Civics Unit 5 Study Sheet PDF

‭Legislative‬‭Branch‬ ‭‬ h ‭ as‬‭the‬‭power‬‭to‬‭approve‬‭or‬‭reject‬‭Presidential‬‭appointments‬ ‭‬ ‭How‬‭a‬‭bill‬‭becomes‬‭a‬‭law:‬ ‭○‬ ‭1.‬‭Congress‬‭comes‬‭up‬‭with‬‭ideas‬ ‭○‬ ‭2.‬‭The‬‭Bill‬‭is...

‭Legislative‬‭Branch‬ ‭‬ h ‭ as‬‭the‬‭power‬‭to‬‭approve‬‭or‬‭reject‬‭Presidential‬‭appointments‬ ‭‬ ‭How‬‭a‬‭bill‬‭becomes‬‭a‬‭law:‬ ‭○‬ ‭1.‬‭Congress‬‭comes‬‭up‬‭with‬‭ideas‬ ‭○‬ ‭2.‬‭The‬‭Bill‬‭is‬‭proposed‬‭to‬‭floor‬‭1‬‭of‬‭the‬‭house‬ ‭○‬ ‭3.‬‭The‬‭bill‬‭is‬‭sent‬‭to‬‭committee,‬‭where‬‭the‬‭house‬‭and‬‭senate‬‭discuss‬‭it‬ ‭○‬ ‭4.‬‭Congress‬‭debates‬‭and‬‭votes‬‭on‬‭the‬‭bill‬ ‭○‬ ‭5.‬‭The‬‭President‬‭can‬‭VETO‬‭or‬‭approved‬‭the‬‭bill‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭Bill‬‭of‬‭Attainder‬‭is‬‭the‬‭right‬‭of‬‭the‬‭government‬‭to‬‭punish‬‭a‬‭party‬‭guilty‬‭of‬‭a‬‭crime‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭Conference‬‭committee‬‭review‬‭bills‬‭and‬‭sends‬‭them‬‭to‬‭the‬‭President‬‭for‬‭a‬‭signature‬ ‭‬ ‭2/3‬‭members‬‭of‬‭Congress‬‭are‬‭needed‬‭to‬‭override‬‭a‬‭Presidential‬‭veto‬ ‭‬ ‭A‬‭filibuster‬‭is‬‭needed‬‭to‬‭delay‬‭or‬‭block‬‭a‬‭vote‬ ‭‬ ‭Each‬‭state‬‭has‬‭two‬‭senate‬‭representatives,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭house‬‭of‬‭representatives‬‭depending‬ ‭on‬‭the‬‭states‬‭population‬‭(currently‬‭435‬‭total)‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭necessary‬‭and‬‭proper‬‭clause‬‭allows‬‭Congress‬‭to‬‭carry‬‭out‬‭powers‬‭that‬‭are‬‭not‬ ‭specifically‬‭stated‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Constitution‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭Pork-Barrel‬‭Projects‬‭are‬‭when‬‭something‬‭is‬‭slipped‬‭into‬‭a‬‭Bill‬‭Compromise‬‭to‬ ‭benefit‬‭the‬‭senders‬‭district‬ ‭‬ ‭Franking‬‭privileges‬‭are‬‭the‬‭ability‬‭for‬‭congress‬‭workers‬‭to‬‭have‬‭complimentary‬‭posting‬ ‭privileges‬ ‭‬ ‭If‬‭there's‬‭a‬‭tie‬‭in‬‭a‬‭vote‬‭at‬‭senate,‬‭the‬‭Vice‬‭President‬‭has‬‭the‬‭ability‬‭to‬‭break‬‭it‬ ‭‬ ‭In‬‭the‬‭U.S.‬‭Senate,‬‭to‬‭candidate‬‭you‬‭must‬‭be‬‭at‬‭least‬‭25‬‭years‬‭of‬‭age,‬‭a‬‭U.S.‬‭citizen‬‭for‬ ‭two‬‭years,‬‭and‬‭apart‬‭of‬‭the‬‭registered‬‭district‬‭for‬‭at‬‭least‬‭a‬‭year‬ ‭‬ ‭In‬‭the‬‭U.S.‬‭house‬‭of‬‭representatives,‬‭at‬‭least‬‭25‬‭years‬‭old,‬‭a‬‭U.S.‬‭citizen‬‭for‬‭seven‬‭years,‬ ‭and‬‭a‬‭resident‬‭of‬‭the‬‭represented‬‭state‬ ‭‬ ‭Collection‬‭of‬‭Taxes‬‭is‬‭given‬‭to‬‭the‬‭House‬‭of‬‭Representatives‬‭so‬‭they‬‭may‬‭play‬‭debts‬‭and‬ ‭fund‬‭defense‬‭and‬‭general‬‭wayfair‬ ‭‬ ‭One‬‭charged‬‭with‬‭a‬‭crime‬‭must‬‭be‬‭brought‬‭up‬‭into‬‭the‬‭courtroom‬‭to‬‭testify‬‭or‬‭succumb‬‭to‬ ‭the‬‭given‬‭punishment‬ ‭‬ ‭Gerrymandering‬‭is‬‭the‬‭process‬‭of‬‭manipulating‬‭district‬‭boundaries‬‭during‬‭the‬‭electoral‬ ‭college‬‭to‬‭favor‬‭in‬‭ones‬‭party‬ ‭‬ ‭A‬‭survey‬‭of‬‭the‬‭population‬‭is‬‭known‬‭as‬‭a‬‭census‬ ‭Executive‬‭Branch‬ ‭‬ A ‭ ‬‭pardon‬‭is‬‭a‬‭power‬‭the‬‭president‬‭has‬‭to‬‭excuse‬‭ones‬‭crime‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭Foreign‬‭policy‬‭is‬‭a‬‭policy‬‭that‬‭promotes‬‭certain‬‭goals‬‭such‬‭as:‬ ‭○‬ ‭National‬‭Security‬ ‭○‬ ‭International‬‭Trade‬ ‭○‬ ‭World‬‭Democracy‬ ‭○‬ ‭World‬‭Peace‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭president‬‭a‬‭Bill‬‭by‬‭not‬‭signing‬‭it‬‭is‬‭known‬‭as‬‭a‬‭pocket‬‭veto‬ ‭‬ ‭If‬‭the‬‭president‬‭is‬‭not‬‭suitable‬‭in‬‭their‬‭duties,‬‭Congress‬‭can‬‭vote‬‭2/3s‬‭of‬‭the‬‭house‬‭for‬‭the‬ ‭Vice‬‭President‬‭to‬‭act‬‭as‬‭President.‬ ‭‬ ‭Roles‬‭of‬‭the‬‭president‬‭include:‬ ‭○‬ ‭Commander‬‭in‬‭chief‬  ‭ ‬ ‭Chief‬‭executive‬ ○ ‭○‬ ‭Chief‬‭diplomat‬ ‭○‬ ‭Party‬‭leader‬ ‭○‬ ‭Legislative‬‭leader‬ ‭○‬ ‭Economic‬‭leader‬ ‭○‬ ‭Head‬‭of‬‭state‬ ‭‬ ‭To‬‭become‬‭president,‬‭you‬‭must‬‭be‬‭a‬‭Natural‬‭born‬‭citizen,‬‭and‬‭at‬‭least‬‭35‬‭years‬‭of‬‭age‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭president’s‬‭Cabinet‬‭and‬‭executive‬‭jobs‬‭are‬‭to‬‭help‬‭carry‬‭out‬‭the‬‭duties‬‭of‬‭the‬ ‭president‬ ‭‬ ‭Executive‬‭orders‬‭are‬‭an‬‭order‬‭passed‬‭by‬‭the‬‭president‬‭that‬‭has‬‭the‬‭power‬‭of‬‭a‬‭law‬‭for‬ ‭the‬‭time‬‭of‬‭the‬‭president’s‬‭term.‬‭The‬‭Order‬‭must‬‭follow‬‭the‬‭constitution.‬ ‭‬ ‭The‬‭president‬‭is‬‭elected‬‭through‬‭the‬‭electoral‬‭college‬ ‭Judicial‬‭Branch‬ ‭ ‬ I‭nterprets‬‭the‬‭constitution‬‭(Judicial‬‭Review)‬ ‭‬ ‭U.S.‬‭Supreme‬‭Court‬‭terms‬‭do‬‭not‬‭have‬‭a‬‭limit‬ ‭‬ ‭Types‬‭of‬‭opinions:‬ ‭○‬ ‭Majority:‬‭A‬‭vote‬‭the‬‭receives‬‭a‬‭majority‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Justices‬‭or‬‭judges‬ ‭○‬ ‭Dissenting:‬‭The‬‭Jury‬‭members‬‭that‬‭disagree‬‭with‬‭Majority‬ ‭○‬ ‭Concurring:‬‭Jury‬‭Agrees‬‭with‬‭majority‬ ‭‬ ‭Jurisdiction‬‭Order‬ ‭○‬ ‭Supreme‬‭court‬ ‭○‬ ‭Court‬‭of‬‭appeals‬ ‭○‬ ‭District‬‭court‬ ‭‬ ‭Original‬‭jurisdiction:‬‭First‬‭court‬‭hearing‬ ‭‬ ‭Exclusive‬‭jurisdiction:‬‭the‬‭only‬‭court‬‭that‬‭may‬‭hear‬‭the‬‭case‬ ‭‬ ‭Appellate‬‭jurisdiction:‬‭hears‬‭the‬‭court‬‭that‬‭repeats‬‭(tries‬‭again)‬ ‭‬ ‭Federal‬‭court‬‭cases‬ ‭○‬ ‭The‬‭constitution‬ ‭○‬ ‭Federal‬‭law‬ ‭○‬ ‭Disputes‬‭between‬‭state‬ ‭○‬ ‭Citizens‬‭from‬‭different‬‭states‬ ‭○‬ ‭Federal‬‭government‬ ‭○‬ ‭Foreign‬‭government‬‭and‬‭treaties‬ ‭○‬ ‭Admiralty‬‭and‬‭maritime‬‭laws‬ ‭○‬ ‭U.S.‬‭diplomats‬ ‭Checks‬‭and‬‭balances‬ ‭Checking‬‭↓↓↓‬ ‭Legislative‬ ‭Executive‬ ‭Judicial‬ ‭Legislative‬ ‭X‬ ‭-‬ ‭ akes‬‭a‬‭law‬ M ‭-‬ ‭ hange‬‭the‬ C ‭that‬‭makes‬‭an‬ ‭court’s‬ ‭executive‬ ‭jurisdiction‬ ‭order‬‭invalid.‬ ‭-‬ ‭Impeach‬ ‭-‬ ‭Impeach‬‭the‬ ‭judges‬‭and‬ ‭president‬‭and‬ ‭remove‬‭them‬  r‭ emove‬‭them‬ ‭from‬‭office‬ ‭from‬‭office.‬ ‭-‬ ‭Confirm‬‭the‬ ‭president's‬ ‭nominations‬ ‭for‬‭judicial‬ ‭positions.‬ ‭-‬ ‭If‬‭there‬‭is‬‭no‬ ‭electoral‬ ‭majority,‬‭the‬ ‭House‬ ‭chooses‬‭the‬ ‭President‬‭and‬ ‭the‬‭Senate‬ ‭chooses‬‭the‬ ‭Vice‬ ‭President‬ ‭Executive‬ ‭-‬ ‭ etis‬ V ‭X‬ ‭-‬ ‭ ominate‬ N ‭legislative‬‭law‬ ‭Supreme‬ ‭-‬ ‭Create‬ ‭Court‬‭justices,‬ ‭executive‬ ‭court‬‭of‬ ‭orders‬ ‭appeals‬ ‭judges,‬‭and‬ ‭district‬‭court‬ ‭judges‬ ‭-‬ ‭Issue‬‭pardons‬ ‭and‬‭reprieves‬ ‭Judicial‬ ‭-‬ ‭ eclare‬ D ‭-‬ ‭ eclares‬ D ‭X‬ ‭executive‬ ‭laws/acts‬‭as‬ ‭orders‬‭and‬ ‭unconstitution‬ ‭acts‬‭of‬‭the‬ ‭al‬ ‭president‬‭as‬ ‭unconstitution‬ ‭al‬