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Unit 1-2 Test Flashcards

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What is the purpose of Congress?

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To represent the United States of America and make laws to affect the nation

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Is Congress Unicameral or Bicameral? If Bicameral, what are the two houses of Congress?

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Congress is Bicameral, being made up of two houses - The Senate and The House of Representatives

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What is the Legislative Branch and what is it made up of?

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The lawmaking branch of the United States of America, being made up of the Bicameral Houses of Congress

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What is the Elastic Clause?

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Also known as the “Necessary and Proper” clause, the Elastic Clause grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary for carrying out the Enumerated Powers of Congress

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If you do not agree with a decision made by a person in Congress, what can you do (as a voter)?

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Vote for an additional Representative to join Congress and represent your beliefs

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What does Checks and Balances do?

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The Checks and Balances system literally allows other branches to “Check” each-other, to avoid any one branch becoming too powerful, achieving Balance

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Vetoing a bill is an example of exercising what system?

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Exercising the Checks and Balances system

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If there are any disagreements on a bill between The House and Senate, where does it get sent?

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The bill gets sent to a Conference Committee

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What are Interest Groups?

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Groups composed of citizens who represent an individual belief or idea, in an attempt to convince political figures to pay mind to them (usually through funding)

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What are Congressional Committees?

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Sub-unit committees of the Legislative Branch which work and handle specific duties

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How are Congressional Committees beneficial?

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They allow members with specific knowledge on issues to handle them, along with allowing Congress to focus on bigger-picture issues

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What is the Senate composed of?

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  • 100 Senators (2 from each state)
  • President of The Senate
  • President Pro Tempore
  • Majority Whip
  • Minority Whip
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Who is the President of The Senate?

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The vice-president of The United States of America, currently Kamala Harris

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What is the House of Representatives composed of?

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  • 435 Representatives
  • Speaker of The House
  • Majority Whip
  • Minority Whip
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What makes up the 435 members of the House of Representatives?

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A divided number of Representatives from each state, varying every 10 years based on population, along with an extra 5 belonging to D.C and other American territories.

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What are the 3 types of powers granted to Congress?

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  • Expressed Powers (Outlined in The Constitution)
  • Implied Powers (Elastic, powers that are seen as “necessary and proper”
  • Denied Powers (Powers that Congress does not have as stated in the constitution)
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Give example(s) of Expressed, Implied, and Denied powers of Congress.

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Expressed - Lawmaking/Taxing

Implied - Establish a minimum wage/military draft

Denied - Raising Armies/passing an ex post facto Law

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What is an Ex Post Facto Law?

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A law passed that allows the punishment of a criminal AFTER the “crime” it forbids has already been committed

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What part of government would be affected in the case of a massive population shift?

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The House of Representatives

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What are some powers of the General Assembly?

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  • Choose its officers
  • Punish members for disorderly conduct
  • Expel members by majority voting rule
  • Determine rules of procedure
  • Establish financial assessments
21
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What are some powers of The Local County Council?

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  • Construct/Change school curriculum
  • Waste collection
  • Maintenance/construction of local roads
  • Constructing Libraries
  • Parks and recreation services
22
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What caused the Articles of Confederation to fail?

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Many reasons caused this, but especially it’s ruling on unanimous consent to any and all amendment(s), requiring ALL 13 states to agree on a single topic, which would be virtually impossible

23
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What is Federalism?

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Local to Federal levels of government

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What is the Supremacy Clause?

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“Supreme law of the lay of the land”, or the clause statung that any and all national laws are supreme to any conflicting state laws

25
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How can an amendment be added to the Constitution?

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Through the amending process, either a joint resolutions passed by a two-thirds vote, or a Congress convention to address applications from two-thirds state legislatures

26
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Which amendment contains the Eminent Domain Policy?

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The 5th amendment

27
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Which amendment protects from Illegal Search and Seizure?

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The 4th amendment

28
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What is Due Process?

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The lawful process that must be undergone before a person can be deprived of life, liberty, or property

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What are the 4 different Types of Economies and their definitions?

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  • Command economy - regulated by government
  • Market economy - regulated by unrestricted competition between businesses
  • Mixed economy - a mix of self-regulation and government regulation
  • Traditional economy - regulated by customs, religion, tradition, and/or history
30
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What is an Oligarchy?

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A small group of people in control of a nation

31
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What are 3 formal presidential qualifications for the U.S?

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  • Must be over 35
  • Natural born U.S citizen
  • Lived in the U.S for at least 14 years
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What are some informal presidential qualifications for the U.S?

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  • Experience in government
  • Strong sense of religion (usually Christian)
  • Large amounts of funds (money)
  • Charismatic leader
  • Middle Aged
33
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What are the 4 nominating methods?

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  • Open primary
  • Closed primary
  • Caucus
  • Petition
34
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What are Liberal and Conservative views?

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  • Liberal Views - Views/Opinions pertaining to the general Democratic side of the scale
  • Conservative Views - Views/Opinions pertaining to the general Republican side of the scale
35
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What is Transferring in propaganda?

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Projecting/portraying a person with (usually false) qualities, being positive or negative

36
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What is a Testimonial in propaganda?

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Using a famous person to promote an idea, in hopes of getting people who like that person to listen

37
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What is Card Stacking in propaganda?

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Promoting nothing but good things about a product/idea, and suppressing all negative information about it

38
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What 4 states should a Presidential candidate focus on during a campaign and why?

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  1. California
  2. Texas
  3. New York
  4. Florida

This is because these states carry the highest amount of electoral votes

39
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What does the President’s cabinet do?

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Act as advisors during times of need in any subject matter

40
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What is an Executive Order?

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A written, signed, and published document from the President, acting as a directive to the American people

41
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What is Habeas Corpus?

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A law which states that an arrested person must be brought before a judge or at least into court before serving their punishment

42
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Who is the head of the Executive branch in Maryland?

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The Governor, Wes Moore (Democrat)

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Who is the head of the Executive branch in Baltimore County?

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The Mayor, Brandon M. Scott

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