Constitutions
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Other
100
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
What are a few rights protected by the First amendment
100
2 years, then whole house is up for election
How long is a congress members term?
100
To execute the law
What is job of the executive branch?
100
Had desegregated schools and helped in expanding Civil rights to most minorities.
What was the result from Brown V the Board of Education?
100
A principle of government that defines the relationship between the central government at the national level and its constituent units at the regional, state, or local levels. Under this principle of government, power and authority is allocated between the national and local governmental units, such that each unit is delegated a sphere of power and authority only it can exercise, while other powers must be shared.
What is federalism?
200
Nowhere
Where in the Constitution is political parties mentioned?
200
Specifically, it is the right of an individual to extend debate, allowing a lone member to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given proposal. It is commonly referred to as talking out a bill,and characterized as a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body.
What is a filibuster?
200
Power of appointment, Commander-in-Chief, Foreign Affairs, Executive Clemency,Veto
What are some formal powers of the president?
200
The agreement between a prosecutor and defendant, in defendant plead guilty to a certain charge and has a lessen sentence
What is a plea bargaining?
200
three-sided relationship between Congress, a Federal department or agency, and a particular industry or interest group.
What is an iron triangle?
300
This was the first great compromise of the Constitutional Convention, whereby it was agreed that in the Senate each State should have two members, and that in the House the number of Representatives was to be based upon population. Thus the rights of the small States were safeguarded, and the majority of the population was to be fairly represented.
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
300
the majority leader
Who is the true leader in the Senate?
300
Helps president in preparing the federal budget and oversee other bureaucratic agencies
What is Office of Management and Budget
300
States did not have power to tax national bank, or federal government. Helped the supremacy clause
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
400
It had three great weaknesses. It had no means of revenue independent of that received through its requisitions on the States, which were nothing more than requests, which the States could and did disregard; and it had no control over foreign or interstate commerce. Behind these lacks was its inability to compel the States to honor the national obligations. It could make treaties but had no means to compel obedience to them; or to provide for the payment of the foreign debt. It had responsibility but no power as a national government; no means of coercing the States to obedience even to the very inadequate grant given to the "League of Friendship" by the Articles of Confederation. But its greatest weakness was that it had no direct origin in, or action on, the people themselves; but, unlike both the Declaration of Independence and the later Constitution, knew only the States and was known only to them, calling them sovereign.
In what respect had the Confederation failed?
400
House: initiate tax laws, and spending bills. Senate:amending power on revenue bills
What is the unique power of the House and of the senate?
400
Original powers were open and left a lot of space to grow, US involvement in world, FDR's New Deal, wars, etc
Why have the powers of the presidency grown over the years?
400
The custom in the U.S. Senate of refusing to confirm a presidential appointment to office opposed by both senators from the state of the appointee or by the senior senator of the President's party.
What is Senatorial Courtesy?
400
Family, School, Mass Media, Religion, Peers, Religion
What are some factors that influence Political Socialization
500
The Constitution provides only that no person shall be a representative "who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen"; but makes no requirement as to residence within the district
Must a member of the House of Representatives be a resident of the district which he represents?
500
Standing, Joint,Select and Conference
What are the different types of Committees?
500
Rule of Four, four judges want to review decision.
How can the Supreme Court review the decision of a lower Court?
500
also called McCain-Feingold Act, it help regulate soft money, and issue advocacy ads
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?
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