Unit 1-3

If the person in the striped shirt is disabled, and has a difficult time drinking from a glass, which Constitutional Amendment could be violating? (cartoon is a man on the ground with cops on top of him handcuffing him because he was drinking out of a plastic straw)

14th amendment

Article 2, section _____ of the Constitution gives the president the power to appoint "all other officers of the United States, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for."

2

SCOTUS currently have ________ Justices

9

Which of the following is most likely to violate the 5th amendment?

A police officer forgets to read a detained citizens their rights upon arrest

Which Article demands that Congress shall have the power to declare the punishment of treason?

Article 3

Which Article of Constitution creates the Judicial Branch?

Article 3

What was the effect of the opinion in Schenck vs United States?

As Long as speech does not present a clear and present danger, it is allowed

Which Court Case established that separate but equal was inherently unequal ?

Brown vs Board of Education

_________ - Persuading the public will hopefully persuade congress

Bully Pulpit

What are large, complex organization in which employees have very specific job responsibilities and work within a hierarchy of authority?

Bureaucracy's

________ regulate and set objectives for carrying out Congressional laws at the presidents direction.

Bureaucrats

____________ committees are temporary to compromise on legislative bills

Conference

Functions of the Federal Bureaucracy inclide the following EXCEPT ______________.

Congressional Action

The President can do the following except _____________

Create Bureaucracy's

The President can do the following except ______________

Create Bureaucracy's

An employee wrongly terminated from her job because of her race or gender should contact which government institution of office for help? It is now clear that the challenged laws burden the liberty of same sex couples, and it must be further acknowledged that they abridge central precepts of equality. Here the marriage laws enforced by the respondents are in essence unequal: same-sex couples are denied all the benefits afforded to opposite-sex couples and are barred from exercising a fundamental right. especially against a long history of disapproval of their relationships, this denial to same-sex couples of the right to marry works a grave and continuing harm. The imposition of this disability on gays and lesbians serves to disrespect and subordinate them. -Justice Anthony Kennedy, Majority Opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges(2015)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Which of the following constitutional provisions is most relevant to the political cartoon below? (a man from the government is holding a block with roman numerals on and is saying "hello, I'm from the government and I'm here to decide who the lord your God is.")

Establishment Clause

The Miranda rule stems from rights protected by which of the following amendments?

Fifth and sixth amendments

___________ committees contain House and Senate members and have limited authority

Joint

The president may remove top level officials except __________

Judges

Civil Liberties consist of:

Legal and constitutional protections against the government.

________ wanted 10% of southerners to swear an oath of allegiance after the civil war.

Lincoln

____________ - A spokesperson and organizer of the legislative agenda.

Majority Leader

A party enforcer is also known as a _________

Majority leader

Which Court Case established Judicial Review?

Marbury vs Madison

_________ - Hate Crimes Prevention Act..... expanding hate-crime law to address attack over gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability

Obama

The power to __________ grants the president authority to completely wipe out the legal effects of a conviction

Pardon

Began the creation of a merit-based system of service

Pendleton Civil Service Act 1883

Which Court Case determined that separate but equal was constitutional?

Plessy vs Ferguson

A(n) _________ is used indirectly for an unsigned legislative bill.

Pocket Veto

___________ - Responsible for national interests but responsive to local demands

Policy Gridlock

In the Engal v. Vitale case of 1962, the Supreme Court ruled that _______ was (were) unconstitutional.

Prayers done as classroom exercises in public schools

___________ - Symbolic leadership who presides in Vice Presidents absence

President Pro Tempore

Which of the following statements best describes how the balances of liberties and safety has been interpreted over time?

different courts in different times have found different balances

________ is an informal power that gives the president the authority to use the military temporarily.

executive privilege

Congress overseas the bureaucracy by _________________

investigate agency activities

_________ are specific roles outlined in the constitution

constitutional authority

The _______________ can provide due process for individuals affected by a bureaucratic action.

federal courts

____________ representation - sharing similarities with constituents

Descriptive

Roosevelt's Court packing plan involved the _____________ of SCOTUS power.

Dilution

Which Court Case determined that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in court?

Dred Scot vs Sandford

_________ - New Deal Programs, minimum wage, social security, Court Packing

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Beginning with the case of _______ in 1925, the supreme Court began to rule that the Bill of Rights applied directly to the states, as well as to the national government.

Gitlow v. New York

Restricts federal employee participation in certain partisan political activities

Hatch Act

The __________ stemmed from the Virginia Plan.

House of Representatives

A(n) ___________ is a politician seeking re-election

Incumbent

__________ used the veto twelve times, more than any president before him.

Jackson

_________ power is split between the legislative and executive. Power of the Purse can also be used under these circumstances

Military

Which Court Case established rights of due process when confronted with law enforcement?

Miranda vs Arizona

__________ committees are temporary for specific needs.

Select

The ________ was state elected until the 17th Amendment

Senate

A member of the House of Rep. who handles the legislative agenda, committees assignments, scheduling, and a party strategy is titles _______________.

Speaker of the House

All of the following are federal bureaucratic organizations except ____________.

Special intest groups

__________ committees are permanent

Standing

A ____________ is where presidents can give status of the country, give legislative agenda, and claim credit for successful programs.

State of the Union Address

Adjudicatory Power includes the power to do all of the following EXCEPT ______________

Subpoenas

___________ representation - How officials represent constituents.

Substantive

Which of the following constitutional provisions would the author cite to support the opinion? It is now clear that the challenged laws burden the liberty of same sex couples, and it must be further acknowledged that they abridge central precepts of equality. Here the marriage laws enforced by the respondents are in essence unequal: same-sex couples are denied all the benefits afforded to opposite-sex couples and are barred from exercising a fundamental right. especially against a long history of disapproval of their relationships, this denial to same-sex couples of the right to marry works a grave and continuing harm. The imposition of this disability on gays and lesbians serves to disrespect and subordinate them. -Justice Anthony Kennedy, Majority Opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges(2015)

The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon above? (cartoon is a man on the ground with cops on top of him handcuffing him because he was drinking out of a plastic straw)

There is a debate on the validity of legislation aimed at protecting the environment as opposed to upholding individual choices.

Which court case determined that free speech in schools is constitutionally protected?

Tinker vs Des Moines

Which of the following pieces of civil rights legislation would result from President Johnson's speech? "but even if we pass this bill the battle will not be over. what happened in Slema is part of a far larger movement which reaches into every section and state of America. it is the effort of American blacks to secure for themselves the full blessings of American life. Their cause must be our cause too. Because it's not just Blacks, but really it's all of us, who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice..... And we shall overcome. -President Lyndon B. Johnson - March 15, 1965

Voting Rights Act

Which of the following actions by public school students would most likely be protected symbolic speech based on eh precedent established by Tinkier v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)?

Wearing t-shirt objecting to a school board descision

_________ progressive policies, worked towards an 8 hour work day, and to prevent child labor abuses.

Wilson

In Wisconsin v. Yonder (1973), The Supreme Court ruled that freedom of religious practice was more important than the right of the government to interfere in deciding in favor of:

the right of Amish parents in to take their children our of Public school after the eighth grade.

The iron triangle establishes mutually dependent relationships that connect business groups with the national government

true

__________ is a formal executive power that gives the president the authority to deny a bill

veto