Separation of Powers
What is the highest court in the land?
(Supreme Court)
Posters, posts, and advertisements that want you to take action are called:
(propaganda)
The people rule:
(Democracy)
List three titles/roles of the President:
(Commander-in-chief, Chief of State, Chief Diplomat, Chief Executive, Chief of Party, Chief Legislator, Chief Citizen)
What are the two main political parties in the United States?
(Republican / Democratic)
Who has the power to declare war?
(Legislative branch)
Images that tell an often sarcastic or biased story are called:
(political cartoons)
Everyone must follow the law, including government officials:
(Rule of law)
What speech does the President give each year?
(State of the Union)
What do we call parties which introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue and often revolve around political personalities?
(Third Parties)
Who prepares the annual budget for the country?
(Executive branch)
What is one strategy to evaluate speeches, literature, advertisements, and media?
(Separating fact from opinion, detecting bias, evaluating sources, identifying propaganda)
Citizens give the government authority in exchange for the protection of their rights:
(Consent of the governed)
What are the leaders of each of the executive departments collectively called?
Cabinet
What are two ways individuals and interest groups can influence public policy?
(identifying issues, political contributions, lobbying, expressing opinions)
Who appoints ambassadors, judges, and cabinet officers?
(Executive branch)
What is one role that mass media plays in elections?
(Identifying candidates, emphasizing issues, writing editorials / cartoons / op-ed, posting to social media, broadcasting different points of view)
The people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf:
(Representative government)
The President can issue someone legal forgiveness called a:
(Pardon)
What are three of the reasons for the Constitution listed in the Preamble?
(form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, common defense, general welfare, blessing of liberty)
What part of the Constitution defines the powers of the three branches?
(Articles I, II, and III)
What is one way the media sets the public agenda?
(Focusing attention, offering a forum to showcase different views, holding officials accountable)
Government is not all powerful and may only do the things the people have given it the power to do:
(Limited government)
What laws can the President enact immediately?
(Executive orders / acts)
What are three of the primary issues in the legislative process at the state level?
(Education, public health, environment, state budget, revenue)