WGU C963 OA

WGU C963 OA

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120 term asto Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn citizen for 7 and must be at least 25 years old.They can serve 2 years . There are 435 representatives. allocated among the states, roughly proportional to state populations and members of the House represent individual districts Choose an answer 1The Supreme Court2The House of Representatives 3The Senate4Both Houses of Congress Don't know?

Powers under the Articles of Confederation1. Could exchange Ambassadors

• Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
• Declare War
• Borrow Money
• Settle disputes among States

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederationno power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships no money pay soldiers no national judiciary New Jersey PlanWilliam Paterson Three Branches of Government The states had the power Every state had one vote one chamber legislature, unicameral Supremacy clause "Law of the Land" Virginia PlanJames Madison Three Branches of government Two-chamber in a legislative

Bicameral legislature:

House: elected by the people

Senate: appointed by the legislature

Votes based on population Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army The Great Compromises1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.

• The 3/5 slavery ruling
• Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
• Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of

28 Articles of Confederation with a Congress1. representation based on the population

• the the weak national government and a strong states

Federalistssupporters of the Constitution Anti-Federalistspeople who opposed the Constitution Federalist Paper #10Written by James Madison to convince people to support the ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit their negative impacts.

Federalist Paper # 51•Written by James Madison •Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent.•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of the other branches •By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny •Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.implied powersPowers not specifically mentioned in the constitution Examples of implied powersEstablishing a national bank, creating the IRS, establishing a military draft, raising the min wage enumerated powersThe powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.Examples of enumerated powers-declare war & raise army & navy -create rules on how to become citizen -regulate trade b/t states & countries -coin $ -protect patents & copyrights -create lower federal courts -est. post offices inherent powersis the power that congress and the president need in order to get the job done Examples of inherent powersRegulating immigration, acquiring territory, granting diplomatic recognition to other states concurrent powersPowers held jointly by the national and state governments.examples of concurrent powerImpose Taxes, Borrow Money, Establish Lower Courts expressed powerspowers directly stated in the constitution examples of expressed powersmake treaties, coin money, declare war, grant copyrights and patents reserved powerspowers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states examples of reserved powers- police power - promote safety, morals and health

• Criminal justice, use of public land and water, marriage/divorce
• education, roads, welfare

How does a bill become a law?If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.standing committeea permanent committee that meets regularly.select committeea small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.joint committeelegislative committee composed of members of both houses conference committeespecial joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate Rule CommitteeA standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the house.appropriations committeesDecide how to spend money allocated to each spending category by Budget Resolution; 12 subcommittees for major areas of budget (ex. defense, energy, agriculture); major source of earmarking Budget CommitteeHouse & Senate standing committees that begins budget process in Congress by setting overall budget size and amounts that will be spent on different topics (ex.defense, education) electrol collegeA group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.

• candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets two electoral votes

2.winner of each congressional district also receives an electoral vote Executive ordersIs a Domestic Policy, a way of getting around Congress when the legislature is not acting in a given area.What is the purpose of executive agreements?Is National Security of foreign Policy and War. And To establish agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval The Senatecitizens for 9 years and 30 years old when sworn in. They can serve 6 years.There are 2 senators for each state. Senators represent their entire states The House of Representativescitizen for 7 and must be at least 25 years old.They can serve 2 years . There are 435 representatives. allocated among the states, roughly proportional to state populations and members of the House represent individual districts stare decisislet the decision stand The Supremacy ClauseConstitution is the supreme law of the land Full Faith and Credit ClauseConstitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state