Propoganda
What is the term for forms of communication that spreads information to a large number of people?
Mass Media
Each state has one of these, (we usually think of the one for the country when we think of this word)
Constitution
Name the two Houses fo Congress
House of Representatives and Senate.
T/F The President makes laws
FALSE (Ms. Jenkins will cry if you said True)
What are the 2 types of law?
Criminal and civil
Who is our state senator?
Paul Feeney
Name a requirement to be a member of the House of Representatives
1. 25 years and above, 2. been a US citizen for over 7 years, 3. be a legal resident of the state they represent.
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to become president?
270
What are the requirements in the Constitution to work in the Judicial Branch?
Zero in the constitution
What technique is used when politicians use famous people to advertise their campaign?
Testimonials/Endorsement
The Full Faith and credit clause states what?
each state will accept decisions of civil courts in other states.
What is the TOTAL number of Congress members? (House of Representatives plus Senate)
535 people
What's the difference between domestic and foreign policy?
Domestic Policy is where the Administer's decisions relate to issues within the country borders.
Foreign Policy is where the Administer's decisions relate to issues outside the country borders
Name the court case where Judical Review was established.
Marbury v. Madison
A soda and telling you to buy their product is what kind of propaganda?
Revealed Propaganda
Say Ms. Jenkins went out to buy some groceries, and came back outside to see that her car got hit by a bright green cybertruck. She later found out she would need to pay $3500 for all the damages to her car, so she wants the man who owned the cybertruck to pay up. What type of court should Ms. Jenks take this to?
Small Claims Court
Each party has a whip, what does a whip do?
Counts votes, encourage party loyalty, and ensure party members are present for votes
How many executive departments are there?
15
All federal judges are appointed by who?
The President
A politician says they will focus on lowering healthcare costs for their platform, give an example of a plank for this issue.
(Answers may vary) Universal healthcare, controlling the prices on prescriptions, increase funding in existing programs, etc.
Let's say there's a time where getting cats is super popular, and there's suddenly way too many cats everywhere in Massachusetts , and people want a law regarding this new cat overpopulation. What has to happen in order to make this law?
1. a bill gets filed
2. bill gets assigned to a Joint Committee
3. the bill gets ready by the clerk
4. after committee reviews, the bill gets a second reading
5. Debates about the bill and propose amendments
6. vote to engross the bill
7. Governor signs/vetos/pocket vetos/returns the bill
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump.
Things like NASA and the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights are examples of what?
Independent Agencies
Name the three types of opinions a judge can write and what they each are.
Majority: opinion where most judges agree with
Concurring: opinion where one justice disagrees
dissenting: opinion where multiple justices disagree