American Democracy Revised Test

What is popular sovereignty? - answer the idea that the authority of government comes from the people What are the two chambers of Congress? - answer House of Representatives and Senate What rights/responsibilities are exclusive to U.S. citizens? - answer voting, serving on jury, running for office What is the difference between direct and indirect democracy? - answer Direct is when the citizens vote directly. Indirect, also known as representative, is when citizens elect a leader to vote on laws for them. What are other words for indirect democracy? - answer republic, representative democracy How does a bill become a law? - answer 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. Why did the Framers of the constitution choose to create a republic? - answer feared too much centralized power Which chamber of congress was made to represent the voters? - answer the House of Representatives Which chamber represented the states? - answer Senate Republican Party - answer Less government involvement, flat tax rate, increased army spending, oppose gay marriage, oppose abortion, private healthcare Democratic Party - answer More government involvement, progressive tax rate higher the wealthier you are, decreased army spending, support gay marriage, support abortion, universal healthcare What is federalism? - answer sharing of powers between federal and state governments. Know your government officials. Are they elected? Appointed? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Who is your president? Are they elected? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Joe Biden; Elected by vote of the people; Terms are 4 years long and max of 2 terms; the President must be at least 35 years of age, be a natural born citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years. What does the legislative branch do? - answer Makes laws Who are your Florida Senators? Are they elected? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Marco Rubio and Rick Scott; Elected by voters; terms are 6 years long, max of 2 terms; Must be at least thirty years of age, U.S. citizenship for at least nine years, and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election. Who is your U.S. House Representative? Are they elected? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Maxwell Frost, 10th district; Elected by voters; terms are 2 years, max of 4; at least 25 years of age, a United States citizen for at least seven years and an inhabitant of the state he or she represents. Who is your State governor? Are they elected? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Ron DeSantis; Elected by voters; terms are 4 years long, not eligible to serve more than eight years in any twelve-year period; be at least 30 years old, have been a resident and registered voter of Florida for at least seven years What does the executive branch do? - answer Enforces laws Who is your Vice President? Are they elected? By whom? How long are the terms? What are the requirements to hold each office? - answer Kamala Harris; Elected by the Senate; Terms are 4 years long, infinite terms; be a natural-born U.S. citizen, be at least 35 years old, be a resident in the U.S. for at least 14 years. Who is responsible for registering voters in the state of Florida? - answer County supervisors of elections. The one for Orange County is Bill Cowles. What does the judicial branch do? - answer reviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution