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WorksheetsGovernment Exam Review pt. 2
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 51mins
America’s first formal constitution, or “league of friendship” among independent states
Articles of Confederation
Virginia Plan
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
The form of democracy in the United States
Totalitarianism
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
True Democracy
study of the rights and duties of citizens
Civic Responsibility
Economics
Social Studies
Civics
Why was the Magna Carta important?
Enforced the English Bill of Rights
First attempt to establish a limited government (reduce the power of monarch)
Arrested people who disrespected the King
Gave the monarchy more power
Who was the British emigrant/author, in 1776, who wrote Common Sense, an influential pamphlet which sold some 500,000 copies, uniting average citizens and political leaders behind the idea of independence?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
The purpose of a constitution:
lay the groundwork for a nation-state, usually is inspired by culture or long held beliefs of the writers
bring a group of people together who share common beliefs
inspire people to start a business
create a working government and two-party system
first government of the United States had these characteristics
A strong confederation of states which gave the power to the people
Treaty between states that allowed them to work together as a group instead of fighting for power
A confederation of states where the federal government was strong and made most, if not all decisions for the people
A loose confederation of states in which the federal government was weak and could not follow through on the powers it was granted
3 problems faced by the framers of the constitution
Whether: people would remain loyal to America, King George would attack, and people would throw tea into a certain harbor in a certain city, in a certain state
How to: restrict the people's power, count slaves in regard to population and taxes, and make decisions as a country
How to: count slaves in regard to population and taxes, represent states in Congress, regulate trade with foreign countries and between states
What type of government is ruled by a dictator who makes all of the decisions within a country and holds all the power?
Autocracy
Democracy
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
Who was the father of the Constitution?
Alexander Hamilton
John Locke
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
What does a federal system do to power within a country?
divides it, making one side more powerful than the other
separates power between a central government and smaller state governments
allows one branch to check the other two's power
makes the country more powerful
Powers that are listed for Congress in Article I, Section 8, are known as…
enumerated powers
concurrent powers
shared powers
executive powers
What check can the Executive & Legislative Branches exercise on the Judicial Branch?
declare a law unconstitutional
veto bills
appoint Justices to the bench
override Judicial decisions
The qualifications for a senator
28 years old, citizen for 6 years, and resident of the state they represent
18 years old and citizen of the United States
25 years old, citizen for 12 years, and serve 2 terms
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, and resident of the state they represent
Before a bill can be passed along to the President, both the House and Senate must…
approve a bill, doesn't have to be the same version of the bill just need a majority
approve the same version of a bill (with a simple majority of members present)
get a majority on whether they want to read the bill
ask the President if he's going to veto the bill
Name of Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 that greatly expands the power of Congress
Taxing and spending clause
Sweeping clause
Necessary and proper clause, or elastic clause
Supremacy clause
the qualifications of the President
35 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 14 years
30 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 12 years
25 years old, born a U.S. citizen, resident of U.S. for 5 years
35 years old and resident of U.S. for 14 years
What check can the Legislative Branch exercise on the Executive Branch?
Declare a law unconstitutional
Tell the President he's doing his job wrong
Impeach the President
Override a presidential veto
What check can the Executive Branch exercise on the Legislative Branch?
Appoint justices
Impeach the Senators
Veto laws passed by Congress
Have lunch with members of Congress to ensure they're doing their job
3 foreign policy responsibilities of the President
appoint ambassadors and make trade agreements with nations
appoint ambassadors, make trade agreements with nations, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations
appoint Senators, make trade agreements with nations, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations
appoint ambassadors, make trade agreements with continents, negotiate conditions of a treaty with other nations
The Judicial Branch’s greatest power, set in 1803 in the case of Marbury v Madison
Judicial Review
Loose interpretation
Strict interpretation
Unanimous vote
3 goals typically held by third parties in the U.S. election process
Influence the public
To bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved in the mainstream, draw votes away from leading candidates
To bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved in the mainstream
To bring attention to a political cause
Reason a political candidate would use the propaganda technique of “plain folks”
A technique that uses appealing words and images to sell the product
A form of propaganda that exploits the desire of most people to join the crowd or be on the winning side
To persuade listeners that he or she is similar to members of the audience
Role typically played by professional lobbyists in the passage of Congressional bills
Try to influence members of committee to consider legislation
Inform people about current political issues
Influence citizens to vote a certain way
Petition government officials
What do the 14th, 19th, 24th, and 26th constitutional amendments have in common?
They provide civil liberties
They provide the right to suffrage
They freed slaves
Gave women rights
Term to identify how the media publicizes issues that compete for government’s attention
Filibuster
Public opinion polls
Public agenda
Pork-barreling
How was it possible that certain subgroups of the American population were denied voting rights long after the passage of the 14th Amendment?
know the answer to this! (it was on the unit 3 test, probably on the exam too!)
the federal government didn't want them to have the right to vote, so they didn't have those rights
states held the reserved power to determine voter eligibility, the Supreme Court ruled that citizenship does not guarantee voting rights, Federal officials did not challenge the states or court because it was an unelectable issue
there's an obvious answer here
The mass media influences politics and government by reporting…
What government officials are running for (their beliefs)
Public opinion polls
Census
Public agenda issues, candidates and elections, expose government waste or corruption.
A right that allows you to send a formal request to government but does not allow for threatening speech
liberty
speech
petition
pursuit of happiness
How the census impacts the American political system
measures the population of each state to reapportion Congressional seats that determine the number of electoral votes per state in presidential elections.
shows what issues the public value, and allows government officials to know what the public views as important
shows a party's platform
shows population of the country
Current qualifications to vote
Citizen of the U.S., 18 years of age, free of a felony conviction, most states require registration
Citizen of the U.S., 21 years of age, and resident of the United States for at least 3 years
Only have to be 18 years old
A least 21 years old and have a clean record
3 responsibilities of U.S. citizenship
paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; attending school
Being informed, participating in your community, and government, respecting different opinions and ways of life.
Being informed, participating in your community, and government, attending school
Being informed, paying taxes, and respecting different opinions and ways of life.
This group has an advantage in influencing the political direction of the nation
an informed public
mass media
House of Representatives
The Legislative Branch
Protection of the freedoms we must think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment
civil duties
civil repsonsibilities
civil liberties
individual rights
Requires corporations to report contributions made to candidates running for public office.
Federal Election Committee (FEC)
Elastic clause
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Federal Election Committee Act (FECA)
A political party's formal statement of its basic principles, objectives, and positions on major issues.
Bill
Public agenda
Political campaign
Party Platform
3 examples of how interest groups impact the American political system
pool their skills, knowledge, and resource to influence government officials; form PACs to fund a candidate’s campaign; use lobbyists to contact and influence government officials
Petition government officials, work to influence legislation, and protect freedoms
know the answer to this, likely on the exam
to bring attention to a political cause, candidates not involved with the mainstream, and draw votes away from leading candidates
270
The number of total representatives in the country
The number of electoral votes needed to secure the presidency
The number needed to pass a bill to the President
The number of votes needed to win Senator
to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others.
filibuster
slander
libel
negligence
duties of U.S. citizenship
paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; attending school
Being informed, participating in your community, and government, respecting different opinions and ways of life.
paying taxes; defending the nation; obeying the law; respecting different opinions and ways of life
paying taxes; being informed; obeying the law; attending school
these groups, democrats and republicans, compete for power during most of the nation’s history
campaigning
two-party system
democracy
election
principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Constitution
federalism
consent of the governed
rule of law
concept that the people are the source of all power in a society and give their permission to be governed
popular sovereignty
individual rights
consent of the governed
rule of law
Restrictions placed on the government built within our constitution to protect the rights of the citizens and prevent the government from interfering with those rights.
Limited government
Federalism
Individual rights
Bill of rights
Idea that human beings possess “..certain and unalienable rights…to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
Civics
Preamble
Natural rights
Individual rights
Ideal that people should elect representatives to speak on their behalf as well as possess certain duties such as voting, being educated, serving in the defense of the state, and obeying the laws of the nation.
democracy
republicanism
democratic republic
direct democracy
Concept of sharing power between the federal government and state government.
federalism
limited government
sovereignty
civil liberties
a term that means the people have the right to rule and to express their opinion by voting
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
consent of the governed
republicanism
no one branch of government should be as powerful as to overrule the others. It divides the functions of government (enforcing laws, making laws, and interpreting laws) into separate branches, each with their own specific power.
libel
checks and balances
separation of powers
Judicial review
a system in which each branch of government is able to check or restrain the powers of the other branches of the government. This prevents any branch from becoming more powerful than the other branches.
separation of powers
checks and balances
majority rule
limited government
process by which decisions are made in a democracy where people make the rules either directly or through elected representatives
republic
general elections
democratic republic
majority rule
