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CIVICS
Federalism, Legislative and Executive Branches
Name two principles of the
Constitution:
Popular sovereignty
 Limited government (grants and denials)
 Federalism
 Bicameralism
 Separation of powers
 Checks and balances
 Constitutionalism

Federalist #51 deals mostly
with:
Checks and balances
and
Separated powers
Jefferson believed just governments
get their power from:
The consent of the governed
(The vote of the people)
Federalism reflects the framers
concern with
Majority rule and the public good
 Minority rights and individual liberties

Those who believe the group
more than the individual is the
fundamental unit of political
concern?
Classical republicans
Who was more concerned with
individual rights than majorities?

Classical liberals
Federalist #10 is primarily
concerned with:

Factions (parties and special interests)
In Fed. 10, Madison warns of
controlling the cause of faction, to
cure the effects instead by
establishing what kind of
government?
Republican form of govt.
 Representative democracy

What kind of power is exercised
by Congress when it passes tax
laws, punishes counterfeiters and
drafts men to fight a war?
Enumerated powers
 Expressed powers
 Delegated powers

How can the executive branch
check Congress’s law-making
powers?

Veto bills
How can Congress check the
President’s veto power?

Vote to override the veto with a 2/3 vote
in both houses of Congress
How can the legislative branch
check the executive branch’s
power to appoint federal judges?

Senate confirmation of the appointees
How does Congress check the
President’s power of Commander
in Chief?
Declare war
 Control the purse (spending)

Classical liberal concerns
focused on …
Individual rights
How does Federalist #78 claim
the Court checks the President’s
appointment and Congress’s
confirmation powers?

Life tenure
Because of the fear of a powerful
army taking over the
government, the Framers put a
civilian in charge of the military.
Who is that?

The President (Commander in Chief)
What principle of the Constitution
does “a government of rule, not
of rulers” reflect?

Constitutionalism
What principle of the Constitution
do grants of power and denails of
power reflect?

Limited Government
What principle of the Constitution is
reflected in democracy (govt of the
people for the people by the people)?

Popular sovereignty
What kind of powers does the
necessary and proper clause
(elastic clause) provide?

Implied powers
Give one example of
Jefferson’s self-evident truths
All men are created equal
2. People have God-given unalienable rights
3. Including Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness
1.
Which principle of the
Constitution allows states to pass
laws and set up a state court
system?

Federalism
Which of the following were
meant to reduce the likelihood of
federal tyranny?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Limited govt
Separated power
Checks and balances
Bill of rights
Federalism
All the above
Where do bills go for analysis,
debate and amendments before
being sent to the floor for a vote?
Committee
 Relevant standing committee
 Permanent committee

Where is compromise language
between House and Senate
versions of a bill worked out?

Conference Committee
Where are filibusters conducted?

Senate floor
Where are riders added?
Senate
 Senate committee
 Senate floor

Where do all revenue
(appropriations) bills begin?

House of Representatives
How can a filibuster be ended?

Vote for cloture
Where do most bills die?

In committee
Who is the leader of the House?

Speaker
Who is the true leader of the
Senate?

Majority leader
Who is the President of the
Senate?

The Vice President
What significant role does the VP
play as President of the Senate?

Tie-breaking vote
Who presides over the Senate
when the VP is not there?

President Pro Tempore
Who persuades party members to
vote as the leadership desires and
keeps a nose count of votes on
important upcoming legislation?

Whip
Who impeaches the president for
“high crimes and misdemeanors”?

The House of Representatives
Who convicts the President of the
“high crimes and misdemeanors”
he has been accused of
committing?

Senate (presided over by the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court)
Why is the Senate more
prestigious than the House?
Longer terms (6 years)
 Older (30 years old)
 Longer debate
 Fewer (100)

Which of the following is wrong?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Bill introduced to House by member
Sent to committee for public hearing
Passed on floor of House
Sent to Senate
Goes to Senate committee
Passed on Senate floor
Bill becomes law
The branch dealt with in Article I
of the US Constitution is:

The Legislative branch
What branch of government does
Article II of the US Constitution
deal with?

The executive branch
How long does a member
of the House serve?
2 years
How long does a Senator
serve?
6 years
How long does a President
serve?
4 years
How many terms can a
president serve?
2
How many terms can a
member of Congress serve?
Unlimited
What role is the President playing
when he suggests ideas for laws?

Chief legislator
What role when he calls
Congress back for a special
session of Congress to deal
with an emergency?
Chief legislator
What role when he issues
executive orders?
Chief executive
Which role when setting
foreign policy and
negotiating treaties?
Chief diplomat
Role giving medals and
throwing out first pitch of
baseball season and
receiving guests at the
White House
Chief of State
To determine which
candidate get California’s
55 Electoral College votes,
the candidate must win a
__________ vote
Plurality
To win the presidency, a
candidate has to win the
Electoral College with a
__________ vote
Majority
270 votes
If neither presidential
candidate achieves 270
votes, who elects the
President?
The House
Which is NOT a formal
qualification for president?
a.
b.
c.
d.
35 years old
Natural born citizen of the US
Male
14 year residency
Which chamber of Congress
is closer to the people?
The House
For which President did
Republicans support the
nd
passage of the 22
Amendment to impose a twoterm limit on future
presidents?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
FDR
What kind of primary
restricts voting to only party
members?
Closed primary
When is the presidential
election?
November
First Tuesday following the
second Monday in Nov.
The Framers feared a unitary
system of government because
they feared too much power
would lead to:
Tyranny
A federal system shares
powers between
Federal govt. and state govt.
A confederal (or confederate)
system concentrates power in
The states