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Bright Ideas

Authority Rules

Hail to Chief

Congress in

Session

Drop of Gavel

Fight for Rights

Social Contract theory is associated with which philosopher?

Locke, Hobbes, & Rousseau

What group insisted on the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

Anti-Federalists

This document gave states more power than the federal government.

Articles of Confederatio

n

Which philosopher introduced the principles of separation of powers & checks and balances?

Montesquieu

What resulted from the Connecticut or Great Compromise?

Bicameral Congress where representation in the HOR is based on population (big states ) and the Senate is based on equality (small states )

Which hat is the president wearing when he/she throws out the first pitch at a baseball game?

Chief or Head of State

Name two implied powers of the president.

Executive order, executive

agreement, executive privilege

Which department in the federal bureaucracy would advise the president about replacing the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan?

Department of State

Identify two hats that was Pres. Bush wearing when he recently sent a defense budget proposal to Congress?

Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator &

Economic Planner

A bomb hits the Capitol during the State of the Union Address, killing the President, VP, and Speaker of the House. Who is next in the presidential line of succession?

President Pro

Tempore

Where is most Congressional work accomplished?

In committees

Clause in the Constitution giving Congress its implied powers.

Elastic or Elastic or Necessary & Necessary &

Proper ClauseProper Clause

Where bills involving government spending must start?

House of Representativ

es

Name three ways Congress checks the power of the President.

Veto overrides, Veto overrides, congressional congressional oversight, approval oversight, approval powers (nominations powers (nominations & treaties), & treaties), impeachmentimpeachment

Explain the 4 options a president has when a bill comes before him.

• VetoVeto• Pocket veto (Pocket veto (POTUS does POTUS does

nothing for 10 days & nothing for 10 days & Congress goes out of Congress goes out of sessionsession))

• ApproveApprove • Do nothing for 10 days Do nothing for 10 days

while Congress is in while Congress is in sessionsession

Marbury v. Madison established this principle.

Judicial Review

Which Article of the Constitution established the judicial branch?

Article III

How do federal judges get their job?

Nominated by the president & approved by the Senate

Which court has both original & appellate jurisdiction?

Supreme Court & MD

Circuit Courts

What is the highest court of Maryland?

MD Court of Appeals

What type of democracy does the United States have?

representative

A situation in which there is no government is known as?

anarchy

Name two terms that describe the type of government found in North Korea.

Autocracy, dictatorship, authoritarian,

totalitarian

Define the differences among unitary, confederate & federal systems of government.

• Unitary - central gov’t has most power

• Confederate - states have most power

• Federal - power divided between central & state gov’t

List all 6 Constitutional principles of government.

• Popular sovereignty• Limited government• Judicial review• Separation of

powers• Checks and

balances• Federalism

What rights are protected in the first amendment?

Freedom of•Religion•Assembly•Press•Petition•Speech

Where is due process

described in the Constitution?

Amendments 5 & 14

MD General Assembly is considering a bill making students wear uniforms in public schools.

•Name 3 ways you could let legislators know how you feel about this.

•Demonstration (picket)

•Student strike•March•Petition•Write letter or email•Personal

conversation

Under what circumstances can the federal government restrict your first amendment rights?

If your actions pose a serious

threat to others or nat’l security

List 4 protections of the accused found in the Bill of Rights.

Right to •Fair & speedy trial•Trial by jury of peers•Due process of law

Protection from•Self-incrimination•Double jeopardy•Unreasonable search & seizure

Influencing the Influencing the Gov’tGov’t

List 5 institutions and groups that influence legislators.

•Political parties•Media•Other branches of

government• Interest groups•Lobbyists•Constituents