American Government Praxis 5931 Test Prep Questions and Answers
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Praxis Government /Political Science 5931
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Praxis Government /Political Science 5931
Concurrent Power power shared by the state and federal government, such as the power to tax
McCulloch v. Maryland Supreme Court ruling (1819) confirming the supremacy of national over state government
selective incorporation The process by which provisions of the Bill of Rights are brought wi...
American Government Praxis 5931 Test Prep Questions and Answers Concurrent Power ✅power shared by the state and federal government, such as the power to tax McCulloch v. Maryland ✅Supreme Court ruling (1819) confirming the supremacy of national over state government selective incorporation ✅The process by which provisions of the Bill of Rights are brought within the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and so applied to state and local governments. block grants ✅federal grants -in-aid that allow states considerable discretion in how the funds are spent appelate jurisdiction ✅the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court Marxist Theory ✅A theory that government is merely a reflection of underlying economic forces Corporatism ✅a political system in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the state or dominant political party;public policy is typically the result of negotiations among representatives of the state and key interest groups Soft Money ✅funds obtained by political parties that are spent on party activities, such as get -out-the-vote drives, but not on behalf of a specific candidate Import Substitution Industrialization ✅an economic system that attempts to strengthen a country's industrial power by restricting foreign imports. Impeachment Process ✅1. House passes articles of impeachment by majority 2. Senate tries and 2/3 must convict Necessary and Proper Clause ✅constitutional authorization for Congress to make any law required to carry out its powers Amendment Process ✅step 1: amendment proposed by 2/3 vote of both houses of congress OR a constitutional convention called by congress on petition of 2/3 out of 50 states. THEN amendment ratified by 3/4 of the 50 state legislatures OR 3/4 of special constitutional conventions called by 50 states THEN the new amendment! Rulemaking ✅The process by which an administrative agency formally adopts a new regulation or amends an old one. Thomas Hobbes ✅believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority Cloture ✅A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate. Full Faith and Credit Clause ✅Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state Collective Security ✅A system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all Who determines the presidency in the result of a tie? ✅House of Representatives votes to elect president Bolling v. Sharpe ✅Racial Segregation *, (1954), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case which deals with civil rights, specifically, segregation in the District of Columbia's public schools. Mikhail Gorbachev ✅Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931) third wave of democratization ✅Most recent wave of democracy which began in the 1970s; characterized by the defeat of dictatorial or totalitarian rulers from South America to Eastern Europe to some parts of Africa Socialism ✅a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Congressional Representatives ✅elected by plurality vote Bill to Become a Law ✅1. Committee for markup and revision 2. Goes to the floor for debate 3. Whole chamber votes 4. Reconciliation of the bill by conference committee 4. Presidential consideration
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