Unit 1
What is the Rule of Law?
The idea that no person is above the law of the government in question.
Bicameral
What is needed to overrule the presidents choice to veto?
A 2/3 majority vote in both houses
What is the difference between duties and responsibilities?
Duties- Mandatory
Responsibilities- Voluntary
How many Senators from each state?
Two
The type of Democracy where citizens are governed by directly elected councils.
Soviet Democracy
Name the 2 houses that the US Congress is divided into
House of Representatives & Senate
Name the 2 types of bills
Public and Private Bills
Birthright & Naturalization
If a bill starts in the Senate and gets vetoed where must it go?
List the 3 philosophers that proposed the ideas of Individual Liberties that we practice in the US today.
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Name one of the requirements to be president.
35 yo. or older, A natural born citizen, A resident of the US for a minimum of 14 years in a row.
Name 1 of the 3 types of Resolutions
Simple, Concurrent, Joint
The number of immigrants allowed in the US each year per the 1920 Emergency Quota Law
300,000 immigrants per year
What does Buddy Carter want to rename Greenland?
RED, WHITE, AND BLUE LAND
In what state did Shay's Rebellion occur and what year did this happen?
Massachusetts, 1786
What is 1 thing only the House of Representatives can do?
Create a Tax Law
Money, People,Candidates
Name 3 of the 6 Naturalization requirements.
Legal resident of the US for 5 years (present for half); 18 years of age; Good moral character; Write, read and Speak English; Pass a US History and Government Test; Swear Allegiance to the US Constitution and Loyalty to the US.
This House and this House only, has power of Impeachment
The House of Representatives
Name 4 of the 6 basic functions of every government
Providing Leadership, Maintaining Order, Providing Public Services, Providing National Security, Providing Economic Security and Assistance.
What is the meaning of the phrase Habeas Corpus?
The maximum amount of money that an individual can donate to a political candidate is
$5000
The number of immigrants allowed in the US each year per the 1924 National Origins Act
150,000 immigrants per year
The President Pro Tempore