Monarchies/Theocracies
Do theocracies typically allow for freedom of religion?
No.
What US president served the longest?
FDR
Name the 3 branches of government.
Legislative (Congress), Executive (President), Judiciary (Courts).
What is the job of a legislative body?
What is a party committee?
A committee made up of one party.
Who was the longest serving British Monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II.
What is the main argument against democracy?
Stability.
How does the US elect our president?
The Electoral College.
What is a bicameral legislature?
A legistlative body with 2 houses (like the US's House of Reps. and Senate).
What's a joint committee?
A committee made of members of both the House of Reps. and the Senate.
How do most monarchies transfer from ruler to ruler?
What type of democracy is the US?
How many representatives are in the House?
435
What type of court system does the US have?
Dual.
What's a select committee?
A temporary committee designed for a specific need (like regulating AI).
What geographic region are most modern theocracies located?
The Middle East.
How are prime ministers elected?
The winning party in parliment chooses their leader.
435 representatives + 100 senators +3 votes for DC = 538
What happens if the electoral college ties at 269 a pop?
The new house votes for the president and the new senate votes for the VP.
What's a standing committee?
A permanent committee, like Appropriations.
What's the difference between a Contitutional Monarchy and an Absolute Monarchy?
Constitutional Monarchies share power with an elected body (like parliment) and the monarch. Absolute Monarcheis have all their power with the ruler.
How many times in American History has the winner of the presidential election lost the popular vote?
5.
Daily Double!
What is considered the 4th branch of government?
The Bureaucracy (Departments and agencies).
What does Canada call it's parlimentary districts?
A Riding.
What's a conference committee?
A joint committee designed to compromise a similair bill that has passed in the House and Senate.