Item 1
List the obligations and services provided by the state level of government.
Provide
In this form of government, all citizens in the community vote on all decisions.
Direct Democracy
Voting for representatives to carry out the work of government and make decisions is defined as what form of government?
Representative Democracy
Republic
_________is a system of government that believes that society should organize and control the means of production for the welfare of all.
Democracy
(Capitalism is economic system)
__________ is a system of government that believes that the state would own the land, capital, labor and make all economic decisions.
Communism
(Socialism is economic system)
In this form of government, a king or queen reigns over a kingdom or empire.
Monarchy “Absolute Monarchy”
List the obligations and services provided by the federal level of government.
Provide
A form of government in which a few people rule.
Oligarchy
A dictatorship is an example of this type of government in which one person holds all the power.
Autocracy
The type of democratic government that exists in Great Britain is led by a majority of its legislature who then chooses its executive that is called a ___.
Parliamentary
In what type of government is a sovereign state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme?
Unitary
A ________is a loose association of states.
Confederation
A system of government where powers are shared and divided between the national and state government
Federal
List the specific checks of the Legislative Branch of government on the Executive Branch?
Checks over Executive
List the specific powers of the Judicial Branch of government.
What are the basic steps of how a bill becomes a law?
• Approved, then to floor to debate
• Each house of congress votes on their version
• Then conference committee combines bills
• Back to each house to vote
• Goes to President
• Signs= Law
• If Veto (cancel) need 2/3 congress to become law
The sole power to declare war lies with _____?
Congress (legislative Branch)
A __________ legislature is a lawmaking body with two houses.
Bicameral
What are the two houses of US Congress?
Senate, and the House of Representatives
What are the qualifications for members of the House of Representatives?
What are the qualifications for members of the Senate?
What are the qualifications for the presidency as listed by the Constitution of the United States?
What is the term limit for the President of the United States?
What are the duties of the Vice President?
President of Senate votes only in a tie
Who is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces?
President
What makes up the Executive Office of the President?
President, VP, and Cabinet
If you identified a problem in your community, what are the steps that you would take to resolve it?
A (n) _____________issue is one that deals with the community as a whole.
Public Issue
What is an example of a current issue?
What are the three levels of federal courts and what function does each level serve?
What are the two ways a US Constitutional amendment can be proposed?
¾ of State Legislatures Ratify
¾ of State Constitutional Conventions Ratify
Way is determined in the proposed amendment
A government program that provides economic and military assistance to another country is called
Foreign Aid
The Articles of Confederation is a ________ type of government whereas the US Constitution establishes a ________ type of government.
Confederal- Loose association of states, central government has little power
Federal- Shared power between central (federal) government and smaller state governments
Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1-17 establish ____ powers for Congress while Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (elastic clause) establishes ____ powers.
Enumerated or expressed powers
Implied Powers
Powers shared by both the state governments and the federal government, such as building roads, collecting taxes, and passing laws are called ____ powers.
Concurrent Powers
According to the 10th Amendment to the US Constitution, powers not specifically granted to the federal government nor denied to the states are given to the states and called ___ powers.
Reserved Powers
List the following choices in order to properly depict the hierarchy (order) of the Florida Court system from least to greatest authority.
Circuit Courts, State Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeals, County Courts
___ jurisdiction allows a court to hear a case first.
Original Jurisdiction
jurisdiction is when the authority to hear a case is shared by multiple courts of the judicial system
Concurrent Jurisdiction
___ jurisdiction is the authority to hear only certain types of cases (bankruptcy, family issues, etc.).
Exclusive Jurisdiction
The power of the court to decide whether a law or presidential action is agreement with the Constitution is called ____.
Judicial Review
The following description best identifies which constitution, The Florida Constitution or the US Constitution?
Is fairly short, concise, and difficult to amend and has only seven articles.
Federal Constitution
The following description best identifies which constitution, The Florida Constitution or the US Constitution?
Is longer, easy to amend, and grants government the power to oversee education.
The Florida Constitution
Which step is missing in the sequence of creating public policy?
Identifying a problem
______________
Selecting a solution
Developing an action plan
Creating possible solutions