Maryland government - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

As -------, the U.S. President has final command authority; however, as head of the executive branch, the President is subject to the checks and balances system of the legislative and judicial branches Commander in Chief A provision of the -------- permits the U.S. President to authorize communications through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, placing the Chairman in the communications chain of command. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 Th...

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

ABCTE Elementary Education Exam 206 Questions with Verified Answers Magna Carta - CORRECT ANSWER (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom 13th Ammendment - CORRECT ANSWER officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary servitude. Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER 1st Constitution of the U.S. (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, n...

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

Florida Civic Literacy Test Questions (Answered) 2022. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? - Brown v. Board of Education Dred Scott v. Sanford During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? - Gibbons v. Ogden Gideon v. Wainwright Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier How many amendments does the Constitution have? How many justices are on the Supreme Court? How many U.S. Senators are there? How old do citizens hav...

A long narrow salient is a panhandle (WV has two: Northern and Eastern) correct answer: Panhandle Form of payment by coal company correct answer: Scrip County that borders both Pennsylvania and Maryland correct answer: Preston County where geographic center of state is located--- correct answer: Braxton WV Legislature is correct answer: Bicameral Steamboat inventor from Berkeley Springs correct answer: Rumsey Signed WV into statehood- correct answer: Lincoln WV native...

Maryland HSA Government Test Review Complete Solutions Authoritarian Government The leader has total control. Example: Indirect / Representative Democracy people elect others to make decisions for them. Example: Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Presidential democracy The executive and legislative branches are elected separately. The President is head of state and government. Example: Federal G...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Correctly Solved 2023 natrual rights ->>Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke ->>17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature ->>Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process ->>involves th...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) CORRECT ANSWER Established the use of judicial review McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) CORRECT ANSWER Implied and enumerated powers The first use of the implied powers clause. Maryland wanted to tax on any bank not chartered by the state of Maryland. McCulloch managed Baltimore bank, and sues Maryland. Goes to supreme court, says national bank is constitutional and congress has the power to create a national bank. "The power to tax is the power to destroy" - Con...

FCLE (2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Graded A Q: What was put in place to ensure that one branch could not overpower another / allow branches to put others in check? Answer: checks and balances Q: Which part of the Constitution outlines the principles of what the country was founded on? Answer: the preamble Q: Which clause states that Federal law is supreme / superior to any state law? Answer: the supremacy clause Q: Whi...