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  2. Question 1 What are the 3 ways to become a US citizen? (jus soli (soil), jus sanguanis (blood), naturalization)

  3. Question 2 • What case established the idea of Judicial Review? • (Marbury v. Madison)

  4. Question 3 • Implied powers of the Congress comes from what clause of the Constitution? • (The Elastic Clause)

  5. Question 4 • Name 2 reasons the 14th Amendment is so important. • (Guarantees equal protection, prohibits states from denying due process, nationalized citizenship, incorporated many of the Bill of Rights, etc.)

  6. Question 5 • What is a “lame duck” President? • (One who is in office that is not returning to the office for another term.)

  7. Question 6 • Why is Gitlow v. NY such a significant case? • (It was the 1st case to incorporate rights in the 1st Amendment to states)

  8. Question 7 • Who wrote the Bill of Rights and some of the Federalist Papers? • (James Madison)

  9. Question 8 • What rule created cloture to prevent filibusters? • (Rule 22)

  10. Question 9 • How much can an individual contribute to a candidate? • ($2000)

  11. Question 10 • Name 2 types of third parties. • (Splinter, single issue & ideological)

  12. Question 11 • What was the most important accomplishment of the 2nd Continental Congress? • (The Declaration of Independence)

  13. Question 12 • What government agency oversees the public airwaves? • (The Federal Communications Commission or FCC)

  14. Question 13 • What agency oversees voting & election laws? • (FEC)

  15. Question 14 • What is the “full faith and credit” clause? • (Allows state documents, licenses, etc. to transfer)

  16. Question 15 • Name 2 court cases that incorporated 1st amendment rights. • (Engel, DeJonge, Tinker, Brandenburg, Lemon, TX v. Johnson, Near, etc.)

  17. Question 16 • Explain federalism. • (Power is divided between the national & state levels)

  18. Question 17 • What 2 amendments guarantee citizens due process of law? • (The 5th and 14th Amendments)

  19. Question 18 • What case did Brown v. Topeka BOE overturn? • (Plessy v. Ferguson)

  20. Question 19 • What clause of the 1st Amendment prevents the government from interfering with your religious freedom? • (The Free Exercise Clause)

  21. Question 20 • What amendment gives you the right to a lawyer? • (6th Amendment)

  22. Question 21 • What agency was created in 1947 to coordinate foreign & military policy? • (The National Security Council)

  23. Question 22 • Which branch can strike down any law or action? • (The judicial branch uses judicial review)

  24. Question 23 • How many electoral votes does it take to become President? • (270)

  25. Question 24 • Give 3 examples of rights protected by the 9th amendment. • (Rights to privacy, travel, marry, own property, etc.)

  26. Question 25 • What does Pluralist power theory mean? • (That no one group controls policy, but many forces compete for power)

  27. Question 26 • What 4 states have the most electoral votes? • (CA, TX, NY, & FL)

  28. Question 27 • What is the exclusionary rule? • (States that evidence seized illegally cannot be used against you in court.)

  29. Question 28 • What fraction of the Senate does it take for cloture to end a filibuster? • (3/5)

  30. Question 29 • What does the supremacy clause mean? • (That all federal & state laws must follow the Constitution)

  31. Question 30 • Name one example of a condition of aid or funded mandate. • (NCLB, RttT, National Highway funds, etc.)

  32. Question 31 • What term means censorship of information before it is published? • (Prior Restraint)

  33. Question 32 • Name 2 checks on Congressional law-making. • (Veto, Judicial review)

  34. Question 33 • What clause in the 1st Amendment prevents the government from favoring a religion? • (The Establishment Clause)

  35. Question 34 • What is a limit on free speech? • (Slander, yelling fire in a crowded theatre, Clear & Present Danger, etc.)

  36. Question 35 • What are programs that require the preference of women and minorities called? • (Affirmative Action Programs)

  37. Question 36 • What amendment gives the states “reserved powers”? • (10th)

  38. Question 37 • What term means that courts overturn existing laws and set new policies? • (Judicial Activism)

  39. Question 38 • What 3 men wrote TheFederalist Papers? • James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, & John Jay

  40. Question 39 • How do most bureaucrats get their jobs today? • (The Civil Service System or hired)

  41. Question 40 • Give 2 examples of expressed powers of Congress. • (Coin money, regulate trade, raise taxes, make laws, etc.)

  42. Question 41 • What clause is the source of Presidential implied powers? • (The “take care” clause)

  43. Question 42 • What fraction of the state legislatures must approve a constitutional amendment before it takes effect? • (3/4)

  44. Question 43 • What is fiscal policy? • (Using taxing and spending to influence the economy)

  45. Question 44 • Explain why the bureaucracy has two bosses. • (The Presidential appointments run the agency, but Congress funds them.)

  46. Question 45 • What part of the 14th Amendment has led to selective incorporation of the Bill of Rights? • (The Due Process Clause)

  47. Question 46 • What Frenchman wrote about America in his book, Democracy in America? • (Alexis de Tocqueville)

  48. Question 47 • Name three demographic factors that affect how a person votes. • (Race, gender, occupation, educational level, region, etc.)

  49. Question 48 • How did the Hatch Act limit members of the bureaucracy? • (Prevents them from being active in campaigning.)

  50. Question 49 • Name 2 powers of the US Senate exclusively. • (Approve Cabinet appointments, Approve Judges & Justices, Approve Treaties by 2/3)

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