Legislative | Constitution | Voting | Branches | Executive |
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Who is second in line of succession
Speaker of the House
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What is the checks and balances of the Judicial Branch
Constitutional Amendments, Supreme Court ruling and enforced by the Executive
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What is the 19th amendment
gave women the right to vote
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What is the amendment the limits the president to 2 terms
22nd
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What is benefits of the president while in office
secret service, helicopter, finest medical care
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What is the term of the House
2 years
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What 5 landmark Supreme Court cases and what were their constitution issue
Marbury/Madison-overreach, Plessy/Ferguson-segregation, Brown/Board-segregation, Roe/Wade-privacy, U.S./Nixon-Executive Privilege
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What is phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast further down the ballot
Ballot Fatigue
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What VP served as president for 8 hours
Bush 41
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What is the electoral college and why is it so important
How the president is elected and it allows smaller less populated states to have the same impact as larger and more populated states
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What is when both parties find common ground
Bi-Partisan
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What are the 3 courts that fall under the Judicial Branch
Supreme, Federal and State
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When are aliens allowed to vote
never
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Who is the House Minority leader
Nancy Pelosi
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Which 4 presidents offered up their salaries
Washington, Hoover, JFK and Trump
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What is 6 reasons committees have been criticized
decentralized, inefficiency, over-amending, speed, iron triangles and corruption
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What are 3 basic principles of the Constitution
form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide common defense, promote general welfare, secure blessings
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What is Civil Rights legislation series aimed at?
eliminating voting restrictions for African Americans
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Who is Majority Leader of the House
Kevin McCarthy
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What is the 25th Amendment
turned tradition into law and states if presidency is vacant the Vice-President becomes president
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What is the 7 stages of the legislative process
1st reading, committee, timetabling, 2nd reading, 3rd reading, conference committee, presidential action
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Why are confirmation hearings of Federal Judges and Supreme Court Justices vital to our democracy?
ensure those being appointed adhere to the constitution, they rule based on law not preference, represent every American, bi-partisan
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What is suffrage
voting
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What is the 3 key political concepts
ordered, limited and representative
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What is executive order and an example of one and which president used it
an action taken by the president during a time of crisis which bypasses congress. Bush-Wire tapping, Obama - dreamers
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