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Can the president declare war?

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No

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What is the Chief of State role?

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Ceremonial head of the Government

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What is the Chief Executive role?

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Constitutionally listed head of Executive Branch

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What is the Chief Legislator role?

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Head of public policy and designer of the Congressional Agenda

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What is the chief Administrator role?

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Director of the federal government according to the Constitution

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What is the Chief Administrator role?

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Director of the federal government according to the Constitution

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What is the Chief Diplomat role?

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Designer of American foreign policy and relations

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What is the Commandeering Chief role?

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The leader of all branches of the Armed Forces

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What powers of clemency (mercy) does the president have?

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Postponing a person’s sentenced legal forgiveness of a crime

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Which Constitutional Article give the President their powers?

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Article II

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Which power grant presidents the power to reject a certain measure in an economic bill ( if congress allow it)?

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Line-Item Veto

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True or false: A person must only be a citizen for 14 years to qualify for the presidency

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False. A person must be natural born citizen to qualify for the presidency

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What did the War powers Resolutions of 1973 do?

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Required President to report to Congress, and gave 60 days to remove troops

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How can Congress overturn a presidential veto?

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With a 2/3 majority vote in favor of the bill

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True or false: President have always been limited to run for 2 terms

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False. Roosevelt was the first and only president who ran for more than 2 terms. The amendment was passed by Congress in 1947 (22 amendment)

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What is a State?

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Body of people in a defined territory with a government

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True or False: Sovereign nations have supreme and absolute power within their own territory

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True

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We the people, of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union…………. to secure the blessings of Liberty

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  1. Establish Justice
  2. Insure domestic tranquility
  3. Provide for the common defense
  4. Promote general welfare
  5. ensure blessings and liberties
  6. for a more perfect union
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True or false: An autocracy has a small, self-appointed group in charge, an oligarchy has a single person as government head.

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False. autocracy has a single person. Oligarchy has a small, self- appointed group.

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True or False: Ratification enacts laws, and repealing takes them away

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What 4 characteristics does a (nation) State need to be a (nation) State?

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Population, territory, sovereignty, government

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what are the 2 characteristics of a Presidential system?

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Executive and legislative branches are separate. Chief executive is chosen independently

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What are the 2 characteristics of a Parliamentary system?

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The executive is part of the legislative branch. “Vote of no confidence” removes the current government officials.

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True or False: Advertisements are always a form of propaganda

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Who were the framers?
Delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention
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A Quorum is...
A majority
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A Confederation is...
Joining of several groups for a common cause
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What are the Four features of state constitutions
Popular sovereignty, Limited government, Civil rights and Checks & Balances
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Popular sovereignty means...
Government can exist only with the consent of the governed
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Three compromises regarding states rights that were necessary in writing the constitution
Connecticut, Three-Fifths, and Slave Trade and Commerce
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true or false: Anti-federalisr supported a strong central government, therefore wanted to ratify the constitution
False
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What is Federalist Papers
Series of essays which were published in newspapers written by federalist politicians in the formative years of the US Government
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A complex system which ties together the three branches of Government
Checks and Balances
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What is Preamble
a short, noteworthy introduction
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The first through Fourth Method of adding a Formal Amendment
1. Proposed by 2/3 majority in congress and ratified by 3/4 state legislatures 2. Proposed by Congress and ratified by 3/4 of state conventions 3. Proposed by a national convention agreed upon by 2/3 of Congress 4. Proposed by national convention and ratified in 3/4 state conventions
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What does Veto mean?
To reject
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An act which directs the people of a territory to frame a proposed constitution to became a state
enabling act
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How does a territory become a state?
1. Ask Congress for admission; congress passes enabling act 2. State convention prepares a constitution and casts a vote 3. Congress reviews constitution; congress passes act of admission
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Judicial Review is the power of the....
Suprem Court to decide is a law or act is unconstitutional
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True or false: Amendments change the theoretical idea of the constiitution
False. It only change the words.
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What is the order of the bill of rights?
1. Freedom of speech, religion, and press 2. Housing of soldiers;unlawful search/ seizure; life, liberty, property 3. Rights of the accused; Civil case rights; excessive bail, fines, punishments 4. Rights of the people; Undelegated powers to the state and people
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What are the Three basic concepts of government used by english colonies that carried over into building the United States government
1. Limited gov 2. ordered gov 3. represented gov
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What are three of the five foundations of a democratic government
1. Majority power with minority right 2. Equality for all persons 3. Necessary compromise 4. Individual freedom 5. Civil rights and liberty

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