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Sadie Rhoads Civics EOC Review Week 4

Terms in this set (28)

Give an example of how interest groups can influence government. (2.10)
Lobbying government. Organized interests hire representatives to advocate on behalf of the group's interests
What is a lobbyist? (2.10)
a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
A type of government in which the leadership is comprised of the few wealthy elite is called a _______. (3.1)
lobbyist
_______ is a system of government that believes that the state would own the land, capital, labor and make all economic decisions (3.1)
unitary
This form of government, a king/queen reigns over a kingdom or empire. (3.1)
monarchy
A dictatorship is an example of this gvnt which 1 person holds all power. (3.1)
autoracy
What is autocracy? (3.1)
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
_______is a system of government that believes that society should organize and control the means of production for the welfare of all. (3.1)
autocracy
In what type of government is a sovereign state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme? (3.2)
unitary
What are the basic steps of how a bill becomes a law? (3.3 & 3.8)
Both the House and Senate must approve the conference report. After both the House and Senate have approved a bill in identical form, it is sent to the president. If the president approves of the legislation, he signs it and it becomes law.
Only whom has the sole power to declare war? (3.3 & 3.8)
Congress
A __________ legislature is a lawmaking body with two houses. (3.3 & 3.8)
Bicameral
What are the qualifications for members of the House of Representatives? (3.3 & 3.8)
age (25 for the House, 30 for the Senate); citizenship (at least seven years for the House, nine years for the Senate); and inhabitancy in the state at the time
What are the qualifications for members of the Senate? (3.3 & 3.8)
he Constitution requires that U.S. senators must be at least 30 years of age, citizens of the United States for at least nine years, and residents of the states from which they are elected
What are the qualifications for the presidency as listed by the Constitution of the US? (3.3 & 3.8)
35 years old - natural born citizen - lived in the US for 14 years.
What is the term limit for the President of the United States? (3.3 & 3.8)
2 - 4 year terms
What makes up the Executive Office of the President? (3.3 & 3.8)
President, Vice Pres, Cabinet, and Advisors
In a federal system, ________ powers are shared between the states & the national government. (3.4)
National Government.
What is a Federal system of government? Give an example. (3.2)
system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments. U.S
What is a unitary system of government? Give an example. (3.2)
sovereign state governed as a single entity. The states themselves are unitary
What type of democratic government that exists in Great Britain is led by a majority of its legislature who then chooses its executive? (3.2)
Parliamentary
Protect borders is best performed by which level of government. (3.4)
federal
Maintaining public libraries is best performed by which level of gvnt. (3.4)
local
What are the two methods of proposing constitutional amendments? (3.5)
Congress with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures
In order for an amendment to be added to the Constitution, it must be _________ by at least ¾ states. (3.5)
ratified
Give an example of can how an individual influence government. (2.10)
by a patition
Give an example of media informing the public about government. (2.10)
news and facebook
What is the difference between direct and Representative democracy? (3.1)
democracy is a form of government wherein the citizens have a direct say in the formulation of laws and issues that affect them while a representative democracy is a form of government wherein its citizens vote for or elect a representative to represent them in Congress or the Senate
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