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| Qualities of a nation-state (country) |
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| Population (people), Territory (land), Sovereignty (absolute rule), and government (philosophy) |
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| absolute (in every single case) right to rule; sovereign over the people and its land |
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| Dictatorship: all power origionates form _________ |
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| a single, central place (geographically, capital) |
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| Democracy: ruled by _______ |
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| Democracy requires ________ to be sucessful. |
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| the peoples involvement (minimal idea of what is going on) |
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| Three divisions of verticle government: |
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| Federal (national), State, Local |
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| Examples of Federal government |
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| Federal taxation, defense, social security, Medicare |
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| Examples of State government |
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| State income tax, transportation issues, education, highwayt patrol |
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| Examples of Local government |
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| Sales tax, local police, sanitation, public safety |
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| What are the three branches of horizontal government |
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| Executive, Legislative, Judicial |
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| Purpose of executive branch |
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| Heads of federal, state, and local levels of the executive branch |
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| President, governor, mayor |
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| Purpose of legislative branch |
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| Levels of judicial branch |
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| Congress (federal), State legislature (state), Board of Aldermen (local) |
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| Purpose of the judicial branch |
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| Levels of the Judicial branch |
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| Supreme Court (Federal), State Supreme Courtm(State), Circuit,Municipal (Local) |
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| The two types of democracy |
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| All citizens participate in the decision making prosess (Small, educated populations) |
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| Elected officials who vioce the opinions(views) of those they represent |
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| Those to whom an elected official is responsible |
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| The six qualities of the American System |
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| Separation of Power, Federalism, Checks and Balances, Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Judicial Review |
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| People in the middle of the political scale |
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| right of center, little government, as little government as possible, decentralization of government |
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| Left of center, more government, centralization of government |
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| Purpose of Checks and Balances |
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| No one branch is allowed to become too powerful |
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| Executive Check on Legislative |
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| President can veto a bill passed by Congress (Article 1, Clause 7, Section 1) |
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| Legislative check on Executive |
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| President must have congressional approval of a declaration of war |
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| Judicial check on the Legislative |
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| Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional |
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| Power of the Supreme Court to determine the consitutionality of laws in or our the Constitution |
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| Case which lade the foundation for judicial review |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) |
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| Case which the Supreme Court reviewed in Marbury v. Madison |
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| Chief Justice during Marbury v. Madison |
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| Chief Justice John Marshal |
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| People have the absolute right to rule requent and fair elections |
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| Government should only have so much authority |
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| The U.S. Constiution was ratified in _____ |
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| Year of the Constitutional Covnention |
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| Detials civil liberties, NOT civil rights |
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| Bill of rights was ratified in ____. |
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| In order, the divisions of the Constitution (from largest to smallest) |
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| Articles, sections, clauses |
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| National Supremacy Clause |
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| Laws made by the national governemtn super cede all other laws |
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| Article and Section of the National Supremacy Clausre |
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| Years under the articles Articles of Confederation |
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| Focus of the Articles of Confederation |
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| Completly decentralized government; based on states rights |
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| Focus of the Articles of Confederation |
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| Completly decentralized government; based on states rights |
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| Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (3) |
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| No uniform currency, Central government had little power, no regulated interstate trade |
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| The national government has the right to regulate "interstate trade" |
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| case which takes the Commerce Clause beyond just "interstate trade"; now extends to both economic and social concerns that may be loosely related to "commerce" |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| States must respect the public records and laws of every other state |
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| Examples of Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Marriage, Drinking Age, Driving Age, Illegal Activity (if you commit a crime in missouri then you commit a crime in every other state. |
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| Examples of Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Marriage, Drinking Age, Driving Age, Illegal Activity (if you commit a crime in missouri then you commit a crime in every other state. |
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| States have the ability ot return criminals to them for prosecution |
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| Three Types of Powers designated by the U.S. Constiution (primarily as they pertain to the legislative branches) |
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| Enumerated(Expressed), Implied, Concurrent |
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| Powers specifically given by the United States Constiution |
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| Examples of Federal Enumerated Powers |
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| (Art.1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1-17) Lay and collect taxes, coin/borrow money, regulate value of money, declare war, appropriate funds for the military |
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| Powers shared by the federal and state governments |
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| Power not specifically stated in the constiution |
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| Implied Powers are based on the _________. |
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| "Necessary and Proper Clause" or "Elastic Clause" |
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| The elastic clause found in ___ ____ ___ of the Constiution. |
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| Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 |
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| Examples of the Elastic Clause |
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| Federal Regulations on things that wer'nt around in 1789: Automobiles, Air Travel, TV, Computers etc. |
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| Statement of goals and objectives for the constitution |
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| What are the six goals set forth by the Constitution |
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| Form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquilty, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, insure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity |
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| two houses (legislative branch) |
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| Large State Plane (Prosposed by, and about ______) |
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| Virginia Plan, representation by population density |
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| Small State Plan (Purposed by, and about _______) |
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| New Jersey Plan, Based o an equal amount per state |
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| accept both plans thus creating a bicameral Congress (House, Senate) |
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| Senate is based on the ______ Plan |
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| House was designed after the ______ plan. |
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| Qualifications for Senators |
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| Agea: 30 years old, Citizen: 9 years, Residency: Lie in state represented for 1 year |
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| Term of Office for he Senate |
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| % of the senate is up every election year |
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| The senate is a _______ body. |
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| 1/3 of the Senate is call a ________ . |
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| Kid Bond (R), Clair McCaskill (D) |
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| Senior Senator from Missouri |
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| Junior Senator from Missouri |
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| The outcome of senatorial elections since 2000: |
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| 2000 - Carnahan; 2002 - Talent; 2004 Bond; 2006 - McCaskill; 2008 - None |
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| In Theory, who will be up for election in 2010? 2012? 2014? |
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| Bond (2010) (may resign), McCaskill (2012), None (2014) |
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| Presiding officer of the Senate (Vice President) (Joe Biden) |
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| The president of the Senate can vote in cases of _______. |
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| Pres. Pro Tempore of the Senate |
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| Ranking Member of the majority party (served the longest), Robert Byrd (D) West Virginia |
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| Mitch McConnel (R) Kentucky |
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| Most bills are ______ by congress |
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| Bills that must start in the House: |
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| Those who are employed by a member of congress in various capacities |
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| were bill are debated, discussed, and compromised on between members |
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| Committes parallel one another in the House and Senate. Examples: |
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| Senate/House Agrigulture Committee; Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means (Finance) |
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| Committes parallel one another in the House and Senate. Examples: |
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| Senate/House Agrigulture Committee; Senate Finance Committee, House Ways and Means (Finance) |
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| Special Interest Groups/ Politcal Action Committees |
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| Business interest attempting to get favorable legislation for their point of view |
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| Examples of business interests |
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| Tobacco, Alcohol, Guns (NRA), Airplanes, Big Oil |
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| Provide members of congress with financial contributions necessary for their election re-election |
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| Earmarks/Port Barrel Legislation |
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| Laws which benefit a small geographic area |
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| an addition to a bill which has little or nothing to do wit the bill |
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| Placing a bill back on the legislative calendar of a committee (No-win-issues) (Abortion) |
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| Time when Congress conducts its business (1 year) |
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| End of a legislative session |
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| A break in the legislative session |
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| Sight were business is conducted in either the Senate or the House |
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| Limitation of debate on a bill which can only occur in the Senate |
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| Votes required to obtain a cloture |
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| Meetings of members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives to agree on one form a bill, following agreement the bill goes back to the house of origin for a vote. |
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| In what situation can a bill pass the conference committee? |
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| If both Houses origionally pass the exact same bill |
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| Presidential Action on a bill |
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| Sign it (pass into law), do nothing 10 days(bill becomes law automatically), Veto, Pocket Veto |
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| President stops a bill from becoming law |
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| The President gets a bill with less than 10 days left in a legislative session, does nothing, the session ends, the bill has been pocket vetoed and does not become law |
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| Congress putting a bill into law by a 2/3 majority of both Houses after presidential veto |
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| Congress putting a bill into law by a 2/3 majority of both Houses after presidential veto |
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| Andrew Johnson (1868), Bill Clinton (1998) |
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| Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? |
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| Congress wanted Johnson removed from office. Congressed passed the Tenure of Office Act to trap Johnson. Johnson breakes law, and Congress impeaches (never removed from office). |
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| Why was bill Clinton impeached? |
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| Monica Lewinsky Scandal. Clinton lied under oath aboutht the scanadal. |
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| Presidents term of office |
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| How long can a president serve and it not be counted as a term |
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| Maximum time a president can hold office |
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| Minimum time (if he is re-elected) |
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| A president may only serve _____ terms. |
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| Limitation on Presidential terms comes from ________. |
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| 22nd Amendment of the Constitution |
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| Much like a monarchy, A president hold office for an extended period of time |
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| Before the 22nd amenament all presidents stepped down after two terms, established by George Washington |
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| Franklin Roosevelt served ______ terms. |
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| The 22nd amendment was ratified: |
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| Dwight Disenhower, John Kennedy, Lydon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Geoge W. Bush, Barack Obama |
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| Presidents Directly related by the 22nd Amendament |
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| Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush |
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| Qualifications for President |
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| Age: 35 years, Natural born citizen, Live in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years |
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| Youngest elected president |
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| According to the Constiution, instances when the president cannot serve |
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| Death, resignation, removal from office, inability to serve |
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| President who died in office: |
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| Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, Roosevelt, Kennedy |
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| Four presidents assassinated |
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| Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy |
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| Presidents removed from office |
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| Context and purpose of the 25th Amendment |
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| Kennedy assassination; the vice "shall be" the president, not "shall act as" |
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| After president: Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore, Sec. of State, Sec. of Treasury, Sec. of Defense |
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| President Pro Tempore is: |
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| President Pro Tempore is: |
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| Last in the line of succession: |
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| Sec. of Homeland Security (Janet Napoilitano |
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| In terms of the presidential election, the U.S. is a ______ ________ system. |
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| Only two political parties are the ones that have a realist chance of being elected |
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| Currently the two parties in our two party system are: |
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| Origional intent of the Republican Party |
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| Abolition of slavery (founded 1854) |
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| Political party that exists largely on one issue |
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| First Republican President |
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| 1816-1824, time when all cadidates ran as Democratic Republicans, no major debate amound cadidates |
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| Basis for the Democratic Party; Andrew Jackson won the majority vote and won the electoral college but did not have a majority of the electoral vote; the election was sent to the House were John Quincy Adams was given the presidency |
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| Do I have or can I get name recognition, Can I raise enough money, Can I get the backing o my politcal party (establishes themselves as a front runner) |
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| Examples were minority parties have changed the outcome of the election: |
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| 1912 William Howward Taft, 1968 Richard Nixon, 1992 Bill Clinton, 2000 George Bush |
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| Take place beginning in January of an election in all 50 states, elect candidates from each party |
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| Examples were minority parties have changed the outcome of the election: |
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| 1912 William Howward Taft, 1968 Richard Nixon, 1992 Bill Clinton, 2000 George Bush |
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| Decide the candidates for the major parties, begin in Jan. |
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| Two types of primary elections |
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| Direct primaries, caucuses |
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| meeting of like minded individuals who decide the candidate for a given state, not common (12 states) |
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| Local, Regional, Statewide |
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| First of the year, establishes front runner |
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| Registered voters from a given state cast their votes for their choice for president |
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| First direct, Feb. of an election year |
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| March of an election year, 8-12 primaries on one day |
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| Primaries are concluded by: |
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| National Convention of a politcal party |
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| Summer of an election (4 day event), purpose to elect candidate, write party platform, and nominate a vice-oresidential running mate |
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| actual delegate count for president at the convention, constituted by a role call |
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| To elect of candidate one needs a _____ ______ of delegates. |
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| 1860 Republican Convention |
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| Dead tie between William H. Sward (secretary of state) and Salmon P. Chase (Chief Justice), compromise made and Lincoln recieves candidacy. |
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| After convention, final push |
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| Highlight of Presidential Campaign |
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| 1960 First Televised Debate |
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| John Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon, Kennedy was presented much better, (age where image means more than substance) |
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| Presidential elections happen: |
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| The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every 4 years |
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| Vote of those registered to vote, legally means nothing |
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| Vote that elects the president |
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| Most states opperate on a ____ _____ ____ principle for electoral votes. |
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| States which do not follow the winner take all principle for electoral votes |
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| Nebraska, Maine (1 vote per district + 2 overall winner of state) |
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| Designed to act as a check on an uneducated population, comprised of Senators + House from a given state plus 3 for D.C. 538. |
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| D.C. gets 3 electoral college votes |
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| Number of votes needed to win presidence |
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| Largest elctoral states in order: |
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| California, Texas, New York, Florida |
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| In presidential elections, Missouri is a ___________ state. |
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| Members of the electoral college are: |
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| Devoted members of their respective political parties within a given state |
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| If a candidate wins a state: |
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| His parties slate of electors cast votes for the candidate |
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| Electoral votes are cast on: |
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| Electoral college votes are counted on |
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| The first day of a new congressional session or Jan. 3 which ever comes first |
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| Moved Inauguration Day from March 20, to January 20th. |
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| General categories of presidential power as it appears in the Constitution: |
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| Military, executive, diplomatic, judicial, legislative |
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| Military powers given to the president by the constiution |
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| the president is the commander and chief of the Army, Nave and Militia o fthe several states |
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| limits the president's ability to commit the U.S. Military after a period of 60 day w/o congressional approal |
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| Executive power of the president: |
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| Presidents appointment power |
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| President has the authority to appoint |
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| Ambassadors, Principal officers of the executve departments, public ministers and councils, justices of the supreme court, Inferior officers |
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| Representatives of the United States in a foreign country; these people live on American soil |
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| Principal Officers of the Executive Departments |
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| President has the power to appoint his cabinent, the only reference in the Constitution of the President's cabinet |
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| Public Ministers and Consuls |
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| Cabinet level positions, no cabinet members but are as important |
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| National Security Advisor, Domestic Affairs Advisor, Chairman for the Council on Economic Advisors, Head of the Office of Management, Head of the Office of Management and Budget |
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| Judicial powers of the president: |
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| Presidential acquittal of all charges against a citizen (except in cases of impeachment) |
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| Presidential lessening of a sentence |
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| Legislative powers of the president: |
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| Veto, Convene a special session of Congress, pocket veto, sign bill, executive order |
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| President making law while bypassing the Congress; examples (Creating a national wildlife preserve, designated protected land, proclamation |
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| Diplomatic powers of the President |
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| The president is regarded as the chief diplomatic of the U.S.; he is the ultimate spokesperson for the country; makes treaties |
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| NATO, NAFTA, SALT I AND II |
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| Number of Supreme Court Justices |
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| 9 justices - 1 chief justice, 8 associate justices |
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| S.C. Justices are appionted for a _____ term. |
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| S.C. Justices must be approved by: |
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| The Senate by a simple majority |
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| Qualifications for S.C. Justices |
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| No qualifications given by the Constitution |
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| Concervative Justices on the S.C. |
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| John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas |
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| John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Steven Breyer |
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| John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Steven Breyer |
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