Dual Gov Exam 2
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What is the supremacy clause:
The Federal constitution and laws are paramount
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The 13th amendment:
Ended slavery
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Which amendment focuses on State Power:
10th
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The Post-Civil War amendments include:
13, 14, 15
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The first 10 amendments are known as:
The bill of rights
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What are some first amendment rights:
Assembly and Press
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There are ___ branches in the Federal Government:
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Who nominates the federal judges:
The executive
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Living constitution:
Evolving of the times
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Filibuster
An action preventing the passage of the law
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Executive strategies include:
Executive agreements and orders
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To invoke cloture in the Senate you require:
3/5
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The bureaucracy should be free of:
Politics
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Order the passage of law:
Step 1: Bill is introduced
Step 2: Bill goes to committee
Step 3: Bill goes to floor
Step 2: Bill goes to committee
Step 3: Bill goes to floor
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How many articles are in the constitution:
7
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Civil Rights:
Equal treatment under the due process of law
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Civil Liberties:
Restraining or limiting government improper government action
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The legislative branch is:
Congress
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Article 1
Legislative
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Article 2
Executive
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Article 3
Judicial
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Which war led to the passing of the 26th amendment:
The vietnam war
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What are some characteristics of bureaucracies:
Complex and hierarchical organization
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Which branch creates laws:
Legislative
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Cabinet level bureaucracy includes:
Cabinet departments
independent regulatory agencies
independent regulatory agencies
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Judicial review:
The court's interpretation of law
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The highest court:
Supreme court
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What is the federal bureaucracy primary assists the ____ in administration:
Executive
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How many amendments are in the Constitution:
27
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Why are the post-civil war amendments significant:
Citizenship, due process, and voting
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What percentage is necessary to override a veto:
2/3
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Enduring constitution perspective:
Originalists to the writers
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How many Electoral votes do we have:
538
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Judicial interpretation began in:
Marbury v. Madison
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Structures of government:
Article
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Modifications of the constitution:
Amendment
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Amendments 1-4
Individual rights
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Amendments 5-8
Justice rights
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Amendments 15, 17, 19
Suffrage rights
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The Fourteenth Amendment:
Protection under the due process
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A right:
An entitlement to a member of a society
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14th amendment helped expand and expound:
National civil rights
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The President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by congress in:
Article 2
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The Federal Courts:
Supreme, Appeals, District
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