Foundations of Government + Citizenship
What is public policy?
Age, residence, registration and citizenship.
What are the universal voting requirements?
The government exists with the consent of the people.
What is a main idea in the Declaration of Independence?
Serves 2 year terms, must be 25 years old and a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years.
What are the qualifications for a member in the House of Representatives?
Mike Johnson
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Application, Live in the U.S., Interview, Test, Oath
What are the steps in the naturalization process?
Members in the House of Representatives plus members in the Senate.
What determines how many electoral votes a state has?
What is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
What is a constituent?
Republican Party
Who has majority control in both chamber of Congress?
What are democratic systems?
Party identification.
What is the number one psychological factor to determine how someone will vote?
What is the Supremacy Clause?
They argue a broad interpretation of the Constitution's provisions.
What is a liberal constructionist?
JD Vance
Who is Trump's vice president for his second term?
The executive branch consists of a prime minister and a cabinet.
What is a parliamentary government?
Presenting only one side of an issue by distorting facts.
What is stacked cards?
Protects our right to act without government interference.
What are the Bill of Rights?
Filibuster, confirm presidential appointments, approve treaties and try impeachments.
What are special powers of the Senate?
January 20th
When is the President's inauguration?
Federal, unitary, and confederate.
What are the three ways in which power can be divided geographically?
Enforces racial equality at polling places.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The 6 principles of the Constitution.
What are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism and judicial review?
The steps in the process for how a bill becomes a law.
What is the process called where a bill is introduce by a member of Congress, assigned to a committee, debated on by the entire floor of a chamber, voted on by the entire chamber, other house to repeat all previous steps, sent to president for signature or veto?
Senator John Thune
Who is the Senate Majority Leader?