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The Current President
Joe Biden
The Current Vice President
Kamala Harris
Speaker of House
Nanci Pelosi
The Current Senate Majority Leader
Chuck Schumer
The Current Senators from Missouri
Roy Blunt, Josh Hawley
All 8 Representatives and the District they represent
Cori Bush(1), Ann Wagner(2), Blaine Luetkemeyer(3), Vicky Hartzler(4)
Emanuel Cleaver(5), Sam Graves(6), Billy Long(7), Jason Smith(8)
Top Dem
Bottom Repub
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts
The Most Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Four members of the Current Cabinet and their office
Antony Blinken(Secretary of state), Janet Yellen(Secretary treasurer), Lloyd Austin(secretary of defense), Merrick Garland(Attorny General)
The Current Governor of Missouri
Mike Parsons
The Current Lt Governor of Missouri
Mike Kehoe
The Secretary of State of Missouri
Jay Ashcroft
The State Auditor
Nicole Galloway
The State Attorney General
Eric Scmidt
The State Treasurer
Scott Fitzpatrick
The State Representative for Tolton
Sarah Walsh
The State Senator for Tolton
Caleb Rowden
What is the Legislative power and which part of the US Federal government has it
The Legislative power creates laws for the nation and Congress occupies it
What is the executive power and which official is the chief embodiment of that in the us Federal Government
The executive power enforces laws and the chief embodiment of that is the president
What is the Judicial Power and which branch of the federal government has it
The judicial power is the Supreme Court and they interpret the laws
List and Describe the 4 qualities that make something a “state”
Population, Sovereignty, Government, defined borders.
Which Writers are most associated with the “State of Nature”
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Nasty, short, and brutish
Who was the King of England during the American Revolution
King George III
What causes the First Continental Congress to form
The intolerable acts
What are the Unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Inability to raise taxes, lack of legislation, lack of trade
Successes of the Confederation Government
Land ordinance of 1785, Northwest ordinance of 1787
What Decade was the Critical Period
1780s
What do we call people who attended the Constitutional Convention
Founding Fathers
Where was the Constitutional Convention (city and state)
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Describe the Virginia Plan of Government
A bicameral legislature with representation based on the population, Proposed 3 branches of government with the legislative being the most powerful.
Describe the New Jersey Plan of Government
Proposed unicameral legislature(equal representation between states)
Proposed 3 branches of government
Describe the Government created by the Great Compromise
Bicameral legislature with 1 house based on population and one with equal representation
Describe the ⅗ Compromise
3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation, and 2 out of 5 for taxation.
How many amendments are in the bill of rights
10
What are the five freedoms protected by the 1st Amendment
Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition
How large does a civil lawsuit need to be in order for you to have a Jury
$20
What are the three things banned by the 8th amendment
No Excessive bail, no excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted.
What are you protected from in the 4th Amendment
Unreasonable search and seizure
What are the protections offered in the 5th Amendment
Cannot be held for trial of major crimes unless indicted by a grand jury, cannot be tried for same crime twice, cannot be forced to give testimony against yourself, right to due process in federal courts, private property cannot be taken unless a fair price is paid for it.
What are the protections offered in the 6th Amendment
Fair and speedy trial, fair and impartial jury, right to be told what crime you are being charged with, right to confront your accuser, required process to find witnesses in your favor, legal representation.
What is banned by the 13th Amendment
slavery
Name and describe all sections of the 14th Amendment
Section 1: if born in the U.S. you are a U.S. citizen
Section 2: Undoes ⅗ compromise
Section 3: If you participated in the confederacy you cant run for a political office
Section 4: Union will pay back loans, confederacy loans will not be payed back
Section 5: Congress has the power to enforce all the new amendments
Who was granted the right to vote by the 15th Amendment
All slaves that were just freed can now vote(Men only)
Who was granted the right to vote by the 19th amendment
Women can now vote
What was banned by the 18th amendment
Prohibition, banning of alcohol
What did the 21st Amendment do
Repealed 18th amendment, allowed to buy and sell alcohol again
What did the 22nd amendment do
Makes it to where president can only serve two terms
Who was granted the right to vote by the 26th Amendment
Voting age lowered to 18
How many amendments are there in the US Constitution
27
What article of the constitution is about the Legislative Branch
article 1
What type of elections typically have the highest turnout
Presidential elections
How often are federal elections held
Every two years
What day is election day
The first tuesday after a monday in november
What are the minimum qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives
Must be 25 years of age and have been a citizen for at least 7 years, must be resident of the state you represent.
What are the minimum qualifications to be a member of the Senate
Must be at leats 30 year of age, must be citizen for 9 years, muts be a resident of the state that you are elected from
What Congressional Districts is Boone County Split between
Split between the 3rd and 4th districts
Explain what Gerrymandering is and the two primary ways that gerrymandering is done
practice of making districts shaped in a way that is unfairly biased to favor one party or the other
What are the two chambers of Congress called
House of Representatives and the Senate
What is the current party divide in the House of representatives
220 democrats, 212 republicans, 3 vacant seats
What is the current party divide in the Senate
50 republicans, 50 Democrats
How long is the term of a US representative
2 years
How long is the term of a senator
6 year terms
roughly how many women are in congress
151 women(28.2%)
Which chamber has the highest average age
Senate(64.3)
What is the most prominent religious background in Congress
protestant(55.5)%
What is the leader of the House called
Speaker of the house
Explain the special authorities granted to the US House of representatives
Creat bills that raise and lower taxes, impeach federal officials, and elect president in result of electoral college tie
What is the leader of the senate called
Senate majority leader
What is another name for the president of the Senate
President pro Tempore
Explain the special authority given to the senate
Approves appointees of the president and ratify treaties with foreign countries.
Give a detailed description of how laws are made in the US federal government
What portion of both houses of congress is needed to override a presidential veto
2/3s majority
What body elects the president
Elecotoral college
What article of the Constitution is about the Executive Branch
Article 2
How many electoral votes does missouri have
10 electoral votes
How is the number of electoral votes a state has determined
Number of representatives + 2
How long is the term of the president
4 years
How many terms can a president serve
Two terms
How many presidents have there been
46 presidents
List and describe each of the 5 roles of the president
Commander in chief(Highest level of military command)
Chief executive(in charge of largest branch of government)
Chief Diplomat(most important representative to foreign countries and must visit our friends and restrain our enemies)
Chief Legislator( Suggests and supports different pieces of legislation)
Head of their political party( supporting other members of their party in elections and working to improve the image of their party across the country)
How many people work in the executive branch
Roughly 4 million people
What is the cabinet?
group of people who serve as the heads of the executive departments and are the closest advisors to the president
How many executive departments are there
VP and 15 executive department heads
What are the four oldest executive departments
State, treasury, defense, and justice
What is the youngest executive department
Homeland Security
What are the First four offices in the presidential order of succession
VP, Speaker of the house, president pro tempore of the senate, Head of executive branch departments in order of when they were created.
Explain the special powers granted to the president
Power to issue pardons, power to issue executive orders, power to appoint supreme court justices, ambassadors to foreign countries and other executive officials.
What article of the constitution is about the Judicial Branch
Article 3
How many people are on the supreme court
9 seats
How long are the terms of Justices on the Supreme court
lifetime
How does someone become a member of the supreme court
Justices are appointed by the president and approved by the senate
How many conservative Justices are currently on the court
6
How many liberal justices are currently on the court
3 liberal
What is a ruling from the supreme court called
An opinion
Know the outcomes of the Following Supreme Court Cases:Marbury v Maddison,
Judicial review
Gibbons v Ogden,
Federal Government has broad power to regulate interstate commerce
Dred Scott v Sanford,
enslaved man Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom because he was property- property does not have the right to sue.
Plessy v Ferguson,
Ruled that segregation was legal as long as there were equal facilities for both races- established the language of Separate but Equa
Brown v the Board of Education,
Ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional and that in schools Separate facilities could never be equal
Gideon v Wainwright,
Ruled that courts had to provide lawyers for people who could not afford one
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