Civic Involvement
These are ways that you, as a citizen can be involved in the political process?
What is: Respecting rule of law; paying taxes; accepting responsibility for one's actions; voting; serving on juries; becoming informed on public issues; military service' community service; serving in public office?
Authority derived from the people (consent of the governed) is better known by these two words.
What is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
These 5 amendments expanded suffrage rights.
What are the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th Amendments?
These are the three branches of American Government and what they do.
What is the Legislative Branch (Make Laws); the Executive Branch (Enforce Laws); and the Judicial Branch (Interpret Laws)?
The economy is struggling. The government should create a(n) [Contractionary Policy or Expansionary Policy] to attempt to correct the economy.
What is Expansionary?
Organizations whose
members hold similar views - seek to
influence public policy through the
political and public policy processes
What is Interest Groups?
The system of government that requires national, state, and local governments to share in responsibility.
What is FEDERALISM?
These amendments are considered the Progressive Era Amendments.
What is the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th amendment?
This branch creates executive orders, which is an example of a temporary public policy.
What is the EXECUTIVE Branch?
There is too much money in the American economy. The Federal Reserve decides to [lower or increase] the discount rates (interest rates).
What is increase the interest rates?
When two people or groups have made concessions to a common agreement.
What is Compromise?
Distribution of power between the three branches of government.
What is Separation of Powers?
These amendments are considered the Civil War or Reconstruction Amendments.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
The main responsibility of the judicial branch. (two words)
What is judicial review?
This is the is name of Ohio's State Congress.
What is the General Assembly?
An example of a public record.
What are county tax records; state agency reports; Congressional records?
This original political party was not a fan of the new Constitution and preferred stronger state governments over a strong national government.
What are The Anti-Federalists?
This amendment says that the popo can't illegally search or seize your property?
What is the 4th amendment
This branch of government can impeach a President.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The number of Constitutions Ohio has had.
What is two, 1802 AND 1851?
This is a way to resolve conflict?
What is persuasion/compromise / consensus building / negotiation
These essays published in newspapers all around America in its founding years helped persuade American's to vote YES on the new Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
This amendment sets up presidential succession.
What is the 25th amendment?
This branch appoints Federal Judges.
What is the Executive Branch?
This clause states that the United States Constitution is the "Supreme Law" of the land and takes priority over any conflicting state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?