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Flashcards by paul.schneider, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by paul.schneider
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| Question | Answer |
| What does the Constitution guarantee to US citizens? | Due process, equal protection under the law |
| What is a natural-born citizen? | Someone who becomes a citizen at birth, defined by US Code |
| What is a naturalized citizen? | Someone who becomes a citizen through naturalization |
| What are requirements of becoming a naturalized citizen? | 1) Live in US for five years 2) Good moral character 3) Simple English knowledge 4) At least 18 years old 5) History and government knowledge |
| What are basic human rights in US Constitution and Declaration of Independence? | Rights to live, liberty and pursuit of happiness |
| What rights does the First Amendment guarantee? | Freedom of worship/religion, speech, press, assembly and petition |
| According to the 6th amendment, an accused person has the right to what? | They have the right to know what they are charged with and why. |
| What is expatriation? | The right to renounce citizenship |
| What is a representative democracy? | Citizens participate in the decision making through elected representatives |
| What is political bias? | Either being liberal or conservative, in newspapers and news programs |
| What is the Congressional Record? | The official record of the actions of Congress |
| Who has been statistically most likely to vote in elections? | Older voters go out to vote most, specifically 65-74 year olds |
| James Madison and his followers become known as what political party? | Federalists |
| What modern political party came from the Anti-Federalists? | Democratic Party |
| What was the impact of Ross Perot running as third party candidate in 1992? | He split the conservative/ Republican votes with President George H.W. Bush. |
| What is the purpose of the party platform during the national conventions of each party? | It explains the goals and plans of the party's next administration |
| When does the official campaigns start in a presidential election? | September, after the national conventions |
| When does the electoral college officially vote for president and vice president? | The first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, in each state's capital. The votes then go to the Secretary of State. |
| How many electoral votes are required to win the presidency? | 270 (half of the total 538 plus one) |
| What are the different Special Interest Groups? | Corporate-Industrial Organized Labor Special Issues |
| How did Congress try to limit PACs? | Limited contribution to a single campaign of $5,000. |
| How does the federal government collect money? | Individual income taxes - 48% Corporate Income taxes - 10% Social Insurance - 32% Excise taxes - 6% |
| What is the most common kind of taxes at the state? | Property tax |
| What is the biggest part of the federal government budget? | Entitlements, like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid |
| Who is responsible of training of police and what does the training include? | The state is responsible, and police must understand laws of evidence and to properly investigate and prepare cases |
| Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces? | The president of the United States |
| How does the US military divide the world for military actions? | Commands - military zones European, Central, Pacific Southern and Northern Commands |
| What department manages the Coast Guard? | Department of Transportation, runs the Coast Guard Academy |
| What is the DEA? | Drug Enforcement Agency, reports to FBI Direction in the Department of Justice |
| What agencies report to the Department of the Treasury? | Secret Service Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (AFT) |
| Why does the CIA have more freedom to work than other federal agencies? | Its budget and operations are secret. |
| What does the NSA do? | Cryptanalysis, looking at patterns in coded or encrypted messages |
| What is political spin? | Putting negative facts in favorable light to advance a political point of view |
| What was George Washington's view of foreign policy? | Isolationism, avoid foreign entanglement |
| What is an interventionist foreign policy? | The opposite of isolationism, believe US must defend foreign interests, including trade |
| What were the sides in the Cuban Missile Crisis? | Soviet Premier Khrushchev sent arms to Cuba, Military Embargo by US almost caused nuclear war, Kennedy agreed to remove missiles in Turkey with missiles out of Cuba |
| What is Containment as a foreign policy? | Use military and secret forces to keep communism for spreading across the globe. |
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