Da Chief
When a person commits a crime in a state, then flees to another state, this power allows police in the new state to arrest the criminal and take them back to the state in which the crime was committed. This executive power is known as....
Extradition
Permanent Committees in congress are called.....
Standing Committees
Who appoints and confirms Supreme Court Justices?
Appoints = President
Confirms = Senate
The US Government was designed to deal with factions. But at it's founding, it was set up to and derived a _______ - _________ system.
Two-Party
What are civil liberties?
Freedom from government interference
Presidential pardons are a power that allow a president to do what?
Legally forgive a person of a crime.
Talking a bill to death in congress is a technique referred to as....
Fillibustering
What is Judicial Review?
The power of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws or executive power being used.
John Locke's Idea of Society giving up enough rights to government so that the most amount of people in society benefit and so basic rights and freedoms would be protected is known as.... (*Four Theories of Origin*)
Social Contract Theory (Inspired the D.O.I.)
Americans rights generally end when? (*Think nose*)
Infringes on the rights of someone else.
The Chief Executive for a Parliamentary system of Government is.... (*Think Canada*)
Prime Minister
Congressional power to investigate the executive branch is a check on the executive referred to as....
Oversight
How can a case reach the supreme court?
Filing appeals in appellate courts and exhausting all options until you reach the Supreme Court
OR
A Writ of Certiorari
Powers shared by both the federal government and the state governments are called _______
Concurrent Powers
What is the difference between an open primary and a closed primary?
All qualified voters can vote in an open primary.
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973?
Limit a President's ability to wage/fight wars without congressional approval.
To reapportion seats in the HOUSE means...
House seats in each state are allocated based on population changes.
The Dual Court System in the US refers to what?
Federal and State Courts
The principle that Government should not deprive a person of Life, Liberty, and Property unreasonably is known as... (*Think equality under the law*)
Due Process
One of the ways a president acts as Chief of State is by giving this speech to congress and the country every year, as stated in the constitution....
State of the Union Address
Which independent agency is responsible for managing campaigns during elections (campaign finance, fundraising, etc.)?
FEC (Federal Elections Commission)
Real congressional power rests with the CONGRESSIONAL leaders of both the house and senate. Who leads each half of congress? (*Think legislative branch, NOT EXECUTIVE*)
Senate = Majority Leader
House = Speaker
What liberty is being protected by the Free Exercise Clause in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Religion: People may act exactly as the choose regarding religious matters. Protected from government force or interference.
The purpose of concurrent powers is based in the lessons learned from the A.O.C.'s. Power in our governmental system must flow between all levels, not in one direction. Thus, making our system based on ________.
(*Three way power flows in government*)
Federalism
This is known as a consistent and coherent set of beliefs regarding who should rule and how they should rule: _________ (*Who wields power & resources of society and why*)
Political Ideology