Unit 5: State And Local Government

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Roles of president

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-Chief of state: spokesman

-Chief executive: running organization

-Chief administrator: rep of nation

-Chief diplomat: most important powers

-Commander in chief: US military

-Chief legislator: power to shape policy

-Chief of party: helps party get elected

-Chief citizen: for the people

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5 types of presidential power

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Legislative power: goes with chief legislator

-Executive power: goes with chief executive and chief administrator (carry out duties of office)

-Judicial power: justice

-Military power: goes with commander in chief

-Diplomatic power: goes with chief Diplomatic

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Process for selecting cabinet members

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The president-elect draws up a list of candidates after consulting with campaign advisers, congressional leaders, and representatives

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Regional Security alliance

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treaties in which the US and other countries involved have agreed to take collective action to meet aggression in a particular part of the world

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Bureaucracy

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a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

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Federal spending-types and where the money goes

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Mandatory spending: money that must be spent (programs placed and already given a budget)

Discretionary spending: can change (education, safety, recreation)

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Order of Presidential Succession (1st 5)

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Vice president (Joe Biden)

Speaker of the house (Paul Ryan)

President pro tempore (Orin Hatch)

Secretary of state (John Kerry)

Secretary of Treasury

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Attorney General

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the principal legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government.-the head of the US Department of Justice.

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Secretary of defense

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is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense, an Executive Department of the Government of the United States of America. The Secretary of Defense's power over the United States military is second only to that of the President.

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Secretary of interior

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The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for establishing standards for all programs under Departmental authority and for advising Federal agencies on the preservation of historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Secretary of state

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the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs

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Make-up of the executive branch

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The executive branch of Government makes sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed. The President of the United States is the head of the executive branch of government. This branch is very large so the President gets help from the Vice President, department heads (Cabinet members), and heads of independent agencies.President: Leader of the country and commands the military.Vice President: President of the Senate and becomes President if the President can no longer do the job.Departments: Department heads advise the President on issues and help carry out policies.Independent Agencies: Help carry out policy or provide special services.

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United Nations

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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. The organization works on economic and social development programs, improving human rights and reducing global conflicts.

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NAFTA

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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral rules-based trade bloc in North America

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NATO

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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO /ˈneɪtoʊ/; French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.

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Foreign policy

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a government's strategy in dealing with other nations

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Revenue for federal government

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Property taxes: taxes paid on the value of your home and business

Fines

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Branch that continues to grow

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AAUW

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Wars powers resolution

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The War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548) is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.

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Laws the governs the states

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A "choice of law" or "governing law" provision in a contract allows the parties to agree that a particular state's laws will be used to interpret the agreement, even if they live in (or the agreement is signed in) a different state

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Initiative

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An issue brought up by the people which they get it places on the ballot

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Referendum

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An issue initiated by the state legislator and then referred to the people for a final vote

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Recall

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Vote to remove a public official from office

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Where citizens have most influence (level of govt.)

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Local level

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Forms of revenue for state and local governments

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Fees

Bonds

Levies

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Number of districts in Idaho

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35

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Number of senators and reps per district

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1 from each district...2 reps total

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Terms of office for governor

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Four years

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Terms of office for legislators

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H=2

S=6

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JFAC

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(Joint Finance Appropriations Committee) a committee of the Idaho legislator

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Sovereign rights

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A sovereign right refers to a legal right possessed by state or its agencies and enables a state to carry out its official functions for the benefit of public.

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Services provided by state and local government

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Garbage

Mail

Tax

Fees

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Plaintiff

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a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

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Defendant

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an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.

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Original Jurisdiction

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The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision

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Appellate Jurisdiction

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Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.

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Precedent

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In common law legal systems, a precedent or authority is a principle or rule established in a previous legal case that is either binding on or persuasive for a court or other tribunal when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.

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Who/what established the Supreme Court?

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Congress

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Who/what established the lower federal courts?

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The constitution

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Criminal law

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a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.

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Civil law

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the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.

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Due Process

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Due process is the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.

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Why do appeals take place?

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So that an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed.

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Judicial review

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is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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Judicial Activism

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is when judges substitute their own political opinions for the applicable law, or when judges act like a legislature (legislating from the bench) rather than like a traditional court.

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Judicial Restraint

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is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power.

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Marbury v Madison

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the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution. William Marbury had been appointed a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia in the final hours of the Adams administration.

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Gideon v Wainwright

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The individual at the center of this case, Clarence Gideon, sent a handwritten petition to the Supreme Court challenging his conviction for breaking into a Florida pool hall.