school week 1
Supreme court
The court of last appeal
party platform
The goals and plans of a political party
Jury Duty
The legal obligation to serve on a jury when called to do so
Apportionment
The number of representatives each state is allowed in congress. Based on population
Which one of the following problems may result in a direct democracy
The rights of the minorities
Miranda v. Arizona
The supreme court decision that requires criminal suspects to be informed of their constitutional rights when they are arrested
Department of Labor
Deals with unemployment, minimum wage, and job discrimination
The _________________ Act gave parliament the right to make any laws they wished to regulate the colonies
Declaratory
The legal right to expatriation means that you have the right to
Renounce your citizenship
Second Amendment
Right to bear arms
Sixth Amendment
Right to due process
The house of representatives has the special power to
to vote to impeach a government official
A bicameral legislature features
two legislative bodies
Fourth Amendment
Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
Plessy v. Ferguson
"separate but equal" doctrine supreme court upheld the constitutionally of jim crow laws
The first amendment
5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
Popular Sovereignty
A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
Task force
A committee that investigates and recommends legislation on a specific issue, such as education
Joint stock venture
A company that sold stock to rich investors who provided capital and took limited risks
Imperialism
A foreign policy aimed at controlling foreign trade
Expedition
A journey made for a special purpose
Charter
A legal document giving certain rights to a person or company
In what kind of government does a small group have a frim control over the country
Oligarchy
Decorum
Orderliness, polite behavior, and good taste in conduct
Tenth Amendment
Powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states
standing committee
A permanent committee established by the house or senate
naturalized citizen
A person born in another country who has been granted citizenship
Open primary
A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
Checks and Balances
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Fertile
Able to produce good crops
Central Intelligence Agency
An agency whos mission is to support the president and the national security council
Which part of the constitution establishes the legislative branch of the government?
Article 1
What group was taxed by the king of England before magna carta
Barons
The first major military engagement of the American Revolution took place near
Boston
Predestination
Calvin's religious theory that God has already planned out a person's life.
The __________ form of city government merges executive and legislative functions in a single group of officials
Commission
During the rule of King Edward I, what document provided Parliament with the final say on levying taxes?
Confirmation of charters
The president day republican party is descendant from the _____________ party
Federalist
Nineteenth Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Lobbyists
Professionals hired by interest groups to help them in their causes
How did John Winthdrop change the government of Massachusetts
He created a colonial legislature
US supreme court
Highest court in the US
By law, all tax laws must originate with the A. House of Representatives. B. IRS. C. Senate. D. President.
House of representatives
The Supremes Court's ability interpret to Constitution is called
Judicial review
Which one of the following political interests falls into the organized labor category
National Education Association
which article claims the constitution as the highest law
Sixth article
Constituent
Someone who authorizes another to act as agent
Judicial branch
The branch of government made of courts
Repeal
To end or remove law
What was the provision of the Magna Carta?
Trial by jury of peers
Misinformation.
Untrue or wrong information
Great seal of the republic
Used to authenticate certain documents issued by the US federal government
Bureaucracy
Way of organizing work efficiently
Candidate
a person seeking nomination to an office
excise tax
a tax on the production or sale of a good
Propaganda
a term often used in reference to the spreading of information by politicians
Breach
a violation; a gap or break
Thirteenth Amendment
abolished slavery
Motor-Voter-Laws
allows people to register to vote while applying for or renewing a driver's license (National Voter Registration Act)
precedent
an act or decision that sets an example for others to follow
a hot-button issue
an issue which people have strong opinions about
When the US census was completed, each state is notified how its population affects its number of congressional districts. This process is called
apportionment
Supporters of the New Jersey plan
called for a legislature in which each state had one vote
Controls given to one branch of government to limit the power of another branch are known as
checks and balances
When Congress doesn't approve a presidents choice, this is an example of
checks and balances
To force a bill out of a committee a ________ must be signed by the majority of the representatives
discharge
Under the constitution of united states you may not be deprived of life, property without
due process of law
The preamble to the constitution does not specify providing for
economic equity
Political rhetoric
empty arguments based on emotion rather than reason
The Senate power of advice and consent does not apply to A. federal judges. B. executive orders. C. ambassadors. D. the chief justice.
executive orders
monopoly
exists when one company controls the entire market for a particular good or service
Due process
fair treatment by both the courts and police
Cash crop
farm crop raised to be sold for money
district courts
federal trial courts
The right to remain silent when arrested is under the
fifth amendment
A political party
is a group of people who have the same political views and agendas
Political spin.
is putting potentially negative facts in a favorable light
natural-born citizen
is someone who becomes a citizen at birth
malnutrition
lack of proper nutrition
Roe v. Wade
legalized abortion
Supreme court justices are appointed for a term for
life
Twenty-sixth Amendment
lowered the voting age to 18
All men were given the right to vote in the fifteenth amendment, and women in the ____________________ amendment
nineteenth
A war in Mexico would be under the _______ Command
northern
Bureaucracies
organizations designed to handle complex tasks efficiently
E pluribus unum
out of many, one
The idea that people within the state can and should determine laws is called
popular sovereignty
Census
population count
Department of interior
protects natural resources
Due process
refers to fair treatment by both the courts and the police
The original purpose of the constitutional convention of 1787 was to
revise the articles of confederation
Covert
secret
Autonomy
self-government
The president intends to send a nominee for secretary of state. To be properly done, the nomination should go to the
senate
conscientious objector
someone who refuses to fight in the military based on religious or moral principles
The primary source for getting specific information on a particular bill is
the congressional record
revenue
the income a government receives, for example, from taxes, for public use.
What is true of the federalist papers
they were written to gain support for the constitution
Main purpose of thirteenth amendment
to abolish slavery
Plunder
to steal goods or other valuables