Government
Semester 2 Review Sheet
Chapters 11, 24, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18
Chapter 11:
Strict Construction
Liberal Construction
Expressed Powers
Copyright
Patent
Napster
Necessary and Proper Clause
Impeach
Investigatory Power
Chapter 24:
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Nebraska-Unicameral
How is representation in state legislatures determined?
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
Terms of the Governor (4 Years)
Pardon
Commute
State Treasurer
Legislative powers of the state legislature (tax, spend, borrow, establish courts, define crimes and provide for their punishments, regulate commercial activities, and maintain public schools)
Constituent
Qualifications to be Governor in most states and in SD
Legislative powers of the Governor (3)
South Dakota Government:
Governor
Senate
House of Representatives
Bicameral
Number of members in the Senate and the House of Representatives
Legislative District
Length of the Legislative Session
Length of term for state legislators
District 10 Senator and Representatives
Bills
Prime Sponsor
Lieutenant Governor
Committee
Veto
Defer to the 41st (or 36th) legislative day
You should know the following steps describing how a bill becomes a law:
- The bill is introduced in the House
- The bill is read and assigned to a committee
- The committee discusses the bill, then reports on it
- The bill is read before the entire House, debated, and voted on
- The bill is read in the Senate and assigned to a committee
- The committee discusses the bill, then reports on it
- The bill is read before the entire Senate, debated, and voted on
- The bill is sent to the Governor for final approval
Chapter 13
Roles of the President
Chief of State
Chief Executive
Chief Administrator
Chief Diplomat
Commander in Chief
Qualifications to be President
Terms of the President
22nd Amendment
Pay and Benefits for the President
25th Amendment
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
Presidential Disability
Vice President
*Duties
Electoral College
12th Amendment
Conventions
Delegates
Presidential Primary
National Convention
Electoral College today
*Popular vote
*How are electors chosen?
Chapter 14
Cabinet
Amnesty
Pardon
Executive agreement
Federal budget
Executive order
Treaty
Power of recognition
Commutation
Power of Removal
Presidential appointments
War powers resolution
Veto power
Line item veto
National Security Council
Office of Management and Budget
Role of the cabinet
Choosing cabinet members
How does the president interpret laws?
Chapter 16
Income Tax
Progressive Tax
Taxable Income
Withholding
Standard Deduction
Tax Return
Corporate Income Tax
Social Security
Medicare
Unemployment Insurance
Payroll Taxes
Regressive Taxes
Excise Taxes
Estate Taxes
Gift Taxes
Custom Duties
Seigniorage
Entitlements
Controllable and Uncontrollable Spending
Chapter 17
United Nations
UN Security Council
Isolationism
Internationalism
Diplomatic Immunity
Containment
Deterrence
Passport
Visa
Collective Security
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Iran Hostage Crisis
North Korea
Vietnam War
CIA
Foreign Policy
Bush Doctrine
Chapter 18
Roe v. Wade
Bush v. Gore
Constitutional Courts
Special Courts
Court of Appeals
District Courts
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Exclusive Jurisdiction
Concurrent Jurisdiction
Original Jurisdiction (and cases where Supreme Court has original jurisdiction)
Appellate Jurisdiction
Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
Chief Justice (Identify Supreme Court Justices)
Terms for Supreme Court Justices
Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)
Unconstitutional
Rule of Four
Brief
Majority Opinion
Concurring Opinion
Dissenting Opinion
U.S. Claim Court
U.S. Tax Court