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48 Cards in this Set
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True or false, politics are about conflict? |
True |
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America is what type of democracy? |
Constitutional democracy. |
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What created a weak central government and a loose alliance of nearly independent states? |
Articles of confederation. |
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The constitution is a set of rules which people live peacefully by? |
True |
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True or false, trust in the government is increasing. |
False |
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What system of government divides power between central and regional governments? |
Federalism |
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What do many debates concerning federalism reflect? |
Difficult views about the ultimate role of the federal government and state government itself. |
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Are local governments mentioned in the constitution? |
No. Federal and state are. |
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in what type of federalism are the responsibilities of the national government and state government clearly separated. |
Layer cake federalism. |
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What was the u.s. first government constitution? |
Articles of confederation. |
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What are civil liberties? |
Protections from improper government actions. |
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Procedural liberties substantive liberties |
Procedural: Limits on how the government can act. Substantive: limits what government shall have the power to do. |
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The fact that the government should not establish a national religion is an example of a substantive liberty? |
True |
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Is the concept of power in government limited to physical force? |
No. Power is more than physical. |
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Some framers feel that adding a B.O.R. was unnecessary? |
True. They did not all think it was necessary. |
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In what type of government does power flow from central to local government? |
Unitary. |
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Who has the power to print money? |
Congress. Not state government. |
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Does the freedom of religion fall under the first amendment? |
Yes. First amendment: impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, etc... |
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The _______ and _______ recognize 2 sources of power by granting a few expressed powers to the national government and reserving all others to the states. |
Constitution and B.O.R. |
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What amendment guarantees the right to bear arms? |
2nd amendment. |
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What are the original 10 amendments called? |
Bill Or Rights |
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Were the Japanese subject to discrimination in WWII? |
Yes. Put in camps. |
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Does the 14th amendment guarantee that only people born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens? |
No. There are other ways than birth to become a citizen. 14th amendment states "all born or naturalized." |
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Congress is a ________ legislature with _________ members. |
Bicameral 535 |
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What is the minimum age for a member of the H.O.R. |
25 |
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How many congressional seats are assigned to Florida in 2016? |
27 |
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Total number of U.S. senators can not be more than? |
100. 2 for each state. |
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One of the powers assigned to congress by the constitution is to? |
Declare war. |
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What % of bills die in the committee? |
95% |
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US senators are elected every ______ years? |
6 |
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H.O.R. term length is ________ years? |
2 |
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Where is a representatives primary responsibility? |
To the district and his/her constituency (area where elected). |
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What is the best explanation for there being a small amount of woman in congress?
As of 2016 how many woman served in a US senate? |
Incumbency is a very powerful resource, and most incumbents are men.
20% |
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Which article of the constitution grants the president their executive powers? |
Article 2. 1 is congress/ legislative. 3 is judiciary. |
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Constituent |
A person who lives in the district represented by a member of legislature. |
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True or false. Number of seats assigned to a state may change every 10 years because of the census? |
True |
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Who are Florida's current senators? |
Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio. |
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What article/section of the constitution gives the president his powers as commander in chief? |
Article 2 section 2 |
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T/F one of the goals of the constitution as stated by the preamble is establishing justice. |
True |
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Civil rights |
Obligations imposed on the government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action. |
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Who is vice president? |
Joe Biden |
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Is the electoral college in the constitution? |
Yes. |
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Does the constitution give the president the authority to nominate judges to the supreme court? |
Yes. |
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Kant's 5 ideas of government. |
1. Republican government is ideal for freedom. 2. Constitutional freedom: the right to only obey laws which they consent. 3. Civil equality: no laws can make you inferior to others. 4. Political independence: Political status from persons right rather than from the will of another. 5. Freedom and dignity should be part of the citizenship. |
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Rawles. "the veil of ignorance" what did he want us to understand? |
Justice requires impartiality. Justice is fairness. But life is unfair. You must write laws as though you ignorant of who you are. |
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Presidents 3 types of powers |
Expressed powers: clearly stated in the constitution. Ex: make treaties, pardon, nom judges, veto. Inherited powers: powers the president claim he received from a second source other than expressed. Delegated powers: Powers given to president by congress. Ex: patriot act. |
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Weber's 6 characteristics of bureaucracy |
1. Division of labor 2. rules and regulations 3. Rules of impartiality (rules apply to all) 4.Employment of technical skills. 5: Distinction between public and private 6: Hierarchical structure. |
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4 C's of the constitution |
Conflict Compromise Cooperation Community |
