Civics Ch.12
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what states cannot do | What does article 1 of the Constitution state? |
| tax, borrow money, spend money for their people, establish courts, enforce law | List the 5 concurrent powers |
| the 10th amendment | Which amendment gives states reserved powers? |
| the power to conduct elections, regulate education, make marriage and divorce laws | What powers do the states have? |
| reserved | __ powers are just for the states |
| 6 | article __ -the Constitution declares that laws made by Congress are Supreme, and this means that if a state law conflicts with a federal law, the federal law takes precedence |
| federal | if a state law conflicts with a federal law, the _____ law takes precedence |
| 4 | Article __ of the Constitution requires each state to have a representative democracy |
| state legislature, voters of the state | In state Constitutions amendments are usually proposed by the ____ and they are ratified by ____ |
| amendments | __ are usually proposed by the state legislature and they are ratified by voters of the state |
| Delaware | What is the only state that does not propose amendments by a state legislature and ratify by voters of the state? |
| a representative democracy | What does article 4 of the Constitution require each state to have? |
| voters | In Delaware the state legislature ratifies instead of __ |
| Louisiana's | _____ Constitution has been changed more times than any other state |
| 11 | How many times has the LA Constitution been changed? |
| 1974, Edwin Edwards | Our current Louisiana Constitution was made in ___when ________ was governor |
| article 4 | Which article encourages the states to cooperate with each other through what is called full faith and credit |
| that all states must honor the laws and court decisions of other states | What does full faith and credit mean? |
| New Hampshire, 400 | Of all the states ____ has the largest state legislature (they have ___ people in their state legislature) |
| Nebraska, 49 | ____ has the smallest state legislature (__ people in their state legislature) |
| Nebraska | Which state is one of five that has a one house (unicameral) legislature? |
| 105, 42,500 | Louisiana has ___members as part of the house of reps, each rep represents ___ people. |
| 144 (105 in the house of reps, 39 in the senate) | How many members serve on Louisiana's state legislature? |
| make treaties, produce coin money, tax imports, during peacetime, declare war | What can the states not do? |
| state governments | __ has the most impact on our dailey lives |
| articles of confederation | Under __ the national government was weak and ineffective |
| independence | When the states came together under the US Constitution, they lost some of their __ |
| federal system | in which power is shared between the states and the national government |
| federal | our country is governed by a __ system |
| the power to conduct elections, regulate elections, make marriage and divorce laws | List the three reserved powers that are just for the states |
| Supreme Court | If conflicts arise between states and the federal government then the __ decides the case |
| constitution | each state has there own __, which is based off one common idea |
| constitution | plan of government |
| does not | The US Constitution DOES/ DOES NOT say anything about how a state should set up its government |
| . | All state constitutions are structured like the US constitution |
| preamble, articles, amendments | what are the three parts to the constitution? |
| 1974, Constitutions | The Constitution of _ is the longest and most detailed of all state __ |
| 1930's | Since in the __ state governments and the federal governments have increasing cooperated to help Americans (the Great Depression) |
| state and federal governments | Since in the 1930's__ and the _ have increasing cooperated to help Americans (the Great Depression) |
| "grant-in-aid" programs | The federal government provides "award money" to states through what is called __ |
| "award money" | the fed gov provides _ to state through grant in aid programs |
| cities and counties | who does the fed gov directly give award money to? |
| Article 4 | __ of the constitution says that the federal government will protect each state against invasion and domestic violence |
| invasion and domestic violence | Article 4 of the constitution says that the federal government will protect each state against __ |
| 1. must be a US citizen 2. must be at least 18 3. Has to be a resident of the state 2 years preceding the election 4. Has to be a resident of the district 1 year before the election | 4 Qualifications for Louisiana state representatives |
| 4 | In both houses in Louisiana state legislatures serve__ year terms |
| 4,2 | Louisiana is the only one of 5 states who does it like this; in most states there senates serve _ year terms and reps serve _ year terms |
| part | originally being a state legislator was PART/FULL time job |
| congress | State legislatures operate like __ when making laws |
| 4,3 | After a bill is sent to the governor he can do __ things with it, the president can only do __ |
| 1. sign it 2. veto it 3. pocket veto | What are the 3 things that the president can do with a bill? |
| line--item veto | Which of the four things that governors can do with a bill can't the president do? |
| line-item veto | means the governor can approve certain parts of a bill and veto other parts |
| line-item veto | what can governors do that presidents cannot? |
| overwrite a veto | states have the ability to __, however it will rarely done |
| divide their state into districts | after the census is taken every 10 years, all state legislatures __ |
| land areas, population | throughout our nations history, legislative districts were based on __ not __ |
| 1964, population | in the year __ the Supreme court case of Reynolds v Sims ruled that all election districts must be equal in __ (Alabama) |
| Reynolds v Sims | in the year 964 the Supreme court case of ___ ruled that all election districts must be equal in population(Alabama) |
| Reynolds v Sims | which case was based on the principle of "one man one vote"? |
| more power was given to urban areas | what was the outcome of the principle "one man one vote" |
| the services they provide to their people | Short answer: In recent years most states have found it difficult to pay for ___ |
| it would decrease their political popularity and they would not get reelected | Why won't most state legislators raise taxes? |
| 1. borrow money (hurts the economy) 2. they have to cut essential services (hurts the people) | since most states legislators are not bold enough to raise taxes, they do one of two things: |
| true | T/F: Each state constitution sets its qualifications for its governor |
| 1. US citizenship 2. must be at least 25 (in most states 30) 3. they must be a resident of the state for 5 years | What three things qualifies Louisiana governors? |
| false (directly) | T/F: The voters of each state elect their government indirectly |
| False (there isn't) | T/F: There is an electoral college system for governors |
| chief executive | What is a governors most important role? |
| chief executive | __ has to carry out the laws that the state legislature passes |
| commander in chief | governors also act as ___ by being in charge of their national guard |
| pardons and reprieves | like the president, governors have the power to give __ and __ to convicted criminals |
| reduce | governors have the power to commute a prisoners sentence. Commute means __ |
| reprieve | _-to delay |
| false | T/F: presidents have the power to commute |
| true | T/F: Not every governor has a cabinet like the president, only some do |
| lt. governors | all governers have advisors called __ to help them |
| 1. lt. governor is nect in line for succession 2. he presides over the states senate | in which two ways are the roles of the lt governor and the vice president similar? |
| Jay Dardenne | Who is Louisiana's current lt. governor? |
| state level (not at the federal level) | In the American legal system, most of the court cases are tried at the ___ |
| misdemeanors | small local courts handle crimes known as __ |
| justice courts, magistrate courts, municipal courts | List the three types of small local courts |
| justice courts | these courts are found in country areas and small towns |
| justice courts | their judges are called justices of the peace in the __ court |
| true | T/F: In Magistrate courts they are found in larger towns and small cities |
| flase | T/F: magistrate courts are found in county's and small towns |
| magistrate courts | __ are sometimes called police courts |
| municipal courts | these courts are for areas with large citites |
| municipal court | What kind of court does Lafayette have? |
| traffic courts, juvenile courts, and small claims courts | Municipal courts are divided into specialized areas such as: |
| felonys | The second level of the state courts deals with __ |
| general trial | felonys are tried in __ courts |
| district courts, county courts, circuit courts, superior courts | general trial courts have several different names: |
| parish courts | What does Louisiana call their courts? |
| judge and jury | general trial courts use a _ and _ to decide a case |
| general trial courts | __ courts use a judge and jury to decide a case |
| true | T/F: an appeals court has no jury |
| a panel of judges that decide a case by majority vote | instead of a jury appeals courts have __ |
| the defendant's rights were violated | what is usually the basis of an appeal? |
| state court | The state supreme court is the highest _ |
| elected | In LA state supreme court justices are _ |
| supreme court | except for cases that involve federal cases or the constitition the decision of the __ are final |
| shortage of funds, too few judges, not enough jail space, not enough space for cases to be heard | what are the four problems that state courts face? |
| federal system | o The sharing of power between the central and the state governments |
| reserved powers | o Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states |
| concurrent powers | o Powers shared by the state and federal government |
| grants-in-aid | o Money awarded to the states by the federal government |
| unicameral | o One-house legislature |
| apportion | o Divide among districts |
| line-item veto | o To veto only a specific part of a bill |
| parole | o To grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain restrictions |
| justice of the peace | o The Judge of a small local court |
| misdemeanor | o A relatively minor offense such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items |
| magistrate court | o Police courts generally located in larger towns, many handle traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money |
| plaintiff | o A person or party filing a lawsuit |
| defendant | o An individual or group being sued or charged with a crime |
| felony | o A serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery |
| plea bargain | negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge |
| extradition | to give up (an alleged fugitive or criminal) to another state or nation at its request. |
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