Presidency
Government Powers
elections
Congress
Constitution
100
the presidential term is...
What is 4 years
100
Delegated powers
What is declare wars, raise armies, regulate commerce, establish post offices, coin money (not print)
100
A party with more than 50% of the seats
What is the majority party
100
Exclusive powers of the House of representatives
What is impeachment
100
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is the preamble to the constitution
200
President as Chief Executive can
What is veto or approve bills
200
Reserved powers
What is As has been mentioned, the states have control over all matters not controlled by the Union government. Some of these matters include: * Education * Police protection * Licensing * Control local governments * Regulate individual and corporate activities in order to protect and enhance public health, welfare, safety, morals, and convenience.
200
the presidential term is...
What is 4 years
200
Joint Committee
What is a congressional committee made up of members from both houses
200
makes the constitution the Supreme Law of the Land
What is the supremacy clause
300
President as foreign policy leader
What is negotiate treaties, appoint ambassadors
300
Concurrent powers
What is Several powers belong concurrently to the Union and the state governments. These include: * Transportation * Taxation * Make and enforce laws * Establish courts * Borrow * Spend money for general welfare * Take private property for public purposes, with just compensation. * Charter banks and corporations
300
Maryland has 10 votes in the electoral college because
What is there are 8 members in the House and 2 in the Senate
300
Where the day to day work of the Congress takes place
What is committees
300
A principle of government where on branch has control or influence over another branch
What is checks and balances
400
when the president directs foreign policy they are acting as the
What is Chief Diplomat
400
Denied powers (think denied)
What is * May not violate the Bill of Rights * May not impose export taxes among states * May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill * May not change state boundaries
400
Criticism of the electoral college
What is the candidate can win the popular vote but still lose the election
400
After a bill passes both houses...
What is it goes to the president for approval
400
A clause that allows Congress to make laws to meet a changing society?
What is Clause 18: The Elastic Clause -Necessary and Proper
500
The president influences spending policy by
What is creating a budget proposal, veto, setting the agenda
500
Enumerated powers
What is * Regulation of interstate and foreign commerce * Immigration and Citizenship * Bankruptcy * Weights and Measures * Currency * Copyrights and Patents (Special rights granted to authors and inventors relating to the writing or discovery) * Crimes at sea * Military * Declaration of War * Control of the District of Columbia * Federal Courts * "Necessary and Proper"- The necessary and proper clause allows the Union government to make laws necessary to utilize other powers. For instance, this clause allows the government to jail persons who violate laws created under the aforestated powers.
500
An argument against same day voter registration is
What is fraud
500
If the president vetoes a bill..
What is the congress can override it with a 2/3 vote
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