Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Government And Civics > Unit 5 > Flashcards

Unit 5 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
U.S. Government Basics flashcards AP® U.S. Government flashcards American Government 101 flashcards
1
Q

Reappointment

A

Seats in House are assigned among the states to reflect population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Conference committee

A

Both groups come together, to pass similar laws

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Bicameral

A

Do you have legislators her house of rep and senate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Gerrymandering

A

Drawing district lawn, and such ways that political party gain unfair advantages

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Interest groups

A

People who have common goal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Affirmative action

A

Planner program to address effective past discrimination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Incumbent

A

Re-elected the officials that is already in office get reflected Cuz. They’re familiar with people back home.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Lobbyists

A

Hired but interest groups

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Pigeon holding

A

Congressional meeting ignore the billing lecithin committee

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Standing committee

A

Overseas bills on issues that must be considered every year

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Revenue bill

A

Bill that raises taxes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Appropriations bill

A

Proposals that involve money

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Bill

A

A proposed law

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Filibuster

A

Method of defeating a bill, where a center talks until the bill is killed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Cloture

A

Limit time to the pay a bill to an hour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Implied powers

A

Necessary and proper clause is

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

County council

A

Harford county legislature

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

General assembly

A

Maryland legislator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Reserved powers

A

Powers to establish schools

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Speaker

A

Leader of the house of rep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Three influences on a lawmakers voting behavior

A

Education, experience religion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

How are members of the house and rep and set elected?

A

House of rep district Senate state legislators

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

How has congress try to legislate civil rights equality?

A

Civil rights act of 1972

24
Q

What powers are included in Maryland state constitution?

A

Upper state budget creates and passes laws oversee state program approve appointments, made by the government, education, law, firm Elise, taxes, marriage professional, licensing

25
Q

What were two things established in the supreme court case McCulloch versus Maryland?

A

Marilyn didn’t have the authority to text Baltimore branch of US. Congress didn’t have the right to establish a national bank.

26
Q

Identify and define three denied powers of Congress

A

Congress may not suspend the right of habeas corpus. Congress can’t pass a bill of Attar or ex post facto law, and congress may not tax exports going from one state to another, or to another country.

27
Q

Steps to making the bill

A

House of rep introduces a bill committee suggested to change, enters full house, if approved, goes to send it
Senate introduces a bill committee suggest change, enter for senate, if approved goes to the house

Conference committee, reviews, the differences and send it back if any changes are made
Final approval, house and senate finalized version of Bill

President vetoes Congress can override by 2/3 vote
President signs it becomes a law

28
Q

American with disabilities act of 1990

A

Prohibits discrimination against disability

29
Q

Civil rights and women’s equality act of 1991

A

Protect women, justice and equality, within their job, equal opportunities within the workplace

30
Q

Voting rights act of 1965

A

Equal voting rights for all language minorities

31
Q

Voting rights act of 1975

A

Prohibits voting discrimination against race, color, and membership of group monitoring elections

32
Q

Equal employment, opportunity act of 1972

A

Prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion national origin or six

33
Q

Civil rights act of 1964

A

Prohibits racial discrimination in public places, such as theaters, restaurants and hotels deal with African-Americans rights that

34
Q

Education, amendment title, IX 1972

A

Prohibits discrimination in schools that get money from the federal government including sports

35
Q

Expressed powers

A

Paris directly stated in article 1 of the US constitution, known as enumerated powers

36
Q

Bill of attainder

A

How do you spell legislator, declaring a person guilty?

37
Q

Necessary and proper clause elastic

A

Congress has ability to make laws

38
Q

 Supremacy clause

A

Federal government is supreme overstate give

39
Q

Seniority rule

A

Determines leader ship of Congress meetings

40
Q

Pork Barr legislation

A

Appropriations my belt, legislator, fair projects that are not acceptable to help the local district

41
Q

Discrimination

A

I’m just in different categories of people or things, especially in the grounds of race

42
Q

Standing committees

A

Overseas bills on issues that must be considered every year

43
Q

Subcommittee

A

Specializing in subcategory, and it committees responsibilities

44
Q

Select committee

A

I study one specific issue and report their families to each house

45
Q

Joint committee

A

Members from both houses out of a study group, responsible for reporting findings
To house and senate

46
Q

Conference committee

A

Set up with house and senate half past different versions of the same bill

47
Q

Constitutes

A

Voters

48
Q

Political, action, committees

A

Created by interest groupS

49
Q

Political parties

A

Republican/democrat

50
Q

Media

A

 Fourth branch of government

51
Q

Aliens

A

Permanent residence of the US still citizens of another country

52
Q

Quota

A

Specific number of immigrants from certain countries or regions are allowed to enter the country

53
Q

Naturalization

A

Legal process by which an alien may become a citizen

54
Q

Illegal, immigrant

A

Entering or resulting in a country illegally

55
Q

Refugee

A

People who try to escape dangers in their own country

56
Q

What are the powers of the Congress nationally?

A

Approves budget passes laws overseas state programs, price points made by Perez

57
Q

Local Green County law

A

County commissioner develops a budget for Hartford County. Create some peste. All’s oversee local programs approve appointments made by mayor.

Government And Civics (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions