Federal, State or Local
The water main in front of my house is gushing water and my yard is flooding.
What is local?
This is a political party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party.
What is a Third Party?
Declare War
Who is Congress?
In this type of Primary only voters who have registered as belonging to a particular political party can vote.
What is a Closed Primary?
This is a group of people chosen from each US state who meet to elect the nation's President and Vice President based on the votes of all the people in each state.
What is the Electoral College?
I want my property taxes to go down and I think this level of government should institute an income tax to make that happen.
What is State?
The concept that each branch of government has the ability to police the other two branches of government is this key term.
What is Separation of Powers?
Negotiate a Treaty?
Who it the President/Executive Branch?
You will have to leave your cape at home if you get called to be one of these for your political party. They have more power and influence than a regular delegate.
What is a Super Delegate?
This type of Elector ignores his or her states popular vote and becomes know as this.
There was a major traffic accident on I-75. This level of government that is primarily responsible for patrolling it responded first and will investigate to see what caused the accident.
What is State?
This refers to the fair treatment of individuals in the legal proceedings.
What is Due Process?
Appoint Supreme Court Justices
Who is the President/Executive Branch?
Meetings where political party leaders and supporters choose candidates through discussion and consensus.
What is a Caucus?
This system is in place in 48 of 50 states. It means that all the electoral college votes go to the candidate that wins the popular vote in that state regardless of how close the numbers are.
What is the Winner Takes All System?
My friend in Tennessee and I are having an argument She says I owe her 500.00 dollars and I say I don't owe her anything. The Judicial branch at this level is going to settle our dispute.
What is Federal?
Montesquieu advocated for this as a way to prevent tyranny and a concentration of authority.
What is Separation of Powers?
Rule on the Constitutionality of a law or Executive order.
Who is the Supreme Court?
This is something supported by members of of the two major political parties, like the Homeland Security Act or our declaration of war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
What is Bipartisan?
The Electoral College is based off of the Congressional Vote assignment based on 2 votes (Senate) for each state and then more votes based on population (HOR), which was a compromise called this.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
I just witnessed a bank robbery and the police had to call this level of government to join the hunt.
What is Federal?
No man is above the law and no man is below the law is the hallmark of this vocabulary term.
What is Rule of Law?
Conduct the Impeachment Trial
Who is the Senate?
This is what we call the person who is currently in in office when they are running against a new opponent.
What is the Incumbent?
After the Election and the Electoral College are done one major thing remains, the day the new President and Vice President are sworn into office, also know as this.
What is Inauguration Day?