| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Legislative leader | intro. new leaders 4 laws |
| Legislative leader | calls congress into special session |
| Head of State | recieves leaders of foreign countries |
| Economic leader | plans fed. budget |
| Chief Diplomat | directs foreign Policy |
| Commander In Chief | controls armed forces and declares war |
| Moves Soldiers In | declares war... also known as __________??? |
| Commander In Chief | makes treaties with other countries |
| Chief Executive | carries out laws (know what this means) |
| Chief Executive | apoints fed. judges, agency leaders, ambassadors, etc. |
| Chief Executive | pardons or reduces penalties (only on fed. crimes) |
| Reprive | delays punishment until higher court hears |
| Amnesty | pardons a group of people |
| 35 | how old does the pres. have to be? |
| Always | how long do they have to be a U.S. citizen for? |
| 14 years | how long do they have to be a resident in the U.S for? |
| 4 years | how long are the pres.'s terms? |
| 2 | how many terms can they serve? |
| Every 4 years | how often are the elections? |
| Electoral College | how are the elections counted? |
| No | are the qualifications for th v.p. diff. from the pres.'s? |
| Yes | are the qualifications for the v.p. the same as the pres.'s? |
| Executive | what branch of gov. is the pres. in? |
| the courts | what is the judicial branch made up of? |
| article 3 | which article of the constitution gave us the supreme court and powers 4 lower courts? |
| federal | which type of court are these: supreme, appeals, and disticts |
| supreme | which is the last fed. court: appeals, district, and ______. |
| district | which is the last fed. court: supreme, appeals, and ____. |
| appeals | which is the last fed. court: supreme, district, and ____. |
| state courts | other than fed. courts, what other type of court is there? |
| jurisdiction | what is the authority to hear and decide cases? |
| constitution | what is the law in question? |
| tax evasion | what is an example of a violation of fed. law? |
| constitution | what is the first of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| violation of fed. law | what is the second of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| between st.s | what is the third of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| between parties of diff. st.s | what is the fourth of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| involving fed. gov. | what is the fifth of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| foreign gov. treaties | what is the sixth of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| admirality and maritime | what is the seventh of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| involving u.s. diplomats | what is the eighth of the 8 cases of jurisdiction? |
| suits in u.s. waters | what does admirality and maritime mean? |
| 94 | how many district courts are there? |
| district courts | who is the first to hear cases |
| review descisions | what is the first thing the appeals court does? |
| look for new evidence/ wrong procedures | after reviewing descisions, what does the appeals court do? |
| no | are there trials in the appeals courts? |
| 12 | how many appeals courts are there? |
| reverse descision | what is the other thing that the appeals court may do: uphold descision, remand case, or ____. |
| remand case | what is the other thing that the appeals court may do: uphold descision, reverse descision, or ____. |
| uphold descision | what is the other thing that the appeals court may do: remand case, reverse descision, or ____. |
| no | does it require 2 judges to make a descision in the appeals court? |
| 3 or more | how many judges does it take to make a descision in the appeals court? |
| 550 | how many district judges are there? |
| 27 | how many appeals court judges are there? |
| 9 | how many supreme court justices are there? |
| Amnesty | Pardon towards a group of people |
| Reprive | Delay untill higher court hearings |
| Bicameral | Two-part |
| Constituent | the voters; people represented |
| Impeach | Accuse officials of misconduct |
| Bill of attainder | Laws that punish people without a jurry trial |
| Lobbyist | People hired by private groups to influence government decision makers |
| Joint resolution | This is passed by both houses of Congress |
| Fillibuster | To talk a bill to death |
| Jurisdiction | Athority to hear and decide cases |
| Implied powers | Powers not stated in the Constitution |
| Census | A population count |
| Embargo | A punishing tool placed on international trade |
| Depart. of State: | nations foreign policy |
| Depart. of Treasury: | deals with money |
| Depart. of Defense: | manages arned forces |
| Depart. of Justice: | law enforcement |
| Depart. of the Interior: | nations public lands and resources |
| Depart. of Agriculture: | assist farmers |
| Depart. of Commerce: | trade, tourism, and business |
| Depart. of Labor: | working conditions and wages |
| Depart. of health and human services: | well-being of citizens |
| Depart. of housing and urban devleopment: | problems of cities |
| Depart. of Transportation: | highways, railroads, airlines, and seat traffic |
| Depart. of Energy: | enegy plan for nation |
| Depart. of Education: | advice and funding for schools- (No child left behind)-(Bush and first Lady) |
| Depart.of Veterian affairs: | services for veterians- (Make sure veterians are taken care of when they come home) |
| *****Depart. of Homeland Security*****: | defense againts terrorism-**(9/11)**- *(hope to AVOID another 9/11)* |
| Depart. of State: | nations foreign policy |
| Depart. of Treasury: | deals with money |
| Depart. of Defense: | manages arned forces |
| Depart. of Justice: | law enforcement |
| Depart. of the Interior: | nations public lands and resources |
| Depart. of Agriculture: | assist farmers |
| Depart. of Commerce: | trade, tourism, and business |
| Depart. of Labor: | working conditions and wages |
| Depart. of health and human services: | well-being of citizens |
| Depart. of housing and urban devleopment: | problems of cities |
| Depart. of Transportation: | highways, railroads, airlines, and seat traffic |
| Depart. of Energy: | enegy plan for nation |
| Depart. of Education: | advice and funding for schools- (No child left behind)-(Bush and first Lady) |
| Depart.of Veterian affairs: | services for veterians- (Make sure veterians are taken care of when they come home) |
| *****Depart. of Homeland Security*****: | defense againts terrorism-**(9/11)**- *(hope to AVOID another 9/11)* |
| 35 years old, native born American citizen | What are the qualifications are there to run for president? |
| 4 yr | How so often are persidental ellections? |
| No | Is the electoral college the popular vote? |
| 4 yr/ 2/ 10 yr | How long are terms? How many terms can you serve? What is the max # of terms you can serve? |
| The same for prez | What are the qualifications to run 4 V.P? |
| Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Comander-in-Chief, Legislative leader, Head of state, Economic leader | What are the roles of the president? |
| Carry out laws, appoint federal judges, agency leaders, ambassadors, etc. Pardon or reduce penalties, reprive, and give amnesty | What are the things the prez can do as Chief Executive? |
| Direct foreign policy | What are the things the prez can do as Chief Diplomat? |
| Controls armed forces and declare war, make treaties with other countries | What are the things the prez can do as Cammander-in-Chief? |
| Veto or reject thru excutive order | What does it mean to carry out laws? |
| Pardon or reduce federal crimes | What does it mean to pardon or reduce penalties? |
| Delay punishment untill higher court hears | What does it mean to reprive a punnishment? |
| Pardon towards a group of people | What does it mean to give amnesty to a person? |
| Move soldiers in | Another way to say control armed forces and declare war? |
| Send ambasadors and choose who are are allies and wo is not | What do you do if you are the direct foregin policy? |
| Introduce new ideas for laws and call congress into special sessions | What are the things the prez can do as Legislative leader? |
| Recive leaders of foreign countries | What are the things the prez can do as Head of State? |
| Plan the federal budget | What are the things the prez can do as Economic Leader? |
| Congress | What "group" makes up the Legislative Branch? |
| Through the Great Compromise | How did Congress become bicameral? |
| House of Rep and Senate | What two houses make up Congress? |
| You have to be 25 years old, live in the state, and be a U.S citizen for 7 years | What are the requirements to run for the House of Rep's? |
| Two year terms | How long of terms do people in the House of Rep's? |
| 435 and districts | How many members are there in the House of Rep's and what do they focus on? |
| You have to be 30 years old, live in the state, and be a U.S citizen for 9 years | What are the requirements to run for Senate? |
| 100 members and 6 year terms | How many members are there in th Senate and how long is a term? |
| The most powerful leader in the House of Rep's | Speaker of The House |
| Nancy Pelosi | Who is the current speaker of the house? |
| V.P | Who is the speaker of the house in the Senate? |
| President Pro Tempore | The _____ ___ _______ acts as chairperson |
| Permanet | Standing Committe- |
| Created for a limited period of time | Select Committe- |
| Members from both parties | Joint Committe- |
| Work on proposed laws | Conference Committe- |
| Some are expressed some are implied | Powers of Congress |
| Stretch powers to meet new needs | Elastic Clause |
| Appropriate funds, Regulate Commerce, Foreign relations and treaties | What are the taxing and spending powers of congress? |
| To set aside | Appropriate funds- |
| Stock market | Regulate Commerce- |
| Must approve | Foreign relations and treaties- |
| Senate can approve or remove president appts, house impeach, and over see and investigate practices | What are the non legsilative powers? |
| Watergate | What is an example of investivgateive practices? |
| Can't suspend wit of habeus courpus, can't pass bills of attainder, and can't pass ex post facto laws | What are the limits of congress? |
| Lobbyists, Committees staff, and support services | What is the Congressional staff? |
| Hired by private groups to influence gov't | Lobbyists- |
| Draft bills and organize hearings | Committees Staff- |
| Resesrch and review activites | Support Services |
| Jan 3 of odd numbered years | When does Congress start? |
| 2 years | How long does congress go for? |
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