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1
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Which branch of government does the president lead?

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Executive branch

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Which branch of government has the power to carry out, and force, and administer the law?

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Executive branch

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What are three types of power a government may exercise?

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  1. legislative power- the power to make law and to frame public policies
  2. executive power- the power to execute, enforce, and administer law.
  3. judicial power- the power to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society.
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Underwhat theory will a government form because people agreed to submit to the authority of a state?

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social contract

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name the power that interprets the law and settles disputes between members of society?

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Judicial power

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Why was James Madison given the title “father of the Constitution”

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no one contributed more than Madison to shaping the ideas and contours of the document or to explaining its meaning.

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7
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The large states supported __________ because it based representation on the population

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The Virginia plan

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The small states if they’ve heard the New Jersey plan, they did except the __________ because states would still be represented equally in the Senate

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Connecticut compromise/ great compromise

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9
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Why did the 3/5 compromise state?

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This is how slaves were counted in the total population of the state they where counted each as 3/5

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10
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What are each state electors equal to?

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the number of members of both house and congress

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11
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What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

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12
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Name the two entities that may call National convention to propose an amendment to the constitution

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  1. Two-thirds of the members of both houses of the US Congress approve, the Congress can propose an amendment to the Constitution.
  2. The States themselves can propose amending the constitution by calling for a national constitutional convention.
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How are state legislators able to ratify an amendment to the constitution

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Article v of The Constitutionstates that two-thirds of the House and Senate must approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment

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14
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What is protected under the Bill of Rights

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Protects us from not only the federal government but state and local government (individual rights)

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What action did the 16th amendment authorize

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The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

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16
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The principle of __________ what established in the Supreme Court case of Marbury versus Madison

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Judicial review

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Although not pacifically stated in the constitution, the __________ serves as advisers to the president of the United States

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cabinet

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18
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What group actually elect the president

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The electoral college

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19
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What is the purpose of the preamble

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The preamble states the fundamental purposes, principles, and goals of the government established by the Constitution.

Its purpose is to generally define the reasons behind the Constitution, establish what justifies a government, and explain how its citizens have come to create one Jenkins Elementary school rocks.

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20
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What does “from a more perfect union” mean

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strengthen the relationship between states

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21
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how do checks and balances reference to treaties

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EXECUTIVE (President) must have approval of SENATE before treaties with foreign nations can be effective.

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22
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the __________ is often to be considered the executive branch most important check of the legislative branch

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the power of veto

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23
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what principal of government is represented by the phrase we the people

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popular sovereignty

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24
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what is the purpose of the judicial branch

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Interpreting the law

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25
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In regards to the House of Representatives, what does “significant power of purse” mean

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ability to fund and spend public money for the national government.

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26
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What system divides the duties of the government into three branches

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separation of power

27
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What principle is being used when the national, state, and local share equally in the governing of the country

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Federalism

28
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If a federal law and state law conflict, valid federal law will always take precedence, this is due to the ___________ which is located.

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supremecy caluse

Article IV paragraph 2

29
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what does expo facto mean?

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can not be punished for a crime committed when it was not illegal

30
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what must a state do under full faith and credit

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the various states must recognize legislative acts, public records, and judicial decisions of the other states within the United States. It states that “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State.” The statute that implements.

31
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what body resolves conflict between state and federal goverment

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supreme court

32
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what are the qualifications to be a memeber of the house of representatives and what is the length of there term in office

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  1. be at least twenty-five years old
  2. have been a citizen of the United States for the past 7 years; and
  3. be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent

serve 2 year terms

33
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what body make laws that reflect the will of the people in the united states

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legislature

34
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what are the qualifications to be a member of the senate and what is the length of there term?

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  1. age (at least 30 of age)
  2. U.S. citizenship (at least 9 years)
  3. residency in the state a senator represents at time of election.

6 years in in one term

35
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what are the qualifications to be the president of th united states and what is the length of his or her term

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  1. a presidential candidate must be a natural born citizen of the United States
  2. a resident for 14 years
  3. 35 years of age or older.
36
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how many members are in the house of representatives and how is membership determined

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there is 435 and they are elected by the people

37
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how many members are there in the U.S senate and how is there membership determined

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there is 100 and they are elected by people within there state of there respective state

38
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the states have the final authority to ratify any amendments proposed by ____________

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congress

39
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In the early stages of our governmental type was__________

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confederation

40
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define and give an example of expressed power

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  1. Article I, Section 8 of Constitution lists 27 expressed powers of Congress (federal government )
  2. Include power to declare war, levy taxes, regulate commerce and currency
40
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define writ of habeas corpus and give an example an example of when it may be suspended

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a person under arrest must be brought to a judge and a court (if charged with a crime)

not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

41
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what is gerrymandering

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manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

42
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what body makes laws that reflect the will of the people

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congress

43
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who is the most powerful member in the house of representatives

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The Speaker is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives, and arguably, the most influential single legislator in both houses.

44
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what is the succession of the president

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  1. The Vice President Joseph Biden
  2. Speaker of the House John Boehner
  3. President pro tempore of the Senate1 Patrick Leahy
  4. Secretary of State John Kerry
  5. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew
  6. Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter
  7. Attorney General Eric Holder

serve for remainder of the term

45
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the ___ amendment allowed for direct popular elections of senators

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17th

46
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what must th president do to make a bill become a law

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approve it

47
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if president vetoes bill then congress can

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override 2/3

48
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presidents executive powers of the president

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treaties appointment

49
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there are currently __ associate judges and __ chief justice

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8 1

total of 9

50
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original jurisdiction

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The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a court has the power to review a lower court’s decision.

51
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in tinker v. Ohio the supreme court decided that schools could not prevent student s from protesting unitedstates involvement in ________

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vitnome

52
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describe judicial restraint and judicial activism

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Judicial activism describes judicial rulings suspected of being based on personal or political considerations rather than on existing law.

Judicial restraint encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power. It asserts that judges should hesitate to strike down laws unless they are obviously unconstitutional, though what counts as obviously unconstitutional is itself a matter of some debate.

Source: Boundless. “Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint.” Boundless Political Science. Boundless, 27 Jun. 2014. Retrieved 27 Apr. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/political-science/textbooks/boundless-political-science-textbook/the-judiciary-14/judicial-review-and-policy-making-93/judicial-activism-and-judicial-restraint-508-909/

53
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what was the decision i Dred Scott v Stanford

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the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories. Finally, the Court declared that the rights of slaveowners were constitutionally protected by the Fifth Amendment because slaves were categorized as property.

54
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when is national election day

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the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday of the moth of November on an even year

55
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what are civil liberties

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: the right of people to do or say things that are not illegal without being stopped or interrupted by the government

56
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why was the bill of rights add to the constitution

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anti-federalist believed it was necessary to protect individual liberties

57
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what is the free excesses clause to the bill of rights guaranteed to all citizens

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religious freedom

58
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how does the constitution define treson

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an act of war against the united states

59
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according to Texas v Johnson why is it permissible to burn a U.S flag

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act of flag burning was protected speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution

60
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what is double jeopardy

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the prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.

61
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how many individual participate in the political process

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535

62
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according to reapportionment act of 1929 the ___________ in congress is reappointed every 10 years

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seats

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