Structure & Function of Government (Unit 1)
What is the type of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions?
(ex: The United States)
What is a Representative Democracy
What are the two parts of Congress called?
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
Who is the President?
What is the highest court in the United States?
What is the Supreme Court?
Which government program provides retirement benefits for people over 65 years old and an income for the disabled?
What is Social Security?
What document established the first U.S. government and had many weaknesses?
(ex: Only had a congress and no executive or judicial branches)
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What are three powers of Congress?
What are pass laws, declare war, confirm presidential appointments, regulate interstate commerce, lay and collect taxes, and borrow money?
What is the name of the system that elects the President?
What is the Electoral College?
What is one difference between a civil case and a criminal case?
What is: civil cases are between individuals to settle a dispute or disagreement, criminal cases involve the government punishing someone for committing a crime?
What are two types of government economic policy?
What are fiscal and monetary policy?
What principle divides power between national and state governments?
(ex: States control education, but national government controls the military)
What is federalism?
What is the position name for the leader of the Senate?
Who is the Vice President?
What are three roles of the President?
What are: Commander in Chief, Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Chief of Party, Head of State, Chief Legislator, and Economic Planner?
What Supreme Court case gave the Court power to review laws?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
What is the difference between domestic and foreign policy?
What is: Domestic policy deals with issues inside the United States (healthcare, education, taxes), while foreign policy deals with relationships between the U.S. and other countries (treaties, trade, defense)?
What is the principle that divides government power into three separate branches?
(ex: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches)
What is separation of powers?
What are the qualifications to be a member of the House of Represenatives?
What are at least 25 years old, U.S. citizen for 7 years, and a resident of the state?
What are two limits on Presidential Power?
What are Judicial Review, Congressional Oversight, Congressional Override, the War Powers Act, and the 22nd Amendment (term limits)?
What is the process for selecting Supreme Court justices? (hint: two steps!)
What is: presidential nomination and senate confirmation?
What are two tools the U.S. uses in foreign policy?
What are: diplomacy (negotiation/communications), foreign aid (money & assistance), economic tools (trade/sanctions), and military options (deterrence/military action)?
What are three rights protected by the First Amendment?
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
What are two steps in how a bill becomes a law?
What are bill is drafted, introduced to chamber, sent to committees, committee actions, debated/floor action, conference committee, voting, and presidential action (sign/veto)?
What are two regulatory agencies that help carry out government policies?
What are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
What are TWO rights of those accused of crimes?
What are protection against unreasonable search and seizure (4th amendment), protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, due process, and Miranda rights (5th amendment), right to a speedy, public trial with an impartial jury, and right to counsel (6th amendment)?
What are two international organizations that the United States belongs in?
What are: Red Cross, United Nations, NATO, World Trade Organizations, and NAFTA/USMCA?