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| the part of a person's life that is not the business of government |
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| things the government cannot do |
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| What is the constitution? |
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| a legal framework for government, that can limit powers |
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| What is autocratic/dictatorial governement? |
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| What is Absolute Monarchy? |
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a type of government which a monarch or sovereign has ultimate power
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| What is Constitutional Monarchy? |
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| a type of government in which a monarch or sovereign is limited in power by some other institution in the country, such as a court system |
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| a set of laws that establish and limit the power of government |
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| a legal framework for government |
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| What are 3 specific things you can learn about a nation's government by reading its constitution? |
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- Basic rights people have
- the limits on government power
- how the government makes laws
- responsibility of the government to protect the rights
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| Constitutional Gov't VS Autocratic/dictatorial Gov't |
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| limits the power VS means the leader has ultimat power |
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| What are the 5 characteristics of a constitution that makes it "higher law"? |
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| Electoral Process - Convention |
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| candidates for the larger political parties are chosen at party meeting |
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| Electoral Process -Delegates |
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| who will attend the national conventions |
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| Electoral Process -Incumbent |
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| the individual currently holding the position |
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| Electoral Process -Nominee |
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| who will run in the national election |
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| Electoral Process -Acceptance speech |
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| the president and vice-president nominees each make an acceptance speeck that is meant to bring the party together to support the nominees and forget about the months of debate and arguments |
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| Electoral Process -Campaign |
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| the process of gathering public support for a candidate, deliver as much info |
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| Electoral Process -Popular Vote |
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| tally of all the votes cast |
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| Electoral Process -Electoral College |
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| each state has a group of people called electors who cast the actual votes for president |
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| What is the difference betwee a direct and an indirect election? |
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Direct - an election is one where the citizens vote for the president
Indirect - an election is one where the citizens vote for electors who elect the president |
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| How is a states' number of electors determined? |
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| How many house of representatives plus two senators |
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| An election where the winner of the popular vote getw ALL of the state's electoral votes is called __________________. |
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| Explain at least 3 ways that a candidate may campaign when running for office? |
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| The number of electoral votes needed to win the presidential election is __________ |
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| On __________________ the president and vice-president take the oath of office and are inaugurated. |
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| Inauguration Day (Jan 20, 2017) |
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| Caucus System VS Primary Election |
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Caucus: less common / supporters select candidates through discussion an consensus
Primary: more common / people vote for the candidate they want to represent their party in the national election |
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| What did King John believe in? |
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| the sharing of power between a central government and its political subdivisions |
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