US Government Cram Sheet PDF

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This document is a collection of questions and answers about the US Constitution. It covers topics including the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and includes information about the amendments. The document appears to be a study aid for an exam.

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Cram For The Exam: COPY AND PASTE THIS INTO GIZMO.AI AND IT WILL TEACH YOU, AND ASK YOU QUESTIONS AFTER IT COVERS EACH QUESTION (this is a limited ai service I found out, now I just use chatgpt to quiz and teach me) Articles of the Constitution Article I Legislative Branch. (congress) Article...

Cram For The Exam: COPY AND PASTE THIS INTO GIZMO.AI AND IT WILL TEACH YOU, AND ASK YOU QUESTIONS AFTER IT COVERS EACH QUESTION (this is a limited ai service I found out, now I just use chatgpt to quiz and teach me) Articles of the Constitution Article I Legislative Branch. (congress) Article II Executive Branch. (president, 97% of all federal workers work for the executive branch) Article III Judicial Branch. (supreme court, referees) Article IV Relationships Between the States. (how we put a star on the flag) Article V Amending the Constitution. (we've amended the constitution 27 times) Article VI Supreme Law. (nobody is above the law, nothing is above the constitution) Article VII Ratification. (the only one we don;t need) You must know all 27 amendments! God, Country, Family… We are a Republic! 51 Governments (50 state, 1 federal) What does the Senate do? (responsible for declaring war, responsible for treaties) What does the House do? (money) What is a writ of certiorari? Know terms of office and minimum age for all three branches of Government (including term limits if any)? (house 25 2 years, senate 30 6 years, president 35 4 years 2 terms if elected again) What is the greatest number of times a man was President (FDR)? (4) Who was the Father of the Declaration of Independence? (Thomas Jefferson) Who was called the Father of the Constitution? (James Madison) Who was the First Justice of the Supreme Court? (John Jay) What was the name of our First Constitution? (Articles of Confederation) How often does America take a census? (10 years) How many colonies did it take to ratify the Constitution? What were the two sides? (nine) What is the head person of the United Nations called? (title) (Secretary General) You need to know details about NATO (like what is NATO)? (OG 12, eggs) United Nations (OG 50, stars on the flag) You need to know the positions within Congress. (Head of house: speaker of the house, head of the senate: president pro tempore) In order for a country, what four things must it have? (territory, sovereignty, population, some form of government) What is the only thing that occurs twice in the constitution? (equal protection over the law) How many representatives (total) are in congress? (538, 100 senate, 438 house) Who are the 5 men who wrote the declaration of independence? A writ of mandamus is a federal court order that is issued against a specific federal official by the federal courts or supreme court. Failure to comply makes that person guilty and subject to impeachment. (this is when the people are pissed) If there is a tie, senate chooses the vice president, the house chooses the president A writ of centauri is an order by the supreme court for a lower court to turn over a case (and all records) to the supreme court. only requires 4 out of the nine supreme court justices. Which of the following states was not once its own country: california(bear flag republic), colorado, hawaii, texas(lone star republic)? (colorado) What is the main source document for both the constitution and the Declaration of independence? (bible 34%) When judges interpret the law they should use judicial review not judicial activism! AKA follow the law not your own point of view. Originally we had four cabinet members, now we have 15 Definition of accessory before the fact? Definition of accessory after the fact?

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