Government Final

Democracy

________: government by which all people or in which all citizens take part in.

Federalism

________: a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.

Filibuster

________: a procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.

Election Day

________: tuesday after the first monday in novemeber.

Suffrage

________: right to vote.

Popular Sovereignty

________: government gets its authority from the people.

Natural Rights

________: life, liberty, property.

Sovereignty

________: supreme power of authority.

Legislative Branch

________: makes laws.

Impeachment Process

________: 1. house passes articles of impeachment by majority.

Democrat Ideology

________: more likely to favor social welfare programs, job programs through public works, tax laws that help people with lower income, and government regulation of business.

Vice Presidents

________ Job: preside over the senate and break ties.

Deceleration of Independence

________: Thomas Jefferson, independent but free.

10th Amendment

________: power reserved to states.

Federalism

________: power divided from national and state government.

Three levels of government

judicial, legislative, executive

Creator of director democracy

Athens, Greece

Creator of representative democracy

America

Federalism

a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Democracy

government by which all people or in which all citizens take part in

Natural Rights

life, liberty, property

Sovereignty

supreme power of authority

Locke

natural rights

Montesquieu

separation of power

Hobbes

absolute sovereignty

Rousseau

social contract

Deceleration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson, independent but free

Popular Sovereignty

government gets its authority from the people

Limited Government

protection of natural rights

Separation of Power

dividing power between the branches of government

Checks and Balances

to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch

Judicial Branch

interprets law

Federalism

power divided from national and state government

Article I

legislative branch

Article II

executive branch

Article III

judicial branch

Article V

relations among states

Total Amendments

27 amendments

Bill of Rights

first 10 amendments

1st Amendment

freedom of speech

2nd Amendment

right to bear arms

4th Amendment

search and seizure

5th Amendment

right to remain silent

6th Amendment

right to fair, speedy trial

8th Amendment

no cruel and unusual punishment

10th Amendment

power reserved to states

Suffrage

right to vote

Election Day

tuesday after the first monday in novemeber

19th Amendment

womens right to vote

24th Amendment

abolishes poll tax

26th Amendment

lowered voting age to 18

Leading to 26th Amendment

Vietnam War

Electoral College Total Votes

538

Electoral College Winning Votes

270

Electors Chosen

parties nominate potential people

Least Number of Electoral Votes

3

Democrat Ideology

more likely to favor social welfare programs, job programs through public works, tax laws that help people with lower income, and government regulation of business

Republican Ideology

conservative

Legislative Branch

makes laws

House Leadership Title

speaker of the house

House Term Length

2 years

House Representatives Per State

based on population

House Age Requirements

25 years old, citizen for 7 years

House Size

435 members

Senate Leadership Title

vice president

Senate Term Length

6 years

Senate Representatives Per State

2 senators

Senate Age Requirement

30 years old, citizen for 9 years

Senate Size

100 members

Vice Presidents Job

preside over the senate and break ties

Impeachment Process

1. house passes articles of impeachment by majority

Checks & Balance of Legislative Branch

-can impeach and convict federal judges

Filibuster

a procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue

Gerrymandering

process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power

Bill to Law Death

committee review

Bill to Law Override

2/3 vote in house and senate

Executive Branch

enforces law

nov '18

midterm congressional elections

dec '18-july'19

self declaration of candidacy

nov '20

ELECTION DAY-1st tues. after the 1st mon

jan '20

inauguration day-prez is sworn to chief

Execuative Branch Term Length

4 year

22th Amendment

cant be elected president more than twice

Secretary of State

President foreign policy

Attorney General

enforce laws

Secretary of Defense

oversees Defense Department

Treasury

funds government

Judicial Branch

interprets the law

Supreme Court Justices

9

Requirements for Supreme Court Justices

none

Supreme Court Justice Term Length

life

Current Supreme Court Ideology

conservative

Brown v. Board

outlawed school segregation

Roe v. Wade

access to safe abortion

Plessy v. Ferguson

separate but equal

Miranda v. Arizona

miranda rights

Marbury v. Madison

courts have power to strike down laws

Texas v. Johnson

flag burning protected by first amendment

New Jersey v. TLO

search and seizure at school

Tinker v. Des Moines

distruption test