Studied by 73 PeoplePublic policy
Tags & Description
Public policy
all things government decide to do
law of supply & demand
the claim that the price of any good adjusts to bring the quantity supplied and the quantity demanded for that good into balance
free enterprise system
an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods 1) private ownership 2) individual imitative 3) competition 4) profit
number of Articles in the US Constitution
7 articles
Rule of law
the government and people are never above the law
Marbury v. Madison
court case that starts judicial review
Federalism
powers held by national and state government
Judicial review
power of the court to rule law or act of government as unconstitutional
informal amendment
A change in meaning, but not the wording, of the Constitution.
major strength of federalism
allows local actions in matters of local concern and national actions in matters of wider concern
form of govt. is guaranteed to every state
Republican
admission process of a state
by congress, but the president has to sign the territory into statehood to make it official
separation of powers
the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Full Faith & Credit Clause
Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
Extradition
legal process which a fugitive is retuned
expressed power
those delegated to national government by being written in the constitution
Interstate compacts
agreements between states to work together on common issues
number of Bill of Rights
10 amendments, protects individual liberties
Compromise
process of blending and adjusting, reconciling competing views and interest
Anarchy
no government, chaos
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership of capital (Americas economic system)
Judicial, legislative, executive branch main duty & who is in charge of each branch
legislative - congress (makes laws) art. 1 executive - president (enforce law) art. 2 judicial - courts (interpret law) art. 3
number of amendments
27 amendments
exclusive powers
powers that can be exercised by the national government alone
reserved powers
held by states; power not given to national government and not denied to state
delegated powers
Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
implied powers
those not expressly stated in the constitution, but reasonably suggested
concurrent powers
those both national and state posses and exercise
inherent powers
those that belong to the national government of a sovereign state
ladder of laws
constitution 2) laws and treaties 3)state constitution 4)state laws 5)local laws
popular sovereignty
all political power resides in the people
year Constitution was written
1787
Supremacy Clause
national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
how to become a citizen
by birth or naturalization (14th amendment)
criteria for voting
1)citizenship 2)residence 3)age (18)
polling place in Illinois, hours open to vote
FULTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6am-7pm
Australian ballot
secret ballot, lists all names of candidates in election
Immigration Act of 1990
Law that increased the number of immigrants allowed in the US per year.
Citizen
one who owes allegiance to the U.S. & entitled to both its protection & privileges of it laws
Naturalization
legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country
Alien
citizen of a foreign state who lives in this country
Immigrant
aliens legally admitted as permanent residents
civil rights
positive acts of government that seek to make constitution guarantees a reality for all
State
body of people living in defined territory with power to make and enforce law
Constitutionalism
must be conducted according to constitution principles
Electorate
protentional voting population
disenfranchised
citizens denied right to vote(15th, 19th, 26th Amendments blacks, women, 18 year olds)
Precinct
voting district (small)
polling place
where voters living in the precinct vote