Gov. Chapter 3 Test

Question 1

a system in which the people participate

Answer 1

popular government

Question 2

pure democracy, government in which the people directly affect a government’s policies and actions

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direct democracy

Question 3

representative democracy, the people elect their peers to operate the government on their behalf

Answer 3

indirect democracy

Question 4

state in which the supreme power rests in the people and their elected representatives or officers

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republic

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the government acts without the people’s consent or input

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dictatorship

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complete power over every aspect of the peoples life

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totalitarianism

Question 7

rule by one person with supreme authority

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autocracy

Question 8

an elite group rules

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oligarchy

Question 9

absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or ineffiency of the supreme power

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anarchy

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government power resides in the central government, but unlike a dictatorship, it receives all its power from the people

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unitary system

Question 11

divides a nations power among national, regional. and local governments

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federalism

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the regional government retain supremacy and delegate few tasks to the national government

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confederate government

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people directly elect the president, the head of the executive branch, independently of the legeslative branch

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presidential system

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the legislative and executive branch are inseperablely linked

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parliamentary system

Question 15

powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority

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delegated powers

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legislative branch divided into 2 houses

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Congress

Question 17

lower house of Congress

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House of Representatives

Question 18

the higher house of Congress

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Senate

Question 19

chief executive officer and head of the executive branch

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president

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the highest court of the land, the final judge for all questions concerning US laws

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Supreme Court

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a legislative branch divided into 2 separate houses

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bicameral

Question 22

a legislature made up of only 1 house

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unicameral

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chief officer of the executive branch of the state

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governor

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a political subdivision of a county

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township

Question 25

districts, independent of the city and county, especially established to provide government functions on the local level

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special districts

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process by which a state establishes a city as a legal government body by giving it a charter establishing the parameters in which it can operate

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incorporation

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gives the city a name and serves as it constitution

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charter

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Benefits of the presidential system

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president accountable to the people | executive branch operates separately from the legislative branch

Question 29

drawbacks of the presidential system

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inefficiency (gridlocks) | differences in policies between branches

Question 30

Why did America's founders choose the federal system of government?

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The chose the federal system because it works well in countries who have different goals and needs all throughout it. It also works well because it divides national and regional government

Question 31

Why would direct democracy not be appropriate for the US?

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a direct democracy would not work because it would be impossible for every single person to vote and some people chose not to vote.

Question 32

1st government tried

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Articles of Confederation

Question 33

contains congress

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Legislative branch

Question 34

Contains the president

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Executive Branch

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Interprets the laws

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Judiciary branch

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What was different in the original Constitution?

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only the House of Representatives were directly elected

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1st Ten Amendments

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Bill of Rights

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Citizenship; every citizen of the US enjoys the rights and privileges of citizenship

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14th Amendment

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African American voting rights

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15th Amendment

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Women's suffrage

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19th Amendment

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No poll tax

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24th Amendment

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Voting age lowered to 18

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26th Amendment

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How is the president elected?

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electoral college

Question 44

10th Amendment; all powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited belong to the state or people; responsibility and power to the police, to educate, to make land-use laws, and to require licensing for professionals

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Reserved State Powers

Question 45

may not coin money or enter into any binding agreements with other states or nations, may not raise and sustain an army or navy during times of peace, nor may they lay duties or levies on imports or exports, prohibits states from passing laws that would violate the privildeges of US citizens

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Prohibited State Powers

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How to Become a State

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Northwest Ordinance of 1787 required state to have a minimum pop. of 60,000 people and that its government and constitution be a republican in nature. lawmakers had to petition to US for admission. If Congress approved, it would issue an order (enabling act) directing the state lawmakers write a constitution for the proposed state which would then be put before a popular vote. If approved the lawmakers present it to Congress for consideration, if approved it would pass an act of admission organizing the area into a state then all they needed was president's signature

Question 47

A presidential veto may be overridden by a ____ vote of both houses of Congress

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2/3

Question 48

5 principles stated in the Preamble

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1. liberty 2. justice 3. tranquility 4. defense 5. welfare

Question 49

4 Supreme Court Justices

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1. Roberts 2. Kennedy 3. Thomas 4. Scalia