The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief

The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief

• The Constitution authorizes who to be Commander in Chief?
  • Department of Defense
  • The Cabinet
  • National Security Council
  • The President
• Under what article of the Constitution is Commander in Chief found?
  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV
• The Department of State, Commerce, Treasury, etc are all part of the ___________? (HINT: it’s also found in your kitchen)
  • Sink
  • Cupboard
  • Cabinet
  • Sink
• The passage of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 does what? 
  • Gives the President carte blanche in international affairs
  • It limits the President’s use of troops in military action with OUT congressional approval
  • It limits the President’s use of troops in military action with congressional approval
  • Limits Congress’ war time power
• George Washington, when he stepped down from the Presidency, told the American people to remain a(n) _________ state.
  • Interventionism
  • Neutrality
  • Isolationism
  • Détente
• What document stated in 1823 that the US would not tolerate foreign intervention is the ________?
  • Monroe Doctrine
  • Marshall Plan
  • Truman Doctrine
  • Jefferson’s purchase

• What article in the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch?
  • 3
  • 2
  • 6
  • 8
• Congress’ expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
• Which British Wartime Prime Minister coined the term “The Iron Curtain”?
  • Winston Churchill
  • Charles Dequalle
  • Harry Truman
  • Joseph Stalin
• T or F: Just because you have a large army means that you will win every war.
• The difference between a nation state actor and non-nation state actor is ________.
  • Nation state actors don’t wear uniforms
  • Non-nation state actors don’t have to listen to anyone
  • Nation state actors are countries that have boundaries and uniforms and non-nation state actors are groups like the Taliban
  • There is no difference
• What was a big problem with the Afghanistan war?
  • Afghanistan obviously did want McDonalds there
  • The Taliban were able to take shelter on the far side of the Afghan-Pakistani boarder
  • The fact that Afghanistan is not Pakistan
  • All of the above (I gave you the answer on a silver platter)
• Which two countries have become a “threat” in the nuclear age?
  • Iran and Canada
  • Iran and North Korea
  • South Korea and North Korea
  • Iran and Iraq
• What is the end result of the policy making “on the home front”?
  • Foreign policy
  • Insurance policy
  • Domestic policy
  • homeland
• The United States is a ________________ government?             
  • Authoritarian
  • Totalitarian
  • Pluralistic
  • Constitutional
• The United States is already a limited government because we are a ____________ government.
  • Authoritarian
  • Constitutional
  • Dictatorship
  • None of the above
• Relative to the protection of individuals with disabilities, Congress’ track record in protecting gay rights is ________________.
  • Stronger
  • About the same
  • Weaker
  • nonexistent
• T or F: The Articles of Confederation succeeded because it made the government larger.
• The President’s expressed powers are granted to them in Article ___ ?
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 5
• What joint federal-state program provides health-care to low-income persons?
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Obamacare
  • Romneycare
• Which federal-state program provides health-care to the elderly?
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Obamacare
  • Romneycare
• When you make an oral statement in “reckless disregard of the truth” which is considered damaging to the victim because it is “malicious, scandalous, and defamatory.”  It is called____.
  • Libel
  • Slander
  • Who cares?
  • Maybe he/she deserved it (or both?)
• T or F:  Just because you have a big army, that automatically means you are going to win a war.
• What is one of the biggest problems with importing oil from other nations?
  • The areas where we transport oil from aren’t exactly friendly with the US
  • Even countries that seem friendly towards America are giant question marks
  • Some exporters are experiencing some drops in production
  • All of the above
• What was the reaction from the right when the healthcare bill was passed
  • They loved it
  • Complete and utter distain
  • They did what every good American would do and worked to fix the bill
  • None of the above
• What are the goals of the economic policy?
  • Low unemployment
  • Curtailing inflation
  • All of the above
  • None of the above
• Which Division of the Justice Department represents the United States when it is the defendant?
  • Criminal
  • Civil
  • Law
  • Order
• What sort of financial situation did America experience in the 2007-08?
  • Inflation
  • Recession
  • Depression
  • Total meltdown
• What fiscal policy is based on the theory that you can’t always cut taxes but the government has to spend to get out of recessions? (HINT1: some economists believe that this is what saved America during the Great Depression) (HINT2: I said I was a fan of this fiscal policy)
  • Supply side economics
  • Laissez-faire
  • Trickle down
  • Keynesian
•  The foreign policy Doctrine that, in many ways, is the exact opposite of the Bush Doctrine is ______________.
  • Bush Doctrine
  • Obama Doctrine
  • Clinton Doctrine
  • Johnson Doctrine
• Federal spending that cannot be controlled is considered ___________ spending.
  • Mandatory
  • Discretionary
  • Secretive
  • Think about what the terms mandatory and discretionary mean…..
• When President Obama authorized Seal Team 6 to go into Pakistan to find, and ultimately take out Osama Bin Laden, this was an example of what kind of action?
  • Multilateral
  • Singular
  • Unilateral
  • Isolational
• The Treasury generally prefers ________________ interest rates; the Federal Reserve board generally prefers __________ rates.
  • Higher; lower
  • Higher; higher
  • Lower; lower
  • Lower; higher
• Which major piece of legislation was passed after the assassination of President Kennedy?
  • Civil Rights act of 1944
  • Civil Rights act of 1964
  • Civil Rights act of 1954
  • Civil Rights act of  1960
• A system of shared sovereignty between two levels of government occupying the same geographical region is __________.
  • Faction
  • Federalism
  • Gerrymandering
  • electorate
• What article of the Constitution gives the Executive Branch his expressed powers?
  • I
  • II
  • III
  • IV
• Under this plan, Congress would be able to regulate trade and impose taxes and each state would have only one vote.
  • The New Jersey Plan
  • The 3/5^th compromise
  • The Virginia Plan
  • The Great Compromise
• Substantive due process doctrine has two sections.  One is that it is an interpretation of the 14^th Amendment.  What does this allow?
  • In this view, it allows the Supreme Court of overturn laws that infringe on individual liberties
  • In this view, it keeps the Supreme Court from overturning laws that might infringe on individual liberties
  • In this view, it allows the Supreme Court to overturn laws that infringe groups, but not individual laws
  • None of the above
• Within the EOP, which committee advises the president on matters of foreign policy?
  • NSA
  • CIA
  • FBI
  • NSA
• Which of the following amendments in the Bill of Rights has never been touched or amended?
  • The first
  • The second
  • The tenth
  • None of the above.  They have all been amended.
• What does the term ‘GOP’ stand for?
  • Grand  Old Party
  • Gee Oh Pee
  • Good Old Party
  • Gingrich’s Old Past
• Which of the following court cases was NOT a landmark case in a civil rights movement (Writer’s Note: Civil Rights in this instance is not just relegated to the Black-American struggle from the 1920s-1970s, but across the 20^th century and across race and gender)?
  • Dred Scott v. Sandford
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Lawrence v. Texas
  • All of the above
• When discussing America’s entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there oil deposits would support what idea?
  • Realism
  • Idealism
  • Factualism
  • Fraudilism

• When discussing America’s entrance into the Iraq, the argument that we went in there to spread democracy would support what idea?
  • Realism
  • Idealism
  • Factualism
  • Fraudilism
• The model of government in which the powers of government are separated into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial, is ALSO known as the _____________.
  • Madisonian Model
  • Jeffersonian Jest
  • Washingtonian Replica
  • Adams Mock-Up
• Which of the following is NOT an example of an Expressed Power for the President?
  • Being head of the military or the nation’s intelligence
  • The power to grant reprieves
  • To see to it that all laws are faithfully executed
  • To Delegate power between congress and the executive branch
• When a decision is made by a Justice in the minority in a particular case in which the judge wishes to express his or her reasoning in the case
  • Descent
  • Habeas Corpus
  • Bias
  • Redemption
• What court case first showed the Supreme Court asserting their power of Judicial Review?
  • Gideon v. Wainwright
  • Roe v. Wade
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
• The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) during the Nixon Administration was a result of which power?
  • Expressed
  • Inherent
  • Delegated
  • Super
•  The most successful social movement has been the
  • Women’s rights movements
  • LGBT movements
  • Black American civil rights movements
  • Native American rights movement
•  Keynesian economics argues that the effects of an economic recession can be reduced by ___________.
  • Decreasing government spending
  • Increasing government spending
  • Increasing income taxes
  • Reducing the budget deficit
• Regressive taxes, like the payroll tax, mean that compared to the wealthy, poor people spend _________ of their income on taxes.
  • None
  • Much less
  • Slightly less
  • An equal amount
• Why is spending in the swing states so much higher than in states that are not considered swing states (i.e. a state like Ohio as opposed to states like Texas)
  • Because, why not spend how you feel like
  • The swing states are much more “wide open” politically  (theoretically speaking)
  • The states like Texas or California are so politically one-way that it is seen as pointless to overspend in those states
  • They are trying to change minds
• In the movie ‘Inequality for all’ which President did Robert Reich NOT work for?
  • Clinton
  • Reagan
  • Ford
  • Carter
• In the movie ‘Inequality for all’, which product did he use as an example of globalization during his lecture?
  • Macbook Air
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • iPod
• Which group of working Americans is eligible to receive Social Security benefits?
  • Those whose income is in the bottom 15%
  • Those whose income is in the bottom 25%
  • Those whose income is in the bottom 50%
  • Income is not a criteria for eligibility

VOCABULARY:

• Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards          b. renewable energy   

 c.   inflation      d. action-reaction syndrome     e. mutually assured destruction   

ab. détente     ac. independent executive agency     ad. Minority-majority district   

 ae. Spin doctor     bc. Party ticket     bd. Devolution     be. Public interest group  

cd. Peer groups     de  opposition research     abc. Soft money

____  campaign contributions not regulated by federal law, such as some contributions that are made to political parties instead of to particular candidates____  for every government action, there will be a reaction by the public.  The government then takes a further action to counter the public’s reaction – and the cycle begins again.____ a political candidate’s press adviser who tries to convince reporters to give a story or event concerning the candidate a particular “spin”.  ____ the surrender or transfer of powers to local authorities by a central government____ a set of federal standards under which each vehicle manufacturer must meet a miles-per-gallon benchmark averaged across all cars or trucks. ____ the attempt to learn damaging information about an opponent in a political campaign.abFrench word meaning a “relaxation of tension”. It characterized the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.____ a sustained rise in average prices; equivalent to a decline in the value of the dollar____ an interest group formed for the purpose of working for the “public good.” ____ a federal agency that is not located within a cabinet department____ a phrase referring to the assumption that if the forces of two nations are equally capable of destroying each other, neither nation will take a chance on war.____ associates, often close in age to one another; may include friends, classmates, co-workers, club members, or religious group members.____ energy from technologies that do not rely on extracted resources, such as oil and coal, that can run out____ a district in which minority groups make up a majority of the population