Legislative
The process of redrawing district lines to favor a certain person, group, or political party.
Gerrymandering
How many electoral college votes are needed to win a Presidential Election.
270.
Name of Chief Justice in Marbury v. Madison and McColloch v. Maryland case.
John Marshall.
What important concept came out of Marbury v. Madison.
Judicial Review.
Mr. YG's Favorite NFL Team.
Commanders.
Explain the Bill to Law Process.
Bill is introduced, assigned to committee, debated and voted on by committee, voted on floor, goes to other house for similar process, goes to president to be signed, and can be overridden by 2/3 of congress if vetoed by president.
Explain the winner takes all system in the Electoral College.
Popular vote determines the winner of ALL the electoral votes for a state.
Explain the Supremacy Clause.
Name 1 check that each branch has on another branch.
Executive: Appoints Justices, Veto bills, Commander in Chief
Legislative: Override Veto, (Senate) Confirm Justices and declare war, (House) Can pick president, initiates revenue bills.
Judicial: Judicial Review
Term for candidate who is up for reelection.
Incumbent
How many votes are needed for cloture.
60
Name 4 roles of the President
Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Economic Guardian, Chief Diplomat, Head of State, Head of Political Party, Chief Executive.
What clause is used in the Baker v. Carr and Shaw v. Reno cases?
Equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment.
Explain the McColloch v. Maryland Case.
Necessary and Proper Clause and Supremacy Clause.
Name the most powerful committee in the House of Representatives.
Appropriations
Rules
Ways and Means.
Explain the decision in Shaw v. Reno.
Race cannot be the only factor when drawing districts. Also the district that was drawn in North Carolina was too oddly shaped.
Andrew Johnson: Firing a cabinet member before Senate Approval.
Bill Clinton: Lying under oath.
Donald Trump: Interference in reelection bid and inciting Jan 6th. riots.
Explain the decision in Baker v. Carr
Explain Federalist 10 and Brutus 1.
Federalist 10: Support of a national government and that factions can only be controlled by the strong central government.
Brutus 1: Rejection of a central government and trust that tyranny would occur.
What is the record for the longest filibuster in U.S. History.
24 hours and 18 minutes (Storm Thurmond)
25 hours and 5 minutes (Cory Booker)
List and explain all 4 types of committees.
Standing: Permanent committee that targets specific policy areas.
Joint: Made up of both House and Senate members to do research, investigations, and perform housekeeping things.
Special (Select): Formed for a specific purpose and is temporary.
Conference: Committee that has both house and senate members that come together to resolve differences on a bill.
Name the two people that would president if the sitting president dies or is removed from office.
Vice president and Speaker of the house.
Explain the importance of the 4 Supreme Court Cases. Marbury v. Madison, McColloch v. Maryland, Baker v. Carr, Shaw v. Reno.
Marbury v. Madison: Judicial Review
McColloch v. Maryland: Necessary and Proper Clause
Baker v. Carr: "One man, One vote"
Shaw v. Reno: Racial Gerrymandering ruled unconstitutional
Explain the three models of Representative Democracy.
Participatory: People take an active role in government
Pluralist: Groups fight for power.
Elite: Highly educated and wealthy hold all the power.
Burning the flag is a protected form of expression under the National Government.
True