Study Guide 1 for EOC State Test So Far Chapters 3-9

Study guide 1 for EOC State test---so far chapters 3-9

______The U.S. Congress is divided into two “chambers,” so it is what type of legislature?
______The “Upper Chamber” is called what?
______The “Lower Chamber” is called what?
______Members of the House of Representatives serve for how many years?
______Members of the Senate serve for how many years?
______How many Senators are elected from each state?
______What determines the number of House members from each state?
______The person in charge of the majority party in the House is called what?
______Who (title) is the President of the Senate?
______What is the title of the person who takes over the Senate when the President of the Senate is missing?
______What title is used for the assistant leader for both the majority and minority leaders in both Houses?
______What determines who gets on powerful committees?
______Congressional powers spelled out in the Constitution are called what?
______What type of Congressional powers arise out of the “necessary and proper clause?”
______Impeachment is an example of what type of power?
______Congress cannot pass laws that punish a person without a trial, known as what?
______Laws that declare an action as illegal being used to punish a person that committed the act before it was made illegal. (prohibited)
______Talking a Bill to death in the Senate is called what?
______An Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that begins in the Congress must pass both houses with what majority at a minimum?
______All spending bills must begin where?
______For a Bill to reach the President, how much difference can there be between the House and Senate versions?
______Who is the chief diplomat of the United States?
______What is the current salary of the President of the United States?
______Who approves the treaties the President negotiates?
______How many years is one Presidential term?
______What is the maximum number of years a person can be President of the United States?
______What is the maximum number or terms a person can be elected to the Presidency?
______Who approves Presidential appointments to seat Federal Judges?
______What is it called when the President officially forbids a bill passed by Congress?
______What title goes with the Presidency that means he is in charge of the US military?
______When something happens to the President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House, who is next in line?
______The actions a government makes to solve problems in a community.
______What type of “power” is administering elections?
______What type of “power” is levying taxes?”
______What type of “power” is the regulation of interstate commerce?
______What type of “power” is the declaration of war?
______Rule by a King or Queen with an elected legislature.
______Representatives make decisions
______Obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, serve on juries
______The spread of culture.
______Separation of Powers
______Rule by one person
______The government owns all the businesses – command economy
______Oligarchy
______was the period of time in Europe, following the Renaissance, during which there was an explosion in scientific knowledge and political thinking.
______is the term for the leaders of the American Revolution who wrote the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
______Which political philosopher inspired the reference in the Declaration of Independence to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?”
______was the philosopher who felt that government powers should be separated (into branches) to prevent any part from becoming too powerful.
______was a pamphlet, written by Thomas Paine that encouraged colonists to rebel against England.
______was written as a final response to British Acts (Coercive Acts, Tea Act, etc.) and fighting at Lexington and Concord. It referenced “the Laws of Nature” and “unalienable rights.”
The ______(Colonies) had a cold climate and rocky soils, making large scale farming difficult. They specialized in logging, ship building, fishing, and fur trading.
The ______(Colonies) had a warm climate and specialized in the large scale production and trade of agricultural products.
The ______(Colonies) had climate and soils that made the production of cash crops easy, and their natural resources resulted in mining, ironworks, and industry.
______What English document established the principle and precedent of limited government in English law?
______All citizens vote on all issues
______Method of becoming a citizen
______established the right to a fair trial and required Parliamentary approval of taxes, moving England toward a Constitutional Monarchy.
______was the government (direct democracy) established by the Pilgrims.
______Which amendment protects persons from double jeopardy
______Which amendment protects the rights of states?
______Which amendment protects individuals from unreasonable searches?
______Which amendment is about the right to bear arms?
______Which amendment provides for the following freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, petition?
______Which amendment guarantees that all people will be treated fairly under the law throughout the U.S..? It was originally intended to protect the rights of freed slaves.
______Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
______The seventh amendment guarantees what?
______Who won the right to vote first, women or freed male slaves?
______How old do you have to be to vote?
______Testifying against yourself is called what?
______What kept minorities from voting (outlawed by the 24th amendment)?
______What is the term for being forced to keep soldiers in your home?
______What is the taking of private land for the public good?
______What group wanted a strong unifying national government?
______What group insisted the Constitution include a Bill of Rights because they did not trust the government?
______Government officials are subject to the same laws as citizens…
______What part of the Constitution safeguards individual freedoms?
______What type of powers belong only to the states?
______What type of powers belong only to the US government?
______What principle guarantees that each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches of government?
______What powers belong to both the US government and state governments?
______What is the “supreme law of the land?”
______Type of jurisdiction that only gives authority to federal courts to hear cases.
______Type of jurisdiction that give authority to both state and federal courts to hear cases.
______Type of jurisdiction that give authority to hear cases for the first time.
______Type of jurisdiction that give authority to to hear a case appealed from a lower court.
______Opinion that is a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the major opinion, presenting his or her opinion.
______Opinion when the Supreme Court rules on a case in which all justices agree on the ruling.
______The U.S Supreme Court may declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional, a process called what?
______How many Justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
______Federal judges and Justices serve for how many years?
______What is the process that begins removal of a Federal Judge or Justice called?
______Who approves Federal Judge appointed by the President?
______What type of court is the first U.S/Federal Court to usually hear a case?
______Other than a judge, name another Federal official who works in a courtroom.
______What term is used to indicate the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) wants the lower court’s decision to stand?
______What term is applied to a petition/request for a lower court to send it’s court records to SCOTUS?
What was the main idea, outcome and significance of the following cases?
Marbury v Madison:______
Plessy v Ferguson: ______
Gideon v. Wainwright:______
Miranda v. Arizona:______
Dred Scott v. Sandford:______
Tinker v, Desmoines:______
Bush v. Gore:______
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeire:______
in re Gault:______
Brown v. Board:______
US v. Nixon:______