Module 5 - Review for Final Exam - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14-Extra CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Module 5- Review for Final Exam - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14-Extra Credit Assignment Chapter 1 Vocabulary Words 1. Direct Democracy - A system that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies. Also called ‘pure democracy.” In the United States, certain aspects of state government, such as referendums, are forms of direct democracy. 2. Representative Democracy - In a representative democracy, the people elect officials to create and vote on laws, policies, and other matters of gover nment on their behalf. Gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect top government officials. Representative democracy is typically employed in larger countries where the sheer number of citizens involved would make direct democracy unmanageable. Short Answer Questions 1. List the principles of an American Democracy • Equality in voting : citizens must have equal opportunity to express their preference about policies and leaders. • Individual freedom : all individuals must have the greatest amount of freedom possible without interfering with the rights of others. • Equal protection of the law: the law must entitle all person to equal protection. • Majority rule and minority rights : the majority should rule, while guaranteeing the rights of minorities. • Voluntary consent to be governed : the people who make up a democracy must collectively agree to be governed by the rules laid down by their representatives. Chapter 2 Vocabulary Words 1. Bicameral - A legislature made up of two chambers or parts. Ex: Senate and house of Representatives. Which makeup our United States Congress. 2. Electoral College - It is the electoral college that directly vote for our presidents and U. S. President. Chapter 3 Vocabulary Words Module 5 - Review for Final Exam - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14-Extra CREDIT ASSIGNMENT 1. 1. Express/Expressed powers - The Powers of the National Government. Found in Article I, Section 8.m27 powers -delegated to Congress. Constitutional or statutory Module 5 - Review for Final Exam - Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 14-Extra CREDIT ASSIGNMENT powers that are expressly provided for by the U.S. Constitution, also called, enumerated, delegated, national & federal powers. Examples: Declare war, ex. *Interstate commerce, ex. *Foreign commerce, ex. *Coin money, ex. *Promote science, ex. *Maintaining an army, ex. * power tax borrow inspect 2. Necessary and proper clause - Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Co nstitution, which gives Congress the power to make all laws “necessary and proper” for the federal government to carry out its responsibilities; also called elastic clause. It allows congress to expand its 27th expressed powers, to carryout other powers. N ecessary & Proper clause is the basis for implied powers - The powers of the federal government, that are implied by the expressed powers in the Constitution, particularly in Article I, Section 8. Ex. Creating a federal bank, the creation of nasa, the establishment of the draft. They were created in order to carry out the expressed powers. Implied powers cannot be created/happen without using the Necessary & Proper Clause Example: In some cases, you need implied powers in order for the express powers to happen/be executed/carried out 3. Full and Faith Credit Clause - It requires each state to honor state’s public acts, records, and judicial proceedings. Requires state courts to enforce civil judgments of courts of other states & accept their public records as valid. 4. Extradition - Individual charged with a crime fled from a state, Texas to another state, TX & another state to which the accused fled, delivers the individual to the state where the crime occurred. 5. Judicial Review - Judicial review refers to the power of a court to review a statute, treaty or administrative regulation for constitutionality or consistency with a a superior law. 6. Implied Powers - The powers of the federal government that are implied by the expressed powers in the Constitution, particularly in Article I, Section 8. Short Answer Questions 1. Define concurrent powers and list 3 examples. Concurrent Powers - powers held by both the federal and the state governments in a federal system. Examples: The power to tax, Levying taxes and spending on the general
