The Executive Brance
What is the executive branch’s job?
Executes, or carries out, the laws of the United States?
What does federalism do?
Combines national, state, and local governments to govern equally?
What type of government does Liberals support?
A government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all?
What ratio does of the states does an amendment proposal need to ratified to become an amendment?
3/4
What are longterm effects of lead poisoning?
Distractible, not being persistent, unorganized, hyperactive, impulsive, frustrated, daydreaming, unable to follow, and low overall functioning.
What does the President do as a chief executive?
Faithfully execute the laws of the United States?
Which 2 factors account for most of school funding in Pennsylvania?
Local taxes and real estate taxes?
Which way does the republican poltical party lean?
The right
Why was the Bill of Rights created?
To protect individual rights
How did lead enter the water in Flint Michigan?
Corrosion from old pipes
What is the Vice Presidents only consititutional duty?
Break a tie in the Senate?
Why does the Philadelphia School District require more funding to combat property taxes?
High rates of poverty?
Alongside of winning votes, what is the role of the caucus campaign?
To win delegates
What ratio of the house of representatives or the senate does an amendment need to be proposed to state legislature?
2/3
Which act did Flint Michigan violate?
The Safe Drinking Water Act
Who issues an executive order?
The President?
How are private schools funded?
Paid tuition fees?
What makes a state a swing/battleground state?
If they sway between to democrats or republicans
What right does the 6th amendment ensure?
The right to council in criminal cases.
Which percentage of children in Flint had elevated blood led levels?
4%
What is a Bureaucracy?
An administrative system that divides work into specific categories carried out by special departments of nonelected officials?
What is a hold harmless policy?
Promises schools funding according to last year’s budget?
What is a two party system?
A political framework where two major, well-established political parties consistently dominate the political landscape.
What right does the 5th amendment protect?
Self-incrimination
What water supply did the city of Flint switch to after the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department?
The Karegnondi Water Authority.