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What is Federalism?

Federalism is a system of government that divides power between a central national authority and regional state or provincial governments

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What are the three branches of government

Judicial

Executive

Legislative

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What is the supreme law of the United States?

The U.S. Constitution

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The ability to understand, evaluate, and think critically about the information and media we see and share.

Media Literacy

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Where was Ms.Hernandez born?

Delano,Ca

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the specific, explicit powers granted to the federal government, and primarily to Congress, by the U.S. Constitution.

Enumerated or expressed powers

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Published under the collective pseudonym 'Publius', this collection of 85 essays was written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

The Federalist Papers

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Which amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures?

4th Amendment

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What percentage of young adults get their news from social media?

88%

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government powers not explicitly written in the U.S. Constitution, but reasonably deduced as necessary to carry out the government's expressed (enumerated) powers

implied powers

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Ratified on December 15, 1791, these amendments were written by James Madison to protect individual liberties and limit the power of the federal government.

The bill of rights

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What is the primary goal of the government, according to John Locke?

The primary role of government, according to foundational political theory like John Locke’s social contract, is specifically to protect citizens' natural rights, which include life, liberty, and property.

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Strongly supporting a particular political party, group, or viewpoint.

Partisan
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What is Ms.Hernandez's favorite day of the week and why?

$5 Sushi day at Sprouts

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Name three types of Enumerated powers

  • Coining money (printing currency)
  • Declaring war
  • Raising and supporting an army and navy
  • Regulating interstate and foreign commerce (trade between states or countries)
  • Establishing post offices
  • Making treaties with foreign nations
  • Establishing rules for naturalization (citizenship)


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What principle means that government gets its power form the people

Popular Sovereignty 

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What are the requirements outlined in the constitution for the president?

According to Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution, a candidate for president must meet three basic requirements

  • Age: Be at least 35 years old
  • Citizenship: Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
  • Residency: Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.
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Why should you check who published or created a source?

To determine whether the author or organization has expertise and is trustworthy

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Name three types of concurrent powers

  • Collecting taxes
  • Borrowing money
  • Making laws
  • Setting up courts
  • Building roads
  • Spending money
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What is the difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

The fundamental difference is that the Articles of Confederation established a loose league of sovereign states with a very weak central government, while the U.S. Constitution created a strong national federal government with three distinct branches and power shared with the states

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What are the requirements outlined in the constitution for the Senator?

According to Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, a United States Senator must meet three specific requirements:

Constitutional Qualifications

  • Age: Must be at least 30 years old.
  • Citizenship: Must have been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years.
  • Residency: Must be an inhabitant of the state they represent at the time of the election
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means involving the cooperation and agreement of two opposing political parties. Driven by compromise and finding shared goals to solve a problem.

bipartisan

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What college did Ms. Hernandez attend

Cal State Long Beach