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Goverment
Colonial
Misc
The Establishment of Goverment
Foreign Policy
100
the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
What is government?
100
Stamp Act Congress, Mob Violence, Boycott of English Goods, Declaration of Rights and Grievances
Ways in which the colonist protested against British policies.
100
the monarch's power is not absolute without the people the monarch would have no power.
What is the Magna Carta?
100
the president job as head of the executive branch of government
What is Chief Administrator?
100
a meeting in which world leaders would discuss arms limitations.
What is a summit?
200
the executive, legislative, and judicial branch
What is the three basic powers in the American government?
200
The Senate will turn down such a presidential appointment if it is opposed by a senator of the Presidents party from the State involved. The Senate's observance of his unwritten rule has a significant impact on the President's exercise of the power of appointment; in effect, this rule means that some senators virtually dictate certain presidential appointments
What is senatorial courtesy
200
this case resulted in an expansive interpretation of the Commerce Clause
What is the Gibbons v Ogden case?
200
Support for this resolution had overwhelming support in both houses of Congress ( Nixon Administration)
What is the War Powers Resolution?
300
one that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation.
What is a legitimate government?
300
Government power is not only limited; it is also divided. The Constitution assigns specific powers to each of the three branches: the legislative (congress), the executive (president), and the judicial (federal courts). This separation of powers is intended to prevent misuse of power by one branch of government
what is separation of powers?
300
an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
What is a filibuster?
300
read a description of the powers of the Constitution
What is the best way to understand the expressed power of Congress?
300
In the 1960's President John F. Kennedy directed his military adviser, General Maxwell Taylor, to refuse to testify before congressional committee examining the Bay of Pigs Affair. ( This is an example of the use of which presidential power
What is executive privilege?
400
the government gets its power from the people and can exist only by their consent
What is popular sovereignty?
400
God created the state and had given those of royal birth a "divine right" to rule. The people were bound to obey their ruler as they would God; opposition to "the divine right of kings" was both treason and mortal sin. Democracies began as a challenge to this theory. (examples: early Chinese, Eguptian, Aztec, and Mayan civilizations)
What is the divine right theory?
400
these bills only apply to certain people or certain areas
What is a private bill?
400
presidents job as the leader of the armed forces
What is the commander in Chief?
400
that state would not have the power to make its own foreign policies.
What would happen to a state that had population, territory, and government, but did not have sovereignty?
500
these bills apply to the nation as a whole
What is a public bill?
500
We claim to be one nation, but are on the verge of splitting into 13 separate states. No other nation will want to deal with such an unstable country.
What is George Washington said " we are one nation today and 13 tomorrow, who will treat with us on such terms"
500
In the Senate, the States would be represented equally. In the House, the States would be represented equally
What is the Connecticut Compromise
500
the president is given power to execute the laws by the Constitutions
What is Chief Executive?
500
Population, Territory, Sovereignty, and Government
What are the four characteristics of a State?