Political Parties
Name the two parties that have always been elected for president and are the most the prominent? What are they labeled as?
Democratic (liberal) and Republic (conservative)
How many amendments are there?
27
What are the 3 major groups that influence our government?
Individuals, interest groups, and media
Voting is a major civic ______
Responsibility
Define federalism.
State governments and national governments share power.
What is the party system that the United States has?
Two-party system
What amendment says that all powers not mentioned in the constitution are given to the states?
The 10th
List one way individuals influence our government?
Contributing to or working on campaigns | Running for political office | Voting in elections | Petitioning the government for change
How are the President and Vice President elected?
Electoral College.
What are the 3 powers?
Reserved, concurrent, and enumerated.
Which political party favors more government programs and taxing the wealthy.
Democratic
List one of the ways an amendment can be proposed?
Vote of 2/3 of members of both houses of congress | National convention called by 2/3 state legislatures
What is an interest group?
An interest group is an organized group of individuals who share a point of view about an issue
What are the 2 types of elections, describe them?
Primary - Narrow the field
General - Choose leaders of office
What clause allows the national government to make implied powers?
Elastic clause
What are the 3 third-parties?
Socialist, communist, and libertarian
Why did the framers make it hard to change the constitution?
To avoid frequent changes to the structure of our government
What is a way the media acts as a watchdog?
(dAiLy DoUbLe)
They expose government corruption and waste
_________ are used to "kick off" the campaign and rally party members.
Conventions
What is the cabinet?
A group of presidential advisors that offer guidance on key issues
What is the logo for the Republican Party and Democratic Party?
An elephant and donkey
3/4 of all state legislatures | 3/4 of state ratifying conventions
What are all the propaganda?
Endorsements/testimonials | Stacked cards | Name-calling | Glittering generality | Transfer | "Just plain folks | The bandwagon
List all the requirements to register to vote in the state of Florida.
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Be a legal resident of both the state of Florida and of the U.S
- Be 18 years or older
- Register at least 29 days before an election
-Cannot have done a violent felony
- Be mentally capable of making decisions
List 2 concurrent powers.
Protect public health and safety | build roads | collect taxes | borrow money | establish courts | make and enforce laws