Civics Final 2
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- what wouldn't be covered by freedom of speech?
- threatening someone whom you think has commited a crime against you
- _______ are freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment
- civil liberties
- a president can kill legislation by doing nothing for 10 days , in a move known as
- pocket veto
- The Americans with disabilites act bans discrimination against persons with physical or mental disabilites ervery where except
- private accomodations
- The _____ is the clearest statement of the administrations plans and goals for the coming year
- federal budget
- what term refers to the process of members voicing their votes in turn as official records
- roll-call vote
- _____ believed in nonviolent resistance, or the peaceful protests of unfair laws
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- What is the basic goal of America foreign policy?
- national security
- A ___ is a previous case that gives guidence to other judges hearing similar cases
- precedent
- the right of the government to take away private property for public use is called _____
- eminent domain
- the job of the ____ courts is to review decisions made in the lower district courts
- appeals
- what is needed before a citizen can be put on trial for a serious federal crime?
- an indictment
- what s the indirect method we use to elect the president?
- electoral college
- By _____, the Supreme Court decides if a law is constitutional
- judicial review
- an appeals court can ______ a case, that is, send it back to a lower court
- remand
- In Brown v. Board of Education, the justices ____
- examine relevant past cases
- When the 2 Amendment was written, a ____ was a small, local army made up of volunteer soliders
- militia
- The supreme courts ruling on brown v. board overturned plessy v. ferguson and _____
- ordered the intergration of schools
- what term refers to police officers singling out people as suspects because of the way they look?
- racial profiling
- the house scedule and the terms for debate are controlled by the powerful ______
- Rules Committee
- The supreme court case roe v. wade legalized _____
- abortion in america
- which of the factors of changes in demand is illustrated by a new apartment building being built in an area?
- changes in number of consumers
- The U.S. postal service is a example of _______
- a government corporation
- The ___ Amendment protected the right of women to vote in all national and state elections
- 19
- Which amendement forbids the torture of prisoners?
- 8
- A state has as many _____ as the total number of its U.S. senators and representatives
- electoral votes
- The 24 Amendement prevents Southern states from using _____ to keep African Americans from voting
- poll tax
- What is an item that would not have elastic demand?
- an item with few substitutes
- What is the term for a court's authority to hear and decide cases?
- jurisdiction
- Which of the amendements extended the suffrage and power of voters?
- 15, 17, and 26
- what encouraged the hiring and promoting of women and minorities in fields that were traditionally closed to them?
- affirmative action
- the 2 amendement gaurantees the right to "bear arms" what does this mean?
- own guns
- according to the war powers act, the president must notify_____ immediately when troops are sent into battle
- Congress
- the fact that the first piece3 of pizza you eat gives you more satisfaction than the second or third is an example of the ________
- diminishing marginal utility
- with the principal of diminishing marginal utility we don't make a perchase if the extra costs are less than the additional benefits
- false
- the constitution requrires that the senate and house must pass a bill identical form before it becomes a law
- true
- regulatory boards and commissions do not have to report to the president
- true
- buyers demand different quantities of a good depending on the pricethe sellers ask
- true
- the civil service system is a spoils system
- false
- a good or service should have use for everyone
- false
- the profit incentive is one of the factors that modivates demand in a market economy
- false
- the vice president also serves as the president of the house of representatives
- false
- any bill that involves money must start in the senate
- false
- the president is the living symbol of the nation
- true
- the maximum length of time someone can serve as president is 10 years
- true
- buisnesses try to set prices at a level that allows them to cover thier costs
- true
- if both the president and vice president die the speaker of the house becomes president
- true
- unlike the individual supply curve, the market supply curve slopes upward
- false
- companies hope to sell to many people so they must take into account the individual demand for their product or service
- false
- the president plans the federal budget
- true
- congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote of each house
- true
- NASA is an executive agency
- true
- the senate, because it is smaller, has more rules than the house of representatives
- false
- in the u.s. prices are set by demand and supply
- true
- congress declared war on korea but not on vietnam
- false
- the supply curve is drawn by taking into account the other factors that change and affect supply
- false
- due o the large numbers of bills they recieve, committees vote on which bills get ignored and which get studied
- false
- the constitution give the First Lady very limited powers
- false
- when the demand curve is downward sloping it is telling us that we would not be willing to pay as much for a second item as we did the first
- true
- Government corporations were created to make a profit for the government
- false
- the president can't order troops into battle without the approval of congress
- false
- The federal court system has three levels with ______ in the middle
- appeals
- a _____ reviews the evidence against an accused person and decides if it warrants an indictment
- grand jury
- the ____ is supposed to be the most influence on a justices decision
- law
- americans are sometimes subject to racial ______ by law enforcement officers
- profiling
- the demand goods with very few substitues like pepper, elctriciy, or some medicines is likely to be ______
- inelastic
- demand for a good in a particular market area is related to the number of _____ in the area
- consumers
- the 10 amendement prevents ____ and the president from becoming too strong
- congress
- once appointed, federal justices may have their jobs for _____
- life
- cases involving foreign governments and ___ are automatically heard by federal courts
- treaties
- the constitution doesn't give the supreme court the power of ______ review
- judicial
- the supreme court ruled that _____ taxes were illegal in state elections
- poll
- Dr. king believed in _______ resistance
- nonviolent
- if you cannot afford an ____ the government must provide one and pay his or her fees
- attorney
- ____ courts are the only federal courts in which juries hear cases and reach verdicts
- district
- The _______ is made up of 8 associate justices led by a chief justice
- supreme court
- freedom of the ____ ensures that Americans are exposed to a wide variety of viewpoints
- press
- the law of demand states that price and quantity demanded move in ____ directions
- opposite
- the 4 amendement protects Americans against unreasonable ___ and seizures
- searches
- American's unwritten _____ are protected by the 9 amendement
- rights
- the demand for any product or service isn't the same over time. several ____ can cause market demand to change
- factors
- the 13 amendement officially ended ____ in the United Sates
- slavery
- Free ___ refers to the spoken word, internet comunication, art, music, and even clothing
- speech
- the agencies and employees of the executive branch
- federal bureacracy
- pardon for a group of people
- amnesty
- rule or command issued by the president that has the force of law
- executive order
- where the president lives and works
- white house
- official representative of a country's government
- ambassador
- a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
- foreign policy
- prohibits a group of nations from trading with a target union
- embargo
- requires president to notify cogress immediately when troops are sent into battle
- war powers act
- whom citizens select when they cast ballots in a presidential election
- electors
- formal agreement between two or more countries
- treaty
- a formal change by a grand jury, accusing a person of a crime
- indictment
- money forfeited if the accusted person fails to appear in court
- bail
- protected the right of women to vote in all natonal and state elections
- 19 amendement
- money paid before casting a ballot; it's no longer legal
- poll tax
- freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment
- civil liberites
- protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures
- 4 amendement
- a formal request
- petition
- protects americans right to free speech, religion, assembly, press, petition
- 1 amendement
- helped equalize the judicial branch with executive and legislative branches
- marbury v. madison
- authority ofa court to hear a case appealed from a lower court
- appellate jurisdicton
- cases involving this are automatically heard in federal courts
- maritime law
- written by a justice(s) who disagree with the majority's decision
- dissenting opinion
- a way an appeals court can decide on an opinion
- remand
- previous, similar court case used as a guideline for a current case
- precedent
- only federal courts canhear and decide federal cases
- exclusive jurisdiction
- document that describes one side's position on a case
- brief
- federal courts in which trials are held and lawsuits are begun
- district courts
- a court order that requires a person to appear in court
- subpoena
- being singled out as a criminal because of the way you look
- racial profiling
- organized boycotts, marches, and demonstrations to promote the civil rights movement
- Dr. King
- rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
- civil rights
- following etablished legal procedures
- due process
- a crime involving spoken lies that harm a person's reputation
- slander
- unfair treatment based on treatment against a certain group
- discrimination
- court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or buisness
- search warrant
- the right to vote
- suffrage
- forbids cruel and unusual punishment
- 8 amendement
- guarantees accused person a trial by jury
- 6 amendement
- encouraged the hiring and promoting of minorities and women
- affirmative action
- banning printed materials on films merely because they contain alarming or offensive facts
- censorship
- court calender for scheduling cases to be heard
- docket
- offers a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind the court's decision
- opinion
- reviews decisions made in lower district courts
- appeals court
- a court's authority to hear and decide cases
- jurisdiction
- particular geographical area covered by an appeals court
- circuit
- disagreements between their governments are resolved in federal courts
- states
- process by which the supreme court decides if a law is constitutional
- judicial review
- latin term which means let the decision stand
- stare decisis
- states the facts of a case, announces the ruling, and explains the court's reasoning
- majority opinion
- when a case can be heard in either a state or federal court
- concurrent jurisdiction
- president's most important speech to congress each year
- state of the union address
- makes and enforces the rules for a certain industry or group
- regulatory boards
- follows the vice president in succession to the presidency
- speaker of the house
- indircet method for electing the president
- electoral college
- declaration of forgivenessand freedom from punishment
- pardon
- agreement between the president and the leader of another country
- executive agreement
- efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
- trade sanctions
- delays a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case
- reprieve
- practice of hiring government workers through examinations and merit
- civil service system
- basic goal of the American foreign policy
- national security
- formal statements expressing lawmakers'options or decisions
- resolutions
- unrelated amendements that are tacked on a bill
- riders
- to talk a bill to death
- filibuster
- a senate procedure under which no one may speak for more than an hour
- cloture
- people with a common interest who try to influence government decisions
- special-interest group
- name 7 continents
- north america, south america, europe, asia, africa, australia, antartica
- tallest mountain, what countries surround it, and name of its mountain range
- mount everest; nepaul, china, india; himalayas
- capital of france
- paris
- capital of britian
- london
- capital of germany
- berlin
- capital of japan
- tokyo
- capital of russia
- mosow
- capital of india
- new delhi
- capital of china
- bejing
- capital of iraq
- bagdad
- capital of eygpt
- cairo
- capital of isreal
- jerulselm
- capital of south korea
- soeul
- what/ where is the Dead Sea
- lowest point on earth, 10 times saltier than the ocean, located by jordan and isreal
- mountain range that separates asia and europe
- ural mountains
- religion in india
- hinduism
- religion in middle east
- islam
- religion in china
- buddhism
- religion in western europe
- christianity