House of representatives members are elected to a ____ year term
2
The supreme court case of marbury v Madison
courts gained the power of judicial review
a person may do as he or she chooses in the country as long as
it does not infringe on the rights of others
when arresting a person, police must give the defendant
probable cause
the free exercise clause gives people the right to
choose religion
when the political parties work together to make decisions and laws they are being ---
bipartisan
the due process clause guarantees the government will
protect liberties
separation of powers means
divided between executive, legislative, and judicial
the federal officer who makes arrests, secures jurors and serves legal papers is the
Marshall
the 13th amendment forbids
slavery
the only crime specifically defined in the constitution is
treason
the constitution defines equality as
all people have equal protection under the law
the title of the head of the justice department is
attorney general
what is a tax return
money returned to taxpayers who paid too much in taxes
a political party is made up of a group of people who
work to get candidates elected to office
the government of the the articles of confederation only had a
legislative branch
the british parliament first millet the power of the king when they wrote the
Magna Carta
presidential elections are held on
the first tuesday in november
drawing electoral historic lines to limit the votes of a political part is called
gerrymandering
The most accurate way to measure public opinion is by
scientific poll
to run for president you have to be -- years, ---born citizen, and have lived in the united states for --- years
35, american, 14
the due process clause guarantees the government will protect the basic and essential --- of each individual
rights
political socialization is the process where people form their own
attitudes and opinion
what house of congress can impeach the president?
house of representatives
police power protects the ---, ---, ---, and ---
public health, morals, safety, welfare
a sovereign nation is
in control of themselves
the british parliament first limited the power of the kind when they wrote the
magna carta
which man wrote the virginia plan and is called the father of the constitution
Madison
Limited government has power --- between branches
divided
when the president vetoes an act of congress it is an example of
checks and balances
the united states constitution has lasted more than 200 years because it has built in provisions for accommodating
changes
when the federal government gives states funds with "conditions or strings attached it is called a "---" grant
Category
federalism has power divided between
states and national
with the words "we the people" the constitution establishes the principle of
federalism
the only one who can declare was on another country is
the president
the regular period of time that congress conducts its business is called a
session
why do we have bankruptcy laws?
to help debtors recover
what congress committee decides if a bill gets voted on?
Rules
the necessary and proper clause in the constitution was included to give congress the power to
make laws
the purpose of the filibuster is to
prevent action on a bill
a strict constructionist believes the constitution should only use the --- powers
expressed
a president can prevent a bill passed by congress from becoming a law by using
veto
when the president recognizes a nation, it means they will send an
ambassador
if no candidate for president gets a majority vote, the president is chose by who?
the house of representatives
the offices of both president and vice president become vacant, who becomes president?
speaker of the House
the title of the head of the justice department is
attorney general
the job go the national security council is to advice the president about
national security
the court that fist hears a case has -- jurisdiction
original
the false and malicious use of the printed word is called
libel
reporters have protection from disclosing their sources because of ----
shield laws
the free exercise clause give people the right to
free religion
a grand jury decides
If there is enough evidence to bring an accused criminal to trial (inditement)
the write of habeas corus is used to prevent the accused from being jailed indefinitely without being
charged crime
a person who sues another person is called the
plaintiff
a one party system is what all --- have
dictatorships
to prevent voter fraud, states require voters to
register
people with no sense of political efficacy feel their vote
does not make an impact
the most important factor in your political socialization is your
family
the nomination process narrows the --- of possible ---
number, candidates