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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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