Civics final

What is the federal bureaucracy

All the agencies people and produces through which the federal government operates

What are the different roles of the president

Chief citizen commander and chief head of state chief diplomat and chief executive

What are the different powers the president has

Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and his power alone and his shared powers are make treaties appointing bass and doors judges and other higher officials and approve legislation

What is the main function of a political party

Find people to run for office

What is said or guaranteed rights to the first fourth fifth sixth and eighth amendment

First Amendment freedom of speech realizing press assembly and petition Fourth amendment no unreasonable search and seizure fifth amendment right to grand jury indictment no double Jeopardy freedom of self incrimination and due process sixth amendment the right to a public trial no matter what the crime is eighth amendment no excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment

What is the difference between the free exercise clause and the establishment clause in the first amendment

Free exercise clause is where you can practice any religion to a degree and establishment clause is where government cannot make up a religion

What are two responsibilities of the vice president

Head of senate and aid for president

What is the difference between implied powers and expressed powers

Implied powers or what the constitution should justice and expressed powers are so specifically in the constitution

The accused are blank until blank

Innocent until proven guilty

Why is the decision in McCulloch vs Maryland important to federalismMaryland important to federalism

It gave the government implied powers

What was decided in the keys Marburg vs Madison? Why is it an important case

Judicial review gives Supreme Court power to say something is unconstitutional

What are five major roles of someone in Congress

Lawmaking representing the people performing oversight helping constituents and educating the public

What is treason and how is it defined in the constitution

Levying war against their own country and aiding the enemies

10th Amendment

Limits the power of the federal government

What is the difference between a majority opinion and a concurring opinion

Majority is why they made the final decision and concurring is a point added that was not made in the majority

What are three qualifications to be president

Natural born citizen lived in US for 14 years and 35 years old

How many people are on the Supreme Court what is the head justice called

Nine people and Chief Justice

What is an expo factor long do we allow these in the US

No we do not allow them in the US it's where you can be arrested before it was a law

Articles of Confederation

No, national government was too week. Our first constitution

What are the top four positions in the presidential succession

Number one president number two vice president number three speaker of the house number for senate president/pro tempore

How is representation in the senate determined

Only two per state

What is a bill and how does it become a bill

Oppose law and Hass to go through both chambers of Congress and approved by both and signed by President

What is the difference between original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction

Original is where the court hears it for the first time and appellate it is where the court hears it on review

What is the electrical college how many voters are there what number is come from how many voters are needed to win and what happens if there is no winner why was created

People who pick the president 535 voters you need 270 to win if there's no win The house of representatives gets to choose the founders did this because a candidate would most likely not be seen by voters

What does it mean for someone to have due process and what two amendments guarantee people do process

People will be treated fairly in the legal process thanks to the fifth and 14th amendment

What was decided in mapp versus Ohio and why is it important

Police enter home looking for an escape criminal but find pornography established the exclusionary rule

How is representation in the house determined

Population

What is federalism

Power is divided between a central government and a smaller local government

What is judicial review and what supreme court case decision created it

Power of Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional and Marburg vs Madison

What are shared powers?

Powers that the federal and state both have power to tax spend and create lower courts

18th amendment

Prohibition of alcoholic beverages

Explain the different ways do US constitution can be amended and how many times has it changed

Protested at the national level and ratified at the state level. 27 times 2/3 National and 2/4 State

What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties

Rights protects groups against discrimination and liberties protection The constitution provides against the abuse of power

Explain the role of campaigning in today's election and include the forms of mass media and what is the best form to use

Running for office and money TV commercials social media and ads also sending messages through texting

What was decided in the brown versus Board of Education case and why was it important

Schools had to have both white and color at the same school

What event really proved just how weak the articles of confederation really were

Shay rebilion

How long is a senators term in office

Six years

Why do states have primary elections or caucuses

So there's only one person running for each party

Why are federal judges appointed for life terms

So they focus only on the lot and not political concerns/ views

What role is head of the house of representatives

Speaker of the house

What was the side in the Morris versus Frederick case and why was it important

Students can't use free speech to undermine a school anti-drug policy

What was decided inThe tinker versus Des Moines's case why is it important

Students wear armbands protesting Vietnam and state can't prevent symbolic speech

What is the job of committees

Survive work of Congress into smaller specialized groups that only focused on one problem

What are the three civil war amendments and what do each one say

The 13th amendment is abolishment of slaveryThe 14th amendment right to due process less equal protection in the 15th amendment end of black suffrage

19th amendment

Women have right to vote woman suffrage

What is the writ of habeas corpus

You half to be brought before a judge before you go to jail

What are the three universal requirements to vote in the United States

18 years old you are citizen must be registered to vote/live in state

26th Amendment

18-year-olds can vote

What are the four requirements for a member of the HouseRepresentatives

25 years old seven years US resident resident of the state running for elected by the people

What are three requirements for a member of the Senate

30 years old citizen for nine years and lives in state elected in

What was decided in they gitlow versus New York case and why is it important

A man was handing out pro Socialism pamphlets accused of overthrowing government established prior restraint

What is symbolic speech

A non-verbal and non-written form of freedom of speech

What was decided in roe versus wade and why is it important

A woman can have an abortion in the first trimester and women have the right to their own body

How many articles are in the constitution and what does each one talk about

1. Legislative 2. Executive 3. judicial 4. States relationships 5. supremacy clause 6. amendments 7. ratification of the amendments

Explain these amendments and how they apply to the legislative branch 12th amendment 22nd amendment 25th amendment

12th amendment vice president and president are elected by the electoral college the 22nd amendment no one can have more than two terms in office the 25th amendment if president cannot do his job then the vice president gets his job/presidential successions

What year was the US constitution written and ratified

1787 and 1788

What was the Connecticut Compromise?

An agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention. Each state would have at least one representative

What is the cabinet and how do people get their cabinet jobs

Appointed by President andApproved by Senate they aid the president and our heads of departments

How does one become a member of the US Supreme Court

Appointed by the president and approved by Senate

What articles create the executive branch and what is the main job of it

Article 2 and to execute the laws

What article creates the judicial branch? What is the main job of the judicial branch? What is the only court created in the article

Article 3 to interpret the law and determine the constitutionality of the law andSupreme court

What are cola created the legislative branch and what is the main job

Article one to make laws

What was the side in the Dred Scott versus Sanford case and why is it important

Black people aren't people it cause a Civil WarWhen wanted freedom was told no born slaves our property and not people

What does it mean that our federal government is bicameral

Congress consist of two houses that check and balance each other

4 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Couldn't tax no strong military no court system congress was one house only a congress

List the political platforms of Democrats and Republicans

Democrats focus more on healthcare and fairness and Republicans focus more on religion war in North Korea/other countries

What was decided in the Gideon versus Wainwright case and why is it important

Denied a lawyer bc of the crime no state can deny a person a lawyer no matter what the crime is

compare and contrast direct democracy with representative democracy

Direct everyone gets a part/vote representative elect people to vote for you

What is separation of power and how does it work

Divides the government into three branches with their own powers and responsibilities

Where does most money come from for campaigns

Donate or own pockets

What is a system of checks and balances

Each branch of government has the ability to limit the powers of the other branches to prevent one from becoming too powerful

What are the different ways a president might leave the presidency

End of Term didn't win again impeachment resigned or death

Why is the phrase we the people and the rest of the preamble to the US constitution so important? What are the six goals of the document as laid out in the preamble?

Establish justice, Promote general welfare, form a more perfect union

What is the census and when is it conducted and why

Every 10 years determine how many people live there and determine how many representatives each state gets

What was decided in the Plessy versus Ferguson case and why is it important

Everyone gets the same rights separate but equal

What was decided in the Miranda versus Arizona case and why is it important

Everyone has the same rights one getting arrested Miranda rights

What are two factors that really help shape public opinion

Family and media

Compare and contrast the articles of confederation with the US Constitution

The articles are the rules that were agreed by the US but the constitution is the rule that we live by today it was also stronger than the articles were

What is the difference between the federalist and the anti-federalist

The federalist wanted constitution and the anti-federalist were against

What is the supremacy clause?

The highest form of law in the US legal system

What is the veto power

The power to refuse to approve a bill

What is a pardon

The president for giving someone of a crime and releasing them from jail

What are constitutes

The residence of a congressional district or state

What is government?

The system got implementing decisions made through the political process

What are some typical characteristics of voter and non-voters

Voters are usually older than 60 and more women than men and nonvoters are usually under 60 and more rich than Poor

What is the main idea of political parties outlined in the constitution and are they in there

There are none

How is the senate of continuous body and why is it

They are elected only every six years there's never more than 1/3 of Senate up for election at a time so there's always 2/3 working

What was the constitutional convention? What type of government was created at it

They fix the articles and added another house of Congress. A republic was created

Why might someone who was accused of a crime request a change of venue

They think the jury won't be fair to them

What impact have third-party/minor parties had on elections

They weaken the two main parties and they usually don't win

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? When was it signed

Thomas Jefferson 1776

Why do people tend to join political

To find people they agree with

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution? What group of people one of them added to the constitution and why?

To make sure people had rights and the government didn't have too much power the federalist wanted it so it wasn't too much power to the government

What is preventive detention

To put someone in jail to protect them

What is the job of a grand jury

To see if there is enough evidence to charge someone of a crime

How long is a house members term in office

Two years

How long is a term of congress

Two years

What role is head of the Senate

Vice President

How does the president have the power to check and balance the other two branches

Vito appoints judges and pardons Congress and Supreme Court

What is a democracy?

government by the people