Government Review

Maintain public order, resolve conflict, provide public service?

Rules a nation-state?

Government in which you have the most rights?

Who said government provides for people and people follow the law?

Government currently in the U.S?

“we the people…” refers to which principle?

Power is distributed between branches.?

Government officials accountable to others?

Anti-federalists opposed this document because it failed to recognize individual rights?

Freedom speech/religion, first 10 amendments, added by demands of many states.

Conducting elections is an example of a

Congress overrides a veto, court declares a law unconstitutional, and a presidential veto are all examples of

Solved problem of representation

Limits the government, open to interpretation, highest law in U.S

Family, education and gender influence your political

They recruit candidates, facilitate electoral choice and influence national government

Popular vote, primary debate, general election debate, electoral college decision…...which is last.

Greatest turnout in an election?

Vote, join political party, volunteer are all ways you can

Liberal=

who officially elect the president

Number of votes needed to be elected president

Shared power between state/federal government

Ability to collect taxes.

Ability to conduct elections.

Laws necessary to carry out powers

Power to pardon or reprieve

Presidential agenda

presides over the senate and votes in a tie?

President limited to 2 terms?

Next in line after VP

Natural born citizen, resident 14 years, at least 35?

Ruling of the SC?

Marbury v. madison

appoints federal judges

approves federal judges.

Judiciary decision used in later cases.

Lower courts follow supreme court decisions.

Congress makes up house of rep. and senate

house with 100 members

house based on population

representatives serve how many years?

senators serve how many years?

where a bill is first considered

proposed law?

removal from office?

what are filibusters, clotures, and Christmas tree bill?

presiding officer house of reps?

How many members house of reps?

Congress overturns presidential veto

Who can pigeonhole a bill