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Separation of Powers
100
After both houses of a state legislature approve a bill, this is where the bill is approved in order to become a law.
Who is the governor?
100
Members serve 2-year terms, must be at least 25 years old, and must have been a US citizen for at least 7 years before being elected.
What is the House of Representatives?
100
This is the donation of time and services.
What is volunteerism?
100
The president checks the power of the legislature by doing this as a way to kill legislation.
What is veto (pocket veto)?
100
These are the three types of power separated within each level of government.
What are executive, judicial, and legislative powers?
200
An example of these would be passing ordinances, since they come from the local legislative body.
What are the duties of a county board of commissioners?
200
Members serve 6-year terms, must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a US citizen for at least 9 years before being elected.
What is the Senate?
200
This is an organization registered with the government to do specific projects.
What is a charitable organization?
200
This is a proposed law.
What is a bill?
200
This happens when one group or group of people have all the power in a government.
What is tyranny?
300
This type of county government serves both legislative and executive functions.
What is commission-only?
300
Each congressional district must include about the same number of these.
What are constituents?
300
These are examples of volunteerism.
What are joining a neighborhood watch group, preparing holiday baskets for needy children, etc.?
300
An advisory group chosen by the president to help the executive branch.
What is the cabinet?
300
Includes power to deal with personal matters, such as marriage licenses, and are separate from federal powers.
What are state (reserved) powers?
400
Under this type of county organizational structure the commission chooses the administrator, and has the power to fire that person.
What is commission/administrator?
400
They have the power to approve or reject presidential nominees.
What are senators?
400
A complex government system with many departments, rules, and people in the chain of command.
What is a bureaucracy? (Makes it necessary for more direct citizen involvement to meet community/local needs.)
400
A rule or command made by the president that has the force of law
What is an executive order?
400
By preventing one person or group from having the power to make, enforce, and apply the laws.
How does the separation of powers prevent tyranny?
500
Under this system, an elected person separate from the county commission has the county's "executive" power.
What is commission + executive?
500
This person casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate.
What is the vice president?
500
This means the health, prosperity, and happiness of a community.
What is welfare?
500
These are two responsibilities of citizens.
What are voting in elections, being informed, (respecting others' rights, respecting diversity, and contributing to the common good).
500
By separating powers between the federal and state governments.
What is one way that separating powers prevents tyranny?