Study Guide Exam Questions &
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-New Deal
- interstate highway system
-War on Drugs
-national drinking age of 21
-No Child Left Behind -
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Three major instances of policy nationalization in the past century
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14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law -
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due process clause
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14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law,
and has been used to combat discrimination -
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, equal protection clause
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27 amendments. They are all proposed in Congress (National Constitutional Convention
has never happened). -
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How many amendments to the U.S. Constitution are there? And who initiated the process
of ratifying each one?
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270 votes -
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How many votes does it take to win the electoral college and the presidency??
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a body of electors in each state , chosen by voters, who formally elect the president and
Vice President of the US. Each state's number of electoral votes equals its representation in
Congress. An absolute majority of the total electoral vote is required to elect a president
and vice president -
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Electoral College
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a broad grant of money given by the federal government to a state government, which is
given to a general areas (such as education) to be dispersed according to the state -
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2
, block grant
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A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.
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Unitary Government
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a clause in article IV of the constitution declaring that national laws are the "supreme" law of
the land and therefore take precedence over any laws adopted by states and localities -
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supremacy clause
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a constitutional mechanism giving each branch some oversight and control of the other
branches -
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checks and balances
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A document outlining the formal rules and institutions of government and the limits placed
on its powers. -
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constitution
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A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice
of religion. -
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Free Exercise Clause
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a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives -
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republic
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives -
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Direct Democracy
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a form of government in which the chief executive is the leader of the majority party in the
legislature -
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parliamentary government
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Quiz_________________?
-New Deal
- interstate highway system
-War on Drugs
-national drinking age of 21
-No Child Left Behind -
ANSWER✅
Three major instances of policy nationalization in the past century
Quiz_________________?
14th amendment clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law -
ANSWER✅
due process clause
Quiz_________________?
14th amendment clause that prohibits states from denying equal protection under the law,
and has been used to combat discrimination -
ANSWER✅
1
, equal protection clause
Quiz_________________?
27 amendments. They are all proposed in Congress (National Constitutional Convention
has never happened). -
ANSWER✅
How many amendments to the U.S. Constitution are there? And who initiated the process
of ratifying each one?
Quiz_________________?
270 votes -
ANSWER✅
How many votes does it take to win the electoral college and the presidency??
Quiz_________________?
a body of electors in each state , chosen by voters, who formally elect the president and
Vice President of the US. Each state's number of electoral votes equals its representation in
Congress. An absolute majority of the total electoral vote is required to elect a president
and vice president -
ANSWER✅
Electoral College
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a broad grant of money given by the federal government to a state government, which is
given to a general areas (such as education) to be dispersed according to the state -
ANSWER✅
2
, block grant
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A centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency.
-
ANSWER✅
Unitary Government
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a clause in article IV of the constitution declaring that national laws are the "supreme" law of
the land and therefore take precedence over any laws adopted by states and localities -
ANSWER✅
supremacy clause
Quiz_________________?
a constitutional mechanism giving each branch some oversight and control of the other
branches -
ANSWER✅
checks and balances
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A document outlining the formal rules and institutions of government and the limits placed
on its powers. -
ANSWER✅
constitution
3
, Quiz_________________?
A First Amendment provision that prohibits government from interfering with the practice
of religion. -
ANSWER✅
Free Exercise Clause
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a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives -
ANSWER✅
republic
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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives -
ANSWER✅
Direct Democracy
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a form of government in which the chief executive is the leader of the majority party in the
legislature -
ANSWER✅
parliamentary government
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