AEPA AZ US Constitutions 2025
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answers
Federalism - answer Mixed mode of federal and regional
(state/county/city) government.
Lobby/Lobbyist - answer A group of people seeking to influence
politicians or public officials on a particular issue. They cannot lobby
on the floor of Congress.
Monopoly - answer Exclusive possession/control of the supply or
trade in a commodity or service, i.e. QT cannot own ALL gas
stations.
Popular Sovereignty - answer Authority of a state and its
government is created and sustained by the consent of its people;
self-governance as a nation.
Electoral College - answer A body of people representing each
state, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and
vice president.
Checks and Balances - answer Counterbalancing influences,
ensuring that political power is not concentrated by any one branch
of government.
Referendum - answer General vote by the electorate on a single
political question.
Enactment - answer Process of passing legislation.
, Revenue - answer Money raised through government taxes.
Separation of Powers - answer Division of government into three
branches of power: judicial, legislative, and executive.
What is the judicial branch? - answer A system of federal courts
and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and
enforced by the executive branch.
What is the Supreme Court and its membership? - answer The
Supreme Court is made up nine justices and is the highest court in
the United States. The US Judicial Branch consists of the Chief
Justice of the United States and currently eight associate justices.
What is a Superior Court? - answer A state trial court of general
jurisdiction with power to hear and decide any civil or criminal
action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other
courts.
Lower Court - answer Also known as limited jurisdiction court, they
exist only as mere administrative subdivisions of the superior
courts. These are often restricted to civil cases involving monetary
amounts with a specific limit, or criminal cases involving offenses of
a less serious nature. These include municipal courts, traffic courts,
and justice of the peace courts.
Term of office for Supreme Court of Justice and all federal judges? -
answer Life
What is the minimum number of justices needed for the Judicial
Branch? - answer 6 (A Chief Justice and 5 associate justices)
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