Constitutional Democracy
How many Amendments are there in the Constitution?
27
What is the single most important agent of political socialization?
Family
How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
435
What Amendment limited the president to two terms of office?
What case guarantees a lawyer for the defendant?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What do we call it when the Presidency is led by one party and the Legislature is led by the other?
divided government
What is the name for every individual in a group having a known and equal chance of being selected for a survey?
Random Sampling
What majority is needed to vote to override a presidential veto?
2/3
What is a pocket veto?
What precedent and what case did Brown versus Board overturn?
Separate but Equal, Plessy v. Ferguson
What is the difference between representative and direct democracy?
In a representative democracy, people vote for representatives who enact policies.
In a direct democracy, people decide on policies without any mediator.
What is the difference from a social movement and an interest group?
Social movements are large groups of people pushing collectively for significant political or social change.
Interest groups are explicitly organized to represent and advocate for a specific interest or policy issue.
What is a filibuster?
Informal term for any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length, by offering numerous procedural motions, or by any other delaying or obstructive actions.
What is the difference between an executive order and a law?
An executive order is a signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government.
A law is passed by Congress and the President that all citizens must follow.
How many members of the Supreme Court are there?
Nine
What state was the compromise that led to a bicameral legislature named after?
Connecticut
What is a leadership PAC?
a political committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding a federal office.
What are two powers of the House Rules Committee?
The Committee usually sets the conditions for debate and may also waive various points of order against a bill or an amendment which would otherwise prevent House action
What is a lame duck?
Lame duck president is a president whos successor has already been determined.
Who does the Constitution give the power to set up the US federal Courts?
Congress
What do we call powers that are shared by both state and federal government?
Concurrent Powers
What is party dealignment?
The gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the parties, as seen in part by shrinking party identification.
List three ways a bill can die.
killed in a committee
killed on the floor
killed in the opposing house
vetoed by the president
Name three presidential powers in the Constitution
Commander in Chief of the Amy
nominate, appoint, and make treaties
fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
What are the 5 primary purposes of the Judicial Branch
interpret federal laws
resolve legal disputes
punish those who violate the law
make decisions in civil cases
assess the innocence or guilt of a person based on criminal laws.