S.S. government (10)

anarchy

pure unbridled freedom [law]

constitutional republic

a government of law and not men

utopia

perfect place/state

public policy

the stuff we have to do in order to get utopia

government

an institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies

force theory

strongest leads

evolutionary theory

smartest leads

divine right theory

god said that that man shall lead

social contract

no one is more important than the other

politics

a society decides how much power and resources will be distributed within the society

oligarchy

rulership of elite people

pure democracy

voted by the people

plutocracy

wealthy people rule

amendment 1

freedom of press, religion, speech, and assemble

executive order 9066 - war relocation authority

if you are japanese decent then you will leave your house and go into an internment camp

issei

japanese who cam over by work visa and had children

nissei

japanese immigrants children (American citizens)

eugenics

helped tell if one asian person was japanese

characteristics of United States

population, defined territory, government, sovereight

unitary

federal has the power and can give and take back the power from the state

confederate

state has the power and can give and take back the power from the federal

federal(ism)

federal gov. in charge of one thing, state gov. in charge of an other thing

compromise of the federalists and the antiferalists

bill of rights, washington dc (capital in the middle of north and south), central bank, senate [2(50)] / house of representatives [population], electoral college

House of Representatives info

25 years old - 7 citizen years, 2 years in office, 435 that don't because they are U.S. territories

senate info

30 years old - 9 citizen years, 6 years in office

17th amendment

direct election of senators, so the people don't vote so there is no corruption

who is the president of the senate

vice pres.

speaker of the house

Nancy Pelosi

President Por Tempor

Patrick Lyhee

House of minority leader

Kevin Mcharthy

Senate Majority leader

Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority leader

Mitch Mcconnell

Federal House representative

Bryan Fitzpatrick

Federal senators for PA

Bob Casey (D), Pat Toomey (R)

gerrymandering

moving the line to get an advantage in an election

Redistricting

moving the line because of population

indirect tax

you don't tax the person, you tax the federal sale

16th Amendment

Federal income tax: if you have a job then you have to pay tax

TAX MONEY: entitlement program

1. social security
2. department of defense
3. medicare
4. unemployment/welfare
5. interest on debt
6. medicade

#1 american export

U.S. bonds

debt ceiling

"a cap" on debt - can't go any higher
[they always raise it though]

Federal Reserve Act

made by FDR: takes all the gold so now people have to use paper money

eminent domain

gov. has the power to own land (has to be for a price, can't have it for free), used for the general public

gentrification

changed the (poor) town so it is better, so more higher end people live there -- knocks out poor people.

foreign relations

1. treaties by senate
2. power to fund by congress
3. congress has the sole power to declare war (last time WW2)

Pres. war power

- pres. has to make a formal address to congress in 48hrs saying they want to use the military
- 60 days to use the military and congress declare war
- if congress doesn't declare war, 30 days for the soldiers to come back

14th Amendment

who is a citizen and the rights of one

anchor babies

someone crosses the border and has a baby so the baby is a citizen so it's an anchor for them

article 2 clause 1

terms of pres and vice pres

article 2 clause 2,3,4

electoral college

article 2 clause 5

requirements of a pres

article 2 clause 6

disability - pres (Biden) , vice pres (Kamala Harris) , speaker of the house (Nancy Pelosi) , President Por Tempore (Patrick Leany) , secretary of state (Anthony Blikan)

article 2 clause 7

pres receive pay

article 2 clause 8

pres. swearing under oath

3 people who got impeached

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump

implied powers

chief of state - represents the nation
chief executive - head of executive
chief administrator - biggest CEO
chief diplomat - biggest diplomat
commander in chief - head of military
chief legislator - goes to his own party to make a law
chief of party - 1st right of refusal
chief citizen - example of ideal citizen

how many people have to vote for you in order to be on TV for a debate

15%

political eco chamber

what you want/says comes back to you because you only hear the stuff you want to hear so you aren't getting another person's viewpoint

amendment 2

right to bare arms

role of judicial branch

interpret the law by the notion of trials

what is the judicial branch

supreme court and the federal and state court

first court case

Marbury v. Madison

people in supreme court

9 ; chief justice John ROberts (c), Clarence Thomas (c), Stephan Breyer (l), Samuel Alito Jr. (c), Sonia Sotomayor (l), elena Kagen (l), Neil Gorsuch (c), Kavanaugh (c), Amy Barrett (c)