Types/Theories of Gov
In this type of government, citizens elect a legislature and a Prime Minister is chosen from members of the legislature.
What is a Parliamentary Government?
This term describes the phenomenon where people simply do not care about or vote in elections.
What is Voter Apathy?
This unfair practice involves drawing district lines to the advantage of a specific political party.
What is Gerrymandering?
To be President, you must be 35 years old, a resident for 14 years, and have this specific citizenship status.
What is a natural born citizen?
This type of opinion is written by a justice who disagrees with the majority's conclusion and wants to voice their opinion.
What is Dissenting Opinion?
This Enlightenment philosopher is known for his ideas on the separation of powers into three branches
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
To be eligible to vote in the U.S., a person must meet these three basic qualifications.
What are age, citizenship, and residency?
This is the number of members within the House of Representatives and years per term.
What is 435 members, 2 years?
This constitutional amendment was passed after FDR to limit a President to only two terms.
What is the 22nd amendment?
This Supreme Court case states that the National Government is superior to State Governments.
What is McCulloch v Maryland?
This theory of government origins argues that the state arose out of a voluntary agreement among free people.
What is the Social Contract Theory?
These private organizations try to persuade public officials to respond to the shared attitudes of their members.
What are Interest Groups?
Most of the work in Congress is done by these "special groups" rather than on the floor.
What are Committees?
This group of nations(including the US) work together to maintain world peace and security.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
This amendment protects people from illegal searches and seizures.
What is the 4th amendment?
One of the four characteristics of a state, this term refers to a state having supreme and absolute power within its own territory.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This 1920 amendment significantly increased voter participation by granting women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
While the House brings the charges, this body acts as the court in the impeachment process.
What is the Senate?
The War Powers Resolution was meant to limit this person's power during war time.
Who is the President?
These are the three distinct levels of the federal court system, starting from the lowest to the highest.
What are District, Appeals, and Supreme Courts?
This plan presented at the Constitutional Convention favored large states by proposing representation based on population.
What was the Virginia Plan?
This agency is responsible for regulating campaigns and elections within the United States.
What is the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
Most federal money is spent on these two specific categories.
What are military and social programs?
One flaw of this system is that the winner of the popular vote does not always win the Presidency.
What is the Electoral College?
This Supreme Court case ruled that free speech can be limited if it presents a "clear and present danger."
What is Schenk v. United States?