Government
What is the definition of government?
An institution that establishes and enforces rules for a group of people
Who supported the Constitution? Federalists or Anti-Federalists
Federalists
What is a course of action taken by the government to address a public concern or issue?
Public Policy
How many members are in the Senate?
100
What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret the laws
This type of government is where one person has all the power. Two types of this government is a monarchy and a dictatorship.
Autocracy
Who opposed the Bill of Rights?
Federalists
Congress refers to both the ___ and ___
House of Representatives and the Senate
What stops one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and Balances
What branch creates the laws?
Legislative Branch
What is a written form of government?
A Constitution
Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution?
They did not like big government, afraid of tyrants.
Which step of policy making is missing?
Agenda Setting
Policy Formulation
Policy Adoption
Policy Evaluation
Policy Implementation
Who is the current President of the United States?
Joe Biden
How many branches of government are there?
3
What was the first written constitution of the United States?
Articles of Confederation
What are 3 Basic Principles of the US Constitution?
Limited Government, Separation of Power, Popular Sovereignty, Federalism, Checks and Balances
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
Put these Courts in order of Highest to lowest
Supreme Court, District Court, Court of Appeals
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, District Court,
What must a government have to be considered a government? (List all that apply) (Think back to PALS)
Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Sovereignty
Extended Time: Read the following excerpt and determine if it is written by an Anti-Federalist or Federalist
"The [proposed constitution] will vacate every [state constitution and bill of rights] inconsistent with it. This is expressed in positive and unequivocal terms, "that this constitution and the laws of the United States... and all treaties made...shall be the supreme law of the land." [The constitution clearly provides] that the different state constitutions are repealed so far as they are inconsistent with the laws of the United States. No state bills of rights can limit the power granted by this, or restrain any laws made in pursuance of it."
Anti-Federalists
True or False: You must be a U.S Citizen to be a Representative
True
List 3 powers of Congress
Approves all treaties, Approves all presidential appointments, Chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie Acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment
Final Questions: List 2 departments of the Executive Branch
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.