Foundations of Gov't
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
Who are the English Philosophers?
Must be 25 years old, citizen for last 7 years, and live in the state you're running for.
What are the qualifications to be in the House of Reps.?
The head of the government.
What is the Chief of State?
Questions asked to gauge a nominees belief on important topics such as abortion, immigration, death penalty, etc.
What is the Litmus Test?
When a case needs 4 yes votes to be heard.
What is the Rule of 4?
The belief that men exist in perfect equality and freedom to do what they want with natural rights.
What is State of Nature?
This kept the House at a set number of 435 reps. The census is taken every 10 years to monitor state populations.
What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929?
Leader of the armed forces and oversees all military personnel.
What is the Commander in Chief?
Focuses on individual rights and views the Constitution to advocate contemporary values.
What is a Judicial Activist?
Powers that the constitution gives to both the national and state governments [taxes].
What are concurrent powers?
What is Tabula Rasa?
The act of purposefully drawing voting district boundaries to favor a political party.
What is Gerrymandering?
Main creator of foreign policy and has a large influence in world economies, social affairs, and conflicts.
What is the Chief Diplomat?
Limits the power of judges to strike down laws and helps keep judicial branch equal to other branches and not place them above.
What is a Judicial Restraint?
A group who fought to ratify the Constitution.
What is a Federalist?
The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.
What are the 3 branches of the Constitution?
Deals with the number of population and splitting/ skipping districts.
What is Pack and Crack?
They are there to balance the ticket-usually an outsider. Someone who differs from the President ideologically, demographically, and geographically. (Least Important Person in the Federal Government).
What is the Vice President?
70% are age 60 or above, 66% are males, 71% are white, and 74% had previous experience with law when appointed.
What are the Demographics of Judges?
Decided the issue of slavery when it comes to popularity (how slave states counted toward state population).
What is the 3/5ths Compromise?
When people agree to leave the state of nature and enter into a governed society.
What is the Social Contract Theory?
Was passed in 1913 to allow voters to elect senators.
What is the 17th Amendment?
Must be at least 35 years old, live in the U.S. for 14 years, and must be a natural born citizen.
What are the requirements for President?
To stand by the decision (follow the precedent).
What is Stare Decisis?
The spirit of the laws sought to explain human laws, different types of government, and checks and balances.
What is the Baron De Montesquieu?