Terms : Hide Images
| 5754558906 | Describe a power of the president as a Chief Legislator and Chief bureaucrat | Chief Legislator- veto Chief bureaucrat- executive orders | 0 | |
| 5754558907 | Explain how (Civil Service Employees and The Supreme Court) limits the president's influence in policy making | Civil Service Employees- agency view The Supreme Court- declares presidential actions unconstitutinal | 1 | |
| 5754558908 | Describe the influence of divided government on the policy-making process | Control of two chambers of Congress by opposing political parties makes it more difficult to pass legislation | 2 | |
| 5754558909 | Compare state sovereignty under the Articles of Confederation and under the Constitution | states were sovereign under the Articles of Confederation, but under the Constitution they have shared power | 3 | |
| 5754558910 | Explain how (Commerce Clause and Mandates) has been used to expand the power of the federal government over the states | Commerce Clause- Federal Government controls interstate commerce and the states cannot control, exclusive federal authority Mandates- federal government directs the states to implement polices, thus reducing states discretion and increasing federal discretion | 4 | |
| 5754558911 | Explain how (Block Grants and Supreme Court Decisions) has played a role in the devolution of power from the national government to the states | Block grants- broad federal funding that allows states to have more discretion in how funding is spent, states have greater flexibility in policy implementation Supreme Court Decisions- through the use of judicial review, state power is protected | 5 | |
| 5754558912 | Describe one reason that the framers chose to use the electoral college as the method to elect the president | Did not trust the people, Congress, or state legislatures to solely select the president | 6 | |
| 5754558913 | Describe the message the cartoon above conveys about presidential elections | Candidates focus on on battleground or swing states | 7 | |
| 5754558914 | Explain why California, Texas, and New York do not appear prominently in the cartoon above | States are not competitive because one party possesses disproportionate influence | 8 | |
| 5754558915 | Describe two campaigning tactics presidential candidates use to win the key states identified in the cartoon above | More TV ads and use of media in those states Focus on issues that swing voters in the state care about | 9 | |
| 5754558916 | Describe the difference between civil liberties and civil rights | Civil rights- protect groups from discrimination Civil liberties- protect individuals from government actions | 10 | |
| 5754558917 | Identify the primary cluase of the 14th amendment that is used to extend civil rights | Equal protection clause- no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws" | 11 | |
| 5754558918 | Describe a specific legislative action that extended civil rights to (Women and persons with disabilities) | Women- right to vote Persons with disabilities- educational accomidations | 12 | |
| 5754558919 | Identify the primary clause of the 14th Amendment that is used to extend civil liberties | Due process clause- federal government that no one shall be "deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law." | 13 | |
| 5754558920 | Explain how civil liberties were incorporated by the Supreme Court in (Mapp v. Ohio and Miranda v. Arizona) | Mapp v. Ohio- illegally seized evidence cannot be used in court, exclusionary rule Miranda v. Arizona- must be informed of rights, no self incrimination, right to counsel, etc | 14 |
