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Maintain public order, resolve conflict, provide public service?
Government
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Rules a nation-state?
Government
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Government in which you have the most rights?
Democracy
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Who said government provides for people and people follow the law?
John Locke
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Government currently in the U.S?
representative government
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“we the people…” refers to which principle?
Popular soverignty
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Power is distributed between branches.?
Separation of powers
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Government officials accountable to others?
Limited Government
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Anti-federalists opposed this document because it failed to recognize individual rights?
Constitution
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Freedom speech/religion, first 10 amendments, added by demands of many states.
Bill of rights
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Conducting elections is an example of a
reserved power
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Congress overrides a veto, court declares a law unconstitutional, and a presidential veto are all examples of
Checks & balances
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Solved problem of representation
Great compromise/ Connecticut compromise
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Limits the government, open to interpretation, highest law in U.S
Constitution
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Family, education and gender influence your political
Attitude
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They recruit candidates, facilitate electoral choice and influence national government
Political Party
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Popular vote, primary debate, general election debate, electoral college decision…...which is last.
Electoral college decision
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Greatest turnout in an election?
Presidential
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Vote, join political party, volunteer are all ways you can
participate
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Liberal=
Democrat
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who officially elect the president
Electoral college
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Number of votes needed to be elected president
270
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Shared power between state/federal government
Federalism
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Ability to collect taxes.
Concurrent powers
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Ability to conduct elections.
Reserved powers
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Laws necessary to carry out powers
Elastic Clause
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Power to pardon or reprieve
presidential power
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Presidential agenda
state of the union
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presides over the senate and votes in a tie?
Vice-president
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President limited to 2 terms?
8 years or two 4 year terms
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Next in line after VP
Speaker of the house
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Natural born citizen, resident 14 years, at least 35?
president
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Ruling of the SC?
Majority opinion
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Marbury v. madison
judicial review
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appoints federal judges
president
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approves federal judges.
senate
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Judiciary decision used in later cases.
precedent
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Lower courts follow supreme court decisions.
precedent
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Congress makes up house of rep. and senate
Legislative branch
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house with 100 members
senate
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house based on population
representatives
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representatives serve how many years?
2
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senators serve how many years?
6
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where a bill is first considered
committee
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proposed law?
bill
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removal from office?
impeachment
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what are filibusters, clotures, and Christmas tree bill?
senate
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presiding officer house of reps?
speaker of the house
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How many members house of reps?
435
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Congress overturns presidential veto
checks & balances
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Who can pigeonhole a bill
Congress
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