Gov 1
What is the nuclear briefcase?
This is wear the nuclear codes of stored in secret, also known as the football, the president is the only that has access.
-1993
-NC congressional reappointment plan because the plan created 1 black majority district, and they made 2 districts
Shaw v Reno
This case allowed women the right to choose.
Roe v. Wade
What is a veto?
The executive branch uses this to check the legislative branch.
who wrote Brutus 1?
Robert Yates
How many Representative and Senate members are there?
100 Senate 435 Rep
What is Judicial review.
How the judicial branches checks the other branches.
This Case led to the integration of public schools.
Brown vs Board of Education
what are some benefits the president retrieves?
they get to live in the white house, with a 400,000 salary, 100,000 in travel expenses, secret service protection anywhere they are at.
What are the next 3 steps in making a bill into law?
The bill goes to the floor, then it's debated on by the house, then it's sent to the senate.
The amendment prevents laws banning lobbying and campaign contribution.
the first amendment right to free speech
-1816
-Maryland passed legislation to impose taxes on the bank. Mc culloch refused to pay taxes
McCulloch v Maryland
Which presidents had mental health issues during their presidency?
Abraham Lincoln, Nixon and JFK
What are Political Action Committees (PACS)?
Organizations that raise campaign funds. Sanctioned by the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
1890s case that set "separate but equal" Jim Crow laws
-1995
- lopez a 2th grade students brought a weapon to school he was charged with fire arm possession on school property, but later changed to a violation a federal criminal statue.
-Gun free school zone act 1990
united states v Lopez
What is the IRS?
The government agency collects and sorts taxes.
What are reserved powers?
Supported by the 10th Amendment and Article IV, this term highlights powers that belong exclusively to the states
Who has the say in which the president should get impeached?
the cabinet
What is Social Security
This government program takes up the majority of the federal budget. Intended for retired Americans or those who are disabled and can no longer work.
What is how a bill becomes a law?
After both the House and Senate have approved a bill in identical form, it is sent to the president. If the president approves of the legislation, he signs it and it becomes law. Or, if the president takes no action for ten days, while Congress is in session, it automatically becomes law
What is the Libertarian Party?
A party that values conservative government spending policies but liberal social policies.
what is the perfect balance between the president and vice president?
It is important that the vice president counters some views of the president or has other contributions and not all the same ideas, points of view and goals because that creates a very closed minded government.
Name 3 powers denied from congress.
No direct tax- the 16th amendment allows income tax
No tax on sports
All states must be treated the same
Cingress must approve all expenditures of the president through laws
No titles of nobility
What is the representative qualification?
(1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent