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1
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what is the legislative branch

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congress ( made up of the house of representatives and the senate)

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what is the executive branch

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the president

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what is the judicial branch

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the supreme court

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how many members are in the house of representatives

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435

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5
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how many senators are there

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100 - 2 per state

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what does legislature powers do

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they make laws in society and checks up on the executive ( done by congress )

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what do executive powers do

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responsible for running the government from day to day , the role is to enforce laws

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what do judiciary powers do

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organisation who make sure laws passes by legislature are compatible with the constitution ( the supreme court does this )

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9
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how can us citizens take part in politics

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nominating candidates
voting
standing for public office
joining a political party
protesting

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what group is most likely to vote democrats

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african americans

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example of political participation ; protest

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trump protest january 2017

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example of political participation; joining an interest group

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american civil liberties union

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13
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example of how minorities are under represented in politics

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only two supreme court justices from minority groups

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14
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what does separation of powers mean

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division of powers between three branches of US government

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what does checks and balances mean

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all three branches of the US government must agree in an issue before a decision can be agreed to

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what is an executive order

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an order signed by the us president directing government departments to do certain things ( do not require congress’s approval)

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17
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am example of the US providing the greatest amount of international aid

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in 2019 it provided 11 billion to the united nations

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18
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example of the us being the the world military superpower

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Is defence spend was 782 billion in 2022

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what does the US president do

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makes treaties with other countries
can suggest ideas for new laws
appoints supreme court judges ( senate approved)
chief legislator

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20
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what is the american dream

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it’s the idea that any US citizen can become successful regardless of their background, get an education and work hard

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21
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what is E- verify

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it’s to compare an employee’s employment eligibility verification form to data from government records to see if the employee is eligible to . ( very successful)

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22
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what is the “muslim ban “

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banned people from iran, iraq, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen to prevent terrorism in the US but the majority of terrorists in the US are from saudis Arabia

trump

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23
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how did obama prevent immigration

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increased border security and built a fence

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how did biden prevent immigration

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ended US mexico wall but added security to busiest place for immigrants

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how do trump prevent immigration

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policy to build a wall at mexico US border that mexico would pay for

26
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what is title 42

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it’s a 1944 US public health law which was used to create a border policy which allowed the US this to swiftly deport people with no hearing using the coronavirus as justification it’s expelled more than 2.8m people

27
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arguments for immigration

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• do low paid jobs
• more culture to the US
• grows + stimulates economy
• american dream

28
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arguments against immigration

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• force wage rights down
• pressure on housing , education and healthcare
• costs US taxpayer money
• overpopulation

29
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limits in the presidents power

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congress declares war not the president
congress can override the presidential veto

30
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example of the supreme court decide if if government action is unconstitutional

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in 2022 the supreme court ruled that roe v wade was unconstitutional

31
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give an example of e verify being succesful

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more than 196000 employers now use it and congress re authorised funding as they believe it highly succesful

32
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example of title 42 being successful

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it has been used to expel people more than 2.8 million times

33
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give an example of the american dream being succesful for immigrants

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asian and specific islanders are the richest US group with average incomes of £81331 in 2017

34
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example of the president being chief legislator

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in January 2021 biden put in place an executive order with regard to re joining the paris agreement

35
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give an example of the president appointing cabinet

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trump appointed amy corey barrett in 2020

36
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why do interest groups exist

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to pressure governments to bring in new laws , protect or amend existing ones or to end laws

37
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give an example of an interest group

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the NRA which was formed in 1871, its main aim is to promote and protect guns rights

38
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what are the qualifications for the US president

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must be a natural born american and over 35

39
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how is the president is elected

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by the electoral college, the electors meet officially and cast votes for president. the vote is sealed and sent to the president of the senate

40
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powers of the US president

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make treaties with other countries
can suggest ideas for new laws
appoints supreme court judges - senate approval
issues executive orders
appoints cabinet

41
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what is the function of the supreme court

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to decide if a law or government action violates the constitution

42
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example of blacks not being fairly represented

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there should be 13 black senators however there is only 4

43
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how can people participate in politics

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voting
stand as candidate
join a political party
join or form an interest group
libby an elected politician

44
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example of joining/ forming an interest group

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taking part in demonstrations, protests, lobbying politicians

45
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how do intrest groups influence

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petitions
advertising
marches
demonstrations
gets politicians to promote their views

46
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give an example of pressure groups influencing political leaders

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the NRA gave DT 30.3M dollar’s in 2016

47
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what is NATO

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the largest most powerful military alliance in the world with 31 members

48
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give an example of the Us being dominant in NATO

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in 2011 American military support was crucial in securing the downfall of Libyan president Gaddafi

49
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how are the US dominant in NATO

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they contribute the most of the troops, materials and finance

50
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example of the US being the worlds only military superpower

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they spend over one third of the total defence spending
they have the most powerful naval fleet
they could have military presence anywhere in the world

51
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what is a challenge to the US as a superpower

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UK + russia tensions

52
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explain russia and US tension

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russia has been accused of cyber attacks by the US

53
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show that the US dies not compare well to other countries by inequality

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the usas gini coefficient was 0.39 while other developed countries got much lower for example Norway 0.26

54
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why do the poorest americans continue to have low income

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the US government failed to increase financial support through welfare payments or wages

55
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why do the wealthy keep getting wealthier

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due to globalisation big companies are worldwide whilst avoiding tax

56
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why is the middle class decreasing

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companies outsourcing abroad means that US middle class can no longer get secure, full time and well payed jobs causing a decline in

57
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give an example of economic inequalities between different races

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19.4% of black americans are living in poverty compared to 8.1% of white americans

58
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how does the US gov try to reduce social and economic inequality

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welfare to work
no child left behind

59
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explain welfare to work

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a gov strategy to reduce poverty, the poor are expected to work their way out of poverty

60
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example of welfare to work

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the No. of children living in poverty in the US decreased from 44.9% in 2010 to 41.2% in 2016

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what is no child left behind

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was a government strategy which aimed to set higher standards in education

62
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give an example of no child left behind

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reading and math scores increased at the fastest rate ever

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