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Government final exam questions and answers already graded A Locke and Hobbes were influential in the development of which theory of the origin of the state? Social contract theory A person who is ruling with diving right receive authority from? God Principle that state possesses supreme and absolute power within its boundaries is called ? Sovereignty A system in which sovereign power is held by the voters and is exercised by elected representatives who are responsible to the people is a ....? Republic Describes an alliance of independent states? Confederation Type of democracy which features mass participation? Direct (pure) Under presidential form of government, the executive _______legislative branch. Independent of In democracy, the will of the majority _____ be used to deprive a minority's of its right. Can't In _____ the executive branch can be forced from office for failing to win the legislatures support Japan The most recent amendment to the constitution? 27 Legislative power of the U.S. is invested in? Congress Define separation of powers? Separate branches of government so one doesn't become to powerful Source of all and any governmental power in the U.S. is ?? The people The presidents power to veto an act of congress is an example of? checks and balances the opening words of the constitution, "We the people," are a statement of what principle? popular sovereignty What is not guaranteed in the Bill Of Rights? Suffrage for women What is not apart of the 27 amendments? (civil rights, balanced budget, woman's suffrage) balanced budget The only constitutional amendment to be repealed dealt with the subject of ? Prohibitions of alcohol The system of ________ keeps one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others. checks and balances governments that obey the fundamental law of the land are abiding by the principle of ? constitutionalism the constitution has grown and changed mostly as a result of ? informal amendments the bill of rights guarantees (african americans the right to vote/ fair and equal treatment before the law) fair and equal treatment before the law the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments are called? the civil war amendments speech that wrongly damages a persons reputation is ? Slander the publication of statements that wrongfully damages another's reputation? libal the supreme court has been (more strict/more generous in applying the establishment clause to the universities than to elementary and secondary schools more generous what has not been upheld as a constitutional as a form of symbolic speech burning draft cards what guarantees does the 1st amendment give? speech and press expression of ideas by conduct rather than in speech or print is called? symmbolic speech the 10 amendments in the bill of rights were originally intended as a restriction against? the new national government what amendment declares that american people retain other rights not specifically enumerated by the constitution? 9th in the case of Gregory v. Chicago, the court ruled that demonstrators may (not be/ be) arrested for disorderly conduct simply because other have reacted to their march with violence. not be the _____ are the major guardians of civil rights. courts censorship of spoken or written words before they have been expressed is? prior resiraint the free exercise clause gives people the right to? religious freedom for the police to search a house, they must have a court order called warrant What is a legislative laws that sentence a person to jail without trail? Bills of Attainder what says the contents or substance of laws must be fair? substantive due process what requires judges to throw out "tainted" evidence? exclusionary rule what refers to the procedures used in law enforcement which must be fair? procedural due process what prohibits an actions after it has already taken place ex post facto what prevents arrests and imprisonment without cause written of habeas corpus what is a right that forces an officer to bring a person to court and show proof why he should remain in jail is? written of habeas corpus what supreme court case in 1973 made abortion legal roe v wade what decision led to all defendants in criminal cases having to have their rights read to them miranda v arizona what guarantees are included in the right to have a fair trail? trail by jury, within a responsible time, right to adequate defense (counsel) the rail jury (normally 12) is called the petit what decision upheld the separate-but-equal doctrine plessy vs ferguson in the north there were no segregation laws but ____ was common de facto segregation in the past few decades, the fastest growing minority group has been Asian what ended legalized segregation in the public schools brown v. topeka board of education what does reverse discrimination mean victim of minority "set-asides" the first major challenge to affirmative action was bakke case the process of legally requiring an alien to leave the county is depotation the process of taking citizenship away from one who obtained it though fraud is denaturalization a principle by which any person born within the US is automatically a citizen is called juss soil what is concerned with disputes between two or more individuals or between individuals and the government civil law a formal accusation charging a person with committing a crime is ? indictment what is the right of a court to hear a case jurisdiction what is the dision of the minority of justice of the court dissenting opinion what is the decision of most of the justice of the court majority opinion the presiding officer of the supreme court is called the chief of justice what is plaintiff person who is suing what is a defendant person who is being sued the supreme court first ruled an act of congress unconstitutional in the case of ? marbury vs madison what is the power of the supreme court to determine the constitutionally of law and action of local state and national government judicial review about how many cases are decided by the supreme court each year? 150 what decision in 1954 overruled the plessy v ferguson case? brown v topeka board of education all supreme court decisions are reached by a _____ vote of the justices majority what is a junket? trip by member of congress to areas effected by a messure (law) what are expressed powers? powers given to congress by consitution what are implied powers? unwritten powers give to cogress by elastic clause of the constitution who presides over the senate in the absence of the vice-president president pro tempore who is the person ins congress who is the leader of the smaller party in congress minority leader who is the person in congress who is the leader of the party that controls congress majority leader what is a fillbuster talk non-stop to stop a vote on a bill who presides over the senate vice president freedom from arrest anywhere in the county (is/isnt) a special privilege that members of congress receive. is not the majority of the members of bother houses of congress today are ? lawyers a member of congress who is currently in office is called an? incumbent what is a caucus a meeting of political party members what is a quorum minimum number of members who must be present for congress to function 25th amendment determines president disability term for president 4 years term for senator 6 years term for representative 2 years term for supreme court justice lifetime what is a pardon release from penalty of offense what are electors people chosen by voters go each state to cast votes in presidential elections what is partonage political job appointment what is executive agreement agreement between president and head or foreign government how old does a president have to be to assume office 35 the only president to serve more than two terms was? Roosevelt who become president if bother the offices of president and vice president are vacant speaker of the house a president can not serve anymore than __ terms 2 terms if no presidential candidate receives majority of the electoral vote, the president is then chosen by ________. the house of representatives according to the 25th amendment, who may determine whether or not the president is able to discharge the powers and duties of his office? vice president and majority of cabinet what are the roles of the president chief legislator, diplomate, citize, state, and chief executive the _____ appoints the members of the cabinet president a vice president who completes a dormers presidents term may serve as president up to ___ years 10