foundations of government
English philosophers
what is Thomas hobbs and john locke
senator qualifications
what is 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state you're running office for
chief roles
what is chief of state, chief executive, chief administrator, chief diplomat, commander in chief, chief legislature, chief of party, chief citizen
the supreme court
what is article 3 of the constitution
filibuster
what is vote to end the debate or discussion
state of nature
what is the concept used in moral and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law to denote the hypothetical conditions of what the lives of people might have been like before societies came into existence
representative qualifications
what is 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, live in the state you're running for
veto
what is a presidential denial to a law or bill
judicial power
what is passive and reactive
VP qualifications
what is must be 35, natural born citizen and, live in the U.S. for 14 years
the main author of the declaration of independence
what is Thomas Jefferson
how a bill can start to become a law
what is only a member of congress can introduce a bill
swing states
what is the states that can easily be won over by the other party during elections
stare decisis
what is looking at how previous cases were ruled
executive order
what is the presidents way to get what he wants
federalism
what is a constitutional agreement where power is distributed to the federal and state governments
committees in the house
what is the speaker of the house decides which committee each member will serve on
electoral college
what is the popular vote doesn't always win
activist judge
what is the constitution is a changing document
law> executive order (true or false)
what is true
expressed powers
what is things specifically stated in the first 3 articles of the constitution (regulate interstate commerce, declare war, and raise a military)
powers of the national government
what is expressed powers, implied powers, and inherent powers
Vice president role
what is the 2nd guy in charge after the president
restraint judge
what is the constitution should be followed word for word
the president hates using executive orders (true or false)
what is false