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US president requirment

Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.

Be at least 35 years old.

Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

of cabinet departments

WPA

Work Progress Administration. FDR put in to create new jobs

NOW

National Organization of Women. Title IX

Lawarence v Texas

law to uphold rights of gay marraige

GOP

republican party

strict scrutiny distinctions

harder for females to file discrimination laws because of this

Larget hispanic group

Lulac

cesar chavez

lead hispanic civil rights movement

executive office

office around the presidents office

Vice president roles

Take over if something happens to President; President of Senate and breaks the tie in the senate

of cabinet level departments

over 1500

beauacracy

anyone who is paid by the government

spoil system

rewarding government jobs to people who support you. Ended after garfield assasination

de jure vs de facto

de jure is segregation by law. De facto is segregation by practice

war on poverty

lyndon johnson medicare and medicade

line of president succesion

25th ammendment. Vice president, speaker of the house, pro tempt, secretary of state

25th ammendment

if there is a vacancy in the vice president the president can pick the next.

Civil rights act of 64

eliminated jim crow laws

voting rights act of 65

eliminated the literacy test

poll tax

ended by 24th ammendment

ERA

Equal Rights Amendment for women

little rock

Eisenhower escorted black kids into little rock

SCLC

civil rights program founded by martin luther king

Division of the women's movement

liberal women wanted equal rights now, conservative women were afraid it would bring a destruction of the family

19th Amendment

Gave women the right to vote

14th Amendment

Gave african americans citizenship

Jim crow

Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites. ended by civil rights act

ammendments that deal with voting

19th, 15th, 26th, 24th

roles the president has

chief diplomat, commander and chief

Size of the bureaucracy

ambassador

live in an embassy in another country and represent the US

executive privilege

president doesn't have to release information

mass media

Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, that influences the people

McKinley v. Bryan

first time democrats were named liberal and republicans were named conservative

federalists

founded by hamilton part of our two party tradition

three stages of two party system

1. federalists vs democratic republican

2. whig vs democratic party

3. republican vs democratic party

sound bite

short phrase or term that shows a viewpoint ex: MAGA

steps in a scientific poll

1) Define Universe

2) Random Sample

3) Conduct Interview

4) Collect Answers

public opinion

the collective attitudes, beliefs, and preferences of the general population

Ambiguous language

when a law is written by congress purposelly to have multiple meanings

political socialization

the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions

continuing resolution

way to extend the deadline of a budget

political realignment

the movement of voters from one political party to another resulting in a major shift in the politcal spectrum

Divided government

one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of Congress

New Deal

FDR to help during the great depression

FDR

Abraham Lincoln

Civil war. Stopped britian and france from joining the US.

Whigs

party for the rich people. Didn't last because they were so exclusive

Democrats

Political party lead by Andrew Jackson from 1828 to 1856. Campaigned against strong central government and fought to end elitism.

fiscal year date

October 1- September 30

Hamilton and Madison

Federalists papers

Article I

Establishes the Legislative Branch

article II

Establishes the Executive Branch

article III

Establishes the Judicial Branch

isolationism

george washington. US should stay out of war

who runs foreign policy?

president

Framers

delegates who drafted the consitution to have distributed power

manifest destiny

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent. Thomas jefferson and James k Polk

Monroe Doctrine

europe should stay out of colinizing the US

effects of 9/11

patriot act and TSA

checks and balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

Senate

determine guilt or innocent of impeachment. ratify treaties(2/3 of senate), confirm new judges. led by vice president

House of Representatives

impeach the president, decide president if electoral college fails, money bills start in the house

who is the leader of the house of representatives

speaker of the house

SCOTUS

Supreme Court of the United States

senate requierments

30 years old. 9 yr of citizenship. legal resident

pro tempore

served the longest time in the senate. leads senate when vice president is gone

what controls congress

committees

trustee

member if congress who relies on their gut feeling

delegate

member of congress who vote's the way people want the to

1st Amend

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

4th Amendment

Protection against Unreasonable Search and Seizure

5th Amendment

The Right to Remain Silent/Double Jeopardy, right to due process

due process

ensures that the government must act fairly and follow the law when it takes away a person's life, freedom, or property

6th Amendment

Right to a fair, speedy trial

8th Amendment

No cruel or unusual punishment

10th Amendment

Powers Reserved to the States

15th Amendment

gave african american men the right to vote

18th Amendment

Prohibition of alcohol

22nd Amendment

Limits the president to two terms.

Separation of Powers

the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

Montesquieu

separation of powers idea

Thomas Jefferson

Wrote the Declaration of Independence. Louisianna purchase

Supremacy clause

Federal law is supreme over state law

concurrent powers

Powers shared by both the federal and state governments

Reserved Powers:

Powers given to the state government alone. Set by the 10th ammedment

Federalism

A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and state governments.

Republic

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

Plessy v. Ferguson

case that ruled segregation seperate but equal

brown v board of education

overturned plessy vs fergunson

Marbury v. Madison

gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional

McCulloch v. Maryland

Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law. supremacy clause