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What is a lobbyist
Que es una cabildera
a representative of an interest group
What is an amendment?
¿Qué es una enmienda?
A change/improvement to the consitution
What is the supreme law of the land in the united states
¿Cuál es la ley suprema del país en los estados unidos?
The Constitution
4th Amendment
no unreasonable search or seizure
What is logrolling?
¿Qué es logrolling?
the practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other's proposed legislation.
What is an interest group?
¿Qué es un grupo de interés?
An organized group of individuals that seeks to influence public policy.
Why is the President called the Commander in Chief?
¿Por qué se llama al presidente Comandante en Jefe?
The President is the leader of our military
3rd Amendment
no quartering troops
How is power limited by the Constitution?
¿Cómo está limitado el poder por la Constitución?
lists things it can do and cannot do
What does the legislative, judicial and executive branch do in relation to law?
¿Qué hace el poder legislativo, judicial y ejecutivo en relación con la ley?
- lb: makes laws
- eb: enforces laws
- jb: interprets laws
What are the first ten amendments called?
¿Cómo se llaman las diez primeras enmiendas?
Bill of Rights
How many representatives do we have in Congress?
¿Cuántos representantes tenemos en el Congreso?
- 535
- 435 house of reps
- 100 senate
Give me at least two reasons for the declaration of independence being written
Dame al menos dos razones para redactar la declaración de independencia.
•Independence from King George the 3rd
•Unity in fight
•A new direction
Who was the target of the list of grievances? What document included the list of grievances?
¿Quién fue el objetivo de la lista de quejas? ¿Qué documento incluía la lista de quejas formales?
- King George 3rd
- Declaration of Independence
What is pork barrel legislation? What does the pork metaphor mean?
¿Qué es la legislación sobre barriles de cerdo? ¿Qué significa la metáfora del cerdo?
•Laws passed by Congress that allows funds for local federal projects
•Pork metaphor
•It fattens the deal
Why was the bill of rights written?
¿Por qué se redactó la declaración de derechos?
to guarantee rights for states that would not ratify the constitution
List two ways the roles and responsibilities of the President grown
Enumere dos formas en que se desarrollaron los roles y responsabilidades del presidente.
more vetoes
more executive orders
Greater expectations
Foreign policy
Stronger military
Growing government
Media accessibility
Shay's Rebellion
riot the federal government could not control that led to us getting rid of the Articles of Confederation
Why do we have separation of powers and checks and balances in our governments structure?
¿Por qué tenemos separación de poderes y frenos y contrapesos en la estructura de nuestro gobierno?
So there is not too much power invested in one thing like a Monarchy where the King controls the lb, jb, and eb
What made the articles of confederation weak?
¿Qué debilitó los artículos de la confederación?
•Independent States
•No Judicial Branch
•No Executive Branch
•A congress with no funding
•An overall weak central government
•Government did not regulate trade
•Weak military