The American political system
Term referring to the division of power into a judicial, a legislative and an executive part.
What is the three branches of government?
This political party favours center-left economics and progressive social policy.
What is the Democratic Party?
Republican president who promised to ‘drain the swamp’, introduced the world to the questionable concept ‘fake news’, and managed to convince his supporters that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.
Who is Donald Trump?
“A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
What is the 2nd amendment?
Belief that all life – even unborn – is sacred and should be protected, and that consequently abortion is killing regardless of the stage of the pregnancy and should be illegal.
What is ‘pro-life’?
Administrative name for the entire court system in the United States where existing laws are interpreted in order to make constitutional rulings.
What is the judicial branch?
This political party favours individual freedom and limited power of government.
What is the Republican Party?
Democratic president who has had to work hard on restoring trust in the political system and focuses especially on healthcare, immigration and climate change, and whose wife and one-year old daughter died in a car crash 1972 making him especially relatable to Americans in family tragedies – e.g. caused by mass shootings.
Who is Joe Biden?
Powerful organisation lobbying for the right of the American people to own and carry weapons, and economically funds politicians and lawmakers supporting their aim.
What is the NRA?
Belief that individual freedom should include women’s right to their own bodies, and that consequently abortion up until a certain stage of the pregnancy should be legal.
What is ‘pro-choice’?
Administrative name for the House of Representatives and the Senate who have the ability to create and pass laws
What is the legislative branch?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama
Who are democratic presidents?
Campaign slogan promising to stabilise American economy and employment but also indicating to some that the consequences of this would be a lower acceptance of ethnic diversity.
What is ‘Make America great again’?
Popular examples of this are: Personal safety and protection, hunting, sports and recreational shooting and just collecting firearms as a hobby.
What are arguments in favour of the right to bear arms?
Lawsuit from 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled that based on the 14th amendment the state of Texas was not authorised to prevent Jane Roe (aka. Norma McCorvey) from having an abortion, effectively legalising abortion across the United States.
What is Roe v. Wade?
Administrative name for the president who puts the power to practice as head of state, commander-in-chief, responsible for international diplomacy, and enforcer of the laws that are passed by Congress.
What is the executive branch?
Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush and Donald Trump
Who are republican presidents?
6th of January 2021 – Event in Washington DC when various groups of Trump supporters managed to violently interrupt the election certification, thereby threatening the American democratic process.
What is the storm of the Capitol?
Popular examples of this are: Fewer deaths caused by ‘the heat of the moment’, prevention of accidents, and the safety of being able to trace a gun.
What are arguments in favour of stricter gun laws?
“No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
What is the 14th amendment?
System to secure that each branch of government is given equal power to support or oppose decisions made by the others.
What is ‘checks and balances’?
States in which an equal number of voters identify with Republican and the Democratic Party creating a bit of extra excitement in the elections.
What are swing states?
Expression used by people running for president to promise that they will be tough on crime but conveniently neglecting to explain the social consequences it may have.
What is ‘The law and order candidate’?
Name for the exception from the rule of registration by which it is possible to legally buy firearms from a private dealer without a background check.
What is ‘the gun show loop hole’?
Reexamination and new verdict in the old case from 1973 deciding that the original verdict did not match the intention of the 14th amendment, effectively dismantling the constitutional right to abortion and enabling each state to limit or ban the procedure.
What is the 2022 overturning the verdict on Roe v. Wade?