Vocab
Government by people, either directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections
What is Democracy?
Rights of Accused case: (1963) ruled that the 6th amendment applied to those accused of major crimes under state law; incorporation theory.
What is Gideon v Wainwright
What are the three branches of government?
what is executive, judicial, and legislative?
What does GDP stand for?
What is Gross Domestic Policy?
Where is Mr. Baker from and moving back too?
what is Illinois?
A complex set of ideas that holds that the United States is a land of opportunity where individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success
What is the American Dream?
Civil Rights case: (1896) ruled "separate but equal" constitutional.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
What is the judicial branch made up of?
What is the supreme court and the lower courts?
The largest share of the federal government tax revenue is?
What is individual income tax?
How many years has Mr.Baker been teaching?
36 years
An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted
What is a safe seat?
Civil rights case: (1878) reversed "separate but equal"
What is Brown v the Board of Education?
What branch "carries out laws"?
What is the Executive branch?
a tax whereby people with lower incomes pay a higher fractions of their income than people with higher incomes?
What is regressive tax?
What was Mr. Bakers lowest point?
What is teaching at Battle Ground High School?
A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy. Called a conference by the Republicans.
Party Caucus
Right to Privacy: (1973) choice to obtain an abortion is protected by the right to privacy.
What is Roe v Wade?
How many representatives are there in the House?
What is 435?
An international organization with more than 130 members that seeks to encourage free trade by setting rules for fair competition?
What is World Trade Organization?
How old is Mr. Baker
What is 63?
An independent expenditure only committee first allowed in 2010 which allows for unlimited contributions
What is a Super Pac?
Federalism case: an 1803 case which established the concept of judicial review... the first time the supreme court ruled something unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v Madison?
The non-voting delegates in the House are from?
What is The district of Columbia?
approximately the current national debt is?
what is 21 trillion?
Who was president when Mr. Baker was born?
What is Dwight D. Eisenhower?