Dual Gov Exam 2

What is the supremacy clause:

The Federal constitution and laws are paramount

The 13th amendment:

Ended slavery

Which amendment focuses on State Power:

10th

The Post-Civil War amendments include:

13, 14, 15

The first 10 amendments are known as:

The bill of rights

What are some first amendment rights:

Assembly and Press

There are ___ branches in the Federal Government:

3

Who nominates the federal judges:

The executive

Living constitution:

Evolving of the times

Filibuster

An action preventing the passage of the law

Executive strategies include:

Executive agreements and orders

To invoke cloture in the Senate you require:

3/5

The bureaucracy should be free of:

Politics

Order the passage of law:

Step 1: Bill is introduced
Step 2: Bill goes to committee
Step 3: Bill goes to floor

How many articles are in the constitution:

7

Civil Rights:

Equal treatment under the due process of law

Civil Liberties:

Restraining or limiting government improper government action

The legislative branch is:

Congress

Article 1

Legislative

Article 2

Executive

Article 3

Judicial

Which war led to the passing of the 26th amendment:

The vietnam war

What are some characteristics of bureaucracies:

Complex and hierarchical organization

Which branch creates laws:

Legislative

Cabinet level bureaucracy includes:

Cabinet departments
independent regulatory agencies

Judicial review:

The court's interpretation of law

The highest court:

Supreme court

What is the federal bureaucracy primary assists the ____ in administration:

Executive

How many amendments are in the Constitution:

27

Why are the post-civil war amendments significant:

Citizenship, due process, and voting

What percentage is necessary to override a veto:

2/3

Enduring constitution perspective:

Originalists to the writers

How many Electoral votes do we have:

538

Judicial interpretation began in:

Marbury v. Madison

Structures of government:

Article

Modifications of the constitution:

Amendment

Amendments 1-4

Individual rights

Amendments 5-8

Justice rights

Amendments 15, 17, 19

Suffrage rights

The Fourteenth Amendment:

Protection under the due process

A right:

An entitlement to a member of a society

14th amendment helped expand and expound:

National civil rights

The President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by congress in:

Article 2

The Federal Courts:

Supreme, Appeals, District