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| name 4 kinds of cases that the federal court can trial. |
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1) where u.S. is a party
2) between 2 or more states
3) treaties
4) laws of the u.s. |
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| what is the last name of the chief justice? |
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| what is the last name of the speaker of the house? |
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| what is the last name of the house majority leader? |
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| who is the president of the senate? |
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| what is the last name of the senate majority leader? |
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which branch is it that does the following?:
enforce bills for revenue
declaring war
raise/support military
coin currency
create/collect for common defense |
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| which branch is given the right to grant pardons? |
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| who is the commander-in-chief during times of warfare? |
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| the _____ is granted the right to appoint any _________ when position is not filled with the _______ of ______ of the _____. |
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| president, officials, consent, 2/3rds, senate |
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| which branch has the right to veto bills passed by congress? |
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| name 4-5 rights given to the judicial branch. |
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1) to determine what is and is not constitutional
2) decides punishments for crimes such as treason
3) original jurisdiction in cases with public ministers
4) power over cases in law and equity, laws of u.s., treaties, or under the authority of |
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| define: Judicial Review, and give an example. |
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the Supreme Court's ability to strike a law that goes against the constitution- or is "unconstitutional"
example: marbury vs. madison case - marshall stated that the judicary act of 1789 was "unconstitutional" |
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| define: seperation of powers- how does the u.s. seperate it's power? |
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the seperation of powers is the system in which the power of the government is divided into parts so that all of the power doesn't go to one person/part. it helps to avoid tyranny-
u.s.: judicial, legislative, executive. |
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| what is the supreme law of the land? |
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| the Supreme law of the land is the constitution. it is for the people, from the people, and can only be changed by the people through majority vote. No other law or set of laws can compete with the constitution. |
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| what is the federal system of the government? |
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| the federal system of government where power is constitutionally divided among a central government and smaller units, such as states. |
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| What are Checks and Balances? |
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| counterbalancing a regulating influence to make sure that all of the power does not lie in one individual's hands. |
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| define: writ of habeas Corpus |
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| the law that states that everybody has the right to know what they are being accused of, as well as the accessability of the location of an imprisoned person. |
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| define: Congressional immmunity |
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| the prevention of the exectuive branch to arrest members because they want to vote a certain way. |
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| members of the judicial and executive branch can only be impeached if they have done ____, _____, or _________? |
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| treasury, bribery, other high offenses/midemeanors |
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| the judiciary can only be impeached under what behavior? |
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| what are the 2 steps to impeachment? |
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1) House of reps first passes "articles of impeachment"
2) senate tries: 2/3rds vote determines whether convicted or not |
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| what are the executive checks on the legislative branch? 5 |
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-can veto bills
-if congress (both houses) can't decide on date of adjournment, president decides
-president can call both houses for emergency sessions
-vice is president of senate
-president can grant pardonds/reprieves which dont necessarily have to be confirmed by congress - nor must be accepted by recipient |
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| what is the executive check on the judicial branch? |
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| what is the legislative check on the executive branch?- 4 |
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- house of rep. can impeach executive officers, senate trials
- if during election, no presidential candidate receieves majority from electoral college, house of reps. chooses top 3 (same with vice who senate chooses top 2)
- president requires consent of both houses to fill vacany of vice
- president requires advice/consent of senate to appoint cabinet members, ambassadors, other senior executive officers |
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| what is the legislative check on the judicial branch? |
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| - congress may establish courts inferior to supreme court as well as set jurisdiction/regulate size |
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| what are the judical checks on legislative? 2 |
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- judicial review
- chief justice presides in senate during president's impeachment trial |
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| what is the judicial check on the executive branch? |
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| synonyms: inflexible, enexorable, immovable, obturate, impervious, inpenetrable |
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