Final 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
True or False: The Constitution discusses bureaucracy?
False: The Constitution DOES NOT discusses bureaucracy.
Beauraucracy has grown so complex and gained so much autonomy that our form of government is often referred to as?
Administrative State
Where does the president get his power from?
The Constitution
Who is in charge of the Executive Office of the President?
Chief of Staff
Who is the current Secretary of State?
John Kerry
What is the most recent cabinet level department created?
Department of Homeland Security
How many cabinet departments are there?
15
Who has the power to declare War?
Congress
How many presidents have been impeached?
Two
True or False: NO president has been removed from office due to impeachment?
True: No president has been removed
Who are the Supreme Court Justices that were appointed by President Obama?
Sonya Sotomayor and Elena Kagan
What is the biggest source of revenue for the federal government?
Income Tax
What level of government establishes sales tax?
States and Localities
In the general election who chooses the president?
Electoral College
If the case that no one wins a majority of the electoral votes who chooses the president?
House of Representatives chooses between the top three
What Latin motto is on the Great Seal of the United States?
E Pluribus Unum
True or False: Puerto Ricans are Citizens of the United States.
True: Puerto Ricans are Citizens
What Amendment defines citizenship?
14th Amendment
Who were the first people excluded from immigrating to the U.S.?
The Chinese
Why was T. Jefferson the only one worried about open and unrestricted immigration?
He was afraid that people from Europe who lived under monarchies would bring principles with them
