Unit 1
What is democracy?
A system of government where power is held by the people
The United States has what type of political system
Two-party system
Congress is divided into two because of what compromise?
Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise
The executive branch is what article of the Constitution?
Article II
For the points answer both questions.
Which court was established by the Constitution?
How many justices are on this court?
Supreme Court
9
Powers that are written in the Constitution are called what?
enumerated powers
Elections are held when (federal/general elections)?
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Answer all these questions for points.
How many Senators are there in the United States?
How many House of Representative members are there in the United States?
What is needed for both (consider age,citizenship and serving)
100
435
Senator- 30, citizenship 9 years, must be a resident of the state they are being elected to. Serve 6 years.
House-25, citizenship 7 years, must be a resident of the state they are being elected to. Serve 2 years
Answer these two questions for the points.
If the President and Vice President are no longer able to run who is next in line?
What is it called as the person designed to sit out of situations like the State of the Union Address?
Speaker of the House
Designated Survivor
What Supreme Court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury vs Madison
(The power of federal courts to declare laws or actions of the government unconstitutional)
The idea of republicanism is what?
Belief in a representative democracy, power is held by people through elected representatives
You must answer all of the questions correctly to get the points.
How old do you have to be to run for President? Senator? House of Representative?
How long is a term for Senators? How long is a term for House members?
Do they have term limits?
President-35
Senator-30
HR-25
Senator-6 HR-2
No
What is the name of the Presiding officer of the House and the Senate?
(Do not need actual names just titles)
House- Speaker of the House
Senate- Vice President -When not there the President Pro Tempore is.
What is the impeachment processes? Need to include all of the numbers and process in order.
Begins with the House of Representatives
If approved the President is impeached.
Senate vote ⅔ majority vote is required to convict and remove the President from office
If convicted, the President is immediately removed and the Vice President assumes the role.
Who appoints federal judges?
The President with Senate confirmation.
What is limited government?
Government can only do what people give it the permission to do.
The United States is required to take a census every 10 years to do what in the government?
To determine each states representation in the House of Representatives.
A procedure in the US Senate to delay or block a vote on a bill by preventing debate on it from ending is called what?
Filibuster
What are all of seven different roles the President has?
Chief Executive,Commander in Chief, Chief Diplomat, Chief Legislator, Chief of State, Chief of Party, and Chief Citizen.
What Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction?
Supreme Court
What happened in McCulloch vs Maryland?
What did it establish?
In 1816, the US Congress established the Second Bank of the US.
Maryland did not like a national bank competing with their local banks so they decided to pass a law taxing the national bank. James McCulloch, who was the cashier of the Baltimore branch which was taxed, refused to pay.
The Supreme Court decided that even though the Constitution didn’t explicitly state that they could create a bank, under the Necessary and Proper clause, they had the ability to do so. Strengthened the federal government’s power by reaffirming the Necessary and Proper Clause
Reinforced the supremacy of federal law over conflicting state laws.
Campaign finance refers to how money is raised and spent in political campaigns.
What are the three different types of campaign finances? Explain at least one.
Political Action Committees,Super PACS, and Dark Money
What is the order of how a Bill becomes a Law?
(Starting in the House)
Idea brought to the House member
Go to Committee in the house
floor of the house/debate
Next goes to the other chamber
Committee in the Senate
Senate floor/debate
Presidential Action- Sign/veto/Pocket veto/Allow while Congress is in session 10 days is law.
What does each Presidential role do? At least list one thing for each.
Chief Executive-Enforces and carries out federal laws.
Commander in Chief-Leads all branches of the U.S. armed forces.
Chief Diplomat-Negotiates treaties and agreements with other countries (Senate approves treaties).
Chief Legislator-Approves or vetoes bills passed by Congress.
Chief of State-Ceremonial leader and symbolic figure of the nation.
Chief of Party-Helps shape party platform and policies.
Chief Citizen-Responds to crises, tragedies, or national celebrations.
What is the difference between Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinion.
Majority is all in agreement for the outcome.
Concurring agrees but different explanation for the outcome.
Dissenting is disagreeing with the Majority.