.
What is the definition of Citizens?
People have certain rights and duties.
Citizens of a particular area all share what three “common” things?
values
customs
history
What is the definition of Government?
the ruling authority of a community
Who famously said, “without government life would be solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”?
Thomas Hobbs
What are the 5 Benefits of Government to Citizens?
keep order
settle conflicts
protect the community
provide things for ppl who can’t afford it
guide the community and plan for future
. What is the FDA? What does the FDA do?
The Food and Drug Administration.
They regulate foods and make sure that they are safe for us to consume.
