UNIT 3

Question 1

Limitation of the POTUS

Answer 1

Only congress can declare war

Question 2

What was the backlash of Trump’s drone strike?

Answer 2

Killed an Iranian general

Question 3

How many troops did Trump send to the mexican border?

Answer 3

7000

Question 4

Limitation of the SC

Answer 4

• Senate approval needed

- Only 9 Justices allowed (and there for life)

Question 5

Analysis of SC

Answer 5

Depends on what party has a majority in the senate

Question 6

What fraction of the SC did Trump elect?

Answer 6

1/3 in one term

Question 7

Who did Obama try to elect?

Answer 7

Merrick Garland

Question 8

Who did Trump elect?

Answer 8

Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett

Question 9

Limitation of Veto

Answer 9

Congress can overturn with 2/3 - a lot to ask for though

Question 10

What did Trump Veto?

Answer 10

• Border state of emergency

- Withdrawing support for the war in Yemen

Question 11

What Trump Veto was overturned?

Answer 11

Defense spending bill

Question 12

Limitations of EO

Answer 12

Supreme court can rule it unconstitutional

Question 13

Analysis of EO

Answer 13

• Depends on the balance of liberal/tory judges

- Trump’s appointments shifted the balance - more Tories now

Question 14

Did Trump sign any EO’s?

Answer 14

Trump signed more in his first year than any other president in the last 50 years - e.g the Trump travel ban

Question 15

What was Trump’s EO supreme court ratio?

Answer 15

5-4

Question 16

What EO did Trump sign? - due to public pressure

Answer 16

The police reform EO - due to public pressure

Question 17

Did Biden sign any EO’s?

Answer 17

He signed 15 EO’s hours after becoming president e.g - removing the Trump travel ban

Question 18

Effectiveness of voting?

Answer 18

• Get t vote for a range of positions (including president)
• 2020 had a record turnout of 2/3
• Range of presidential candidates (e.g Kanye West with the Birthday Party)

Question 19

Ineffectiveness of voting?

Answer 19

• Really only 2 candidates can win (Kanye West got 0.03% of the vote)
• In 2016 Trump won 306 of the ECV with 47% whilst in 2020 Biden got 306 ECV votes yet with 51%
• In 2016, Trump got 47% and Clinton got 48% yet Trump won

Question 20

Effectiveness of joining a political party?

Answer 20

• Allows you to vote for the parties rep

- Other parties include the pirate party and the marijuana party

Question 21

Ineffectiveness of joining a political party?

Answer 21

Choice is limited as only 2 parties stand a chance

Question 22

Stats of the 2 main political parties?

Answer 22

Republicans have 31 mil and Democrats have 44 mil

Question 23

Interest group NRA

Answer 23

• Supporters of the 2nd amendments
• 5 mil - 3 mil VS 325 mil (population)
• Spends $250 mil/year (more than gun control combined)
• They fund government pay

Question 24

Interest group Never Again MSD

Answer 24

• Pro gun control after Florida school shooting
• Celeb support and HS walkouts
• Trump agreed to Ban bump stocks

Question 25

Effectiveness of joining some protests?

Answer 25

- First amendment | - BLM

Question 26

Ineffectiveness of joining some protests?

Answer 26

Brett Kavanaugh protests failed after SA charges

Question 27

How does funding vary?

Answer 27

- Avg of 11k - 12k - Inner cities 6k - Suburbs 40k (pp)

Question 28

Increase of college tuition

Answer 28

8%

Question 29

Avg student debt?

Answer 29

40k

Question 30

Drop out rates

Answer 30

9% vs 5%

Question 31

Correlation between teacher vs deprived backgrounds

Answer 31

11 year olds from deprived backgrounds are 33% more likely to have a novice teacher

Question 32

% of hisp with degree?

Answer 32

17%

Question 33

% of asians with degree?

Answer 33

55%

Question 34

Blacks are ____ as likely to be unemployed

Answer 34

2x

Question 35

Blacks % of unemployed

Answer 35

Blacks 6% yet 3% whites | - although an all time low

Question 36

Black wages are ___ lower than whites?

Answer 36

30%

Question 37

Avg asian wage?

Answer 37

$85k - the most

Question 38

Resumes with white surnames are gaining _____ more call backs than black sounding names

Answer 38

50%

Question 39

Both hisp and AA's experience 2x the level of poverty

Answer 39

20% vs 10%

Question 40

However ___ of blacks are now middle class or above

Answer 40

55%

Question 41

How many don't have health insurance?

Answer 41

28.5 million

Question 42

___ of those who need medicare are either black or hisp

Answer 42

50%

Question 43

Hisp vs whites insurance rates

Answer 43

17% vs 8%

Question 44

Life expectancy of blacks vs whites

Answer 44

74 vs 78 years