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AQA A-Level Politics 7152
The Nature and Sources of the British Constitution
The Structure and Role of Parliament
The Prime Minister and Cabinet
The UK Judiciary
Devolution
Democracy and Participation
Topic overviewDemocracy, Legitimacy and Direct DemocracyDirect and Representative Democracy ComparedThe Reform Acts of 1832 to 1884 and the ChartistsSuffragists and SuffragettesWho Can Vote Today, and Votes at 16Forms of Political ParticipationTurnout, Apathy and Proposals for ReformPartisan and Class Dealignment
Elections and Referendums
Topic overviewMajoritarian and Proportional SystemsThe Additional Member System, STV and Other SystemsThe 1945 and 1979 General ElectionsThe 1997 and 2010 General ElectionsModels of Voting BehaviourLeadership, Manifestos, Campaigns and the MediaThe Nature and Use of ReferendumsRegulating Referendums, and the Case For and Against
Political Parties in the UK
Pressure Groups in the UK
The UK and the European Union
The Constitutional Framework of US Government
Congress
The US Presidency
The US Supreme Court
US Elections and Direct Democracy
Topic overviewCongressional Elections and Electoral College VotesThe Electoral CollegeThe Invisible Primary, Primaries and CaucusesSuper Tuesday, Momentum and DelegatesWhat Decides a US ElectionCampaign Finance RegulationParty Coalitions and Voting BehaviourRealignment, Dealignment, Split-Ticket Voting and TurnoutDirect Democracy at State Level
Political Parties in the USA
Pressure Groups in the USA
Civil Rights in the USA
Comparative Politics: Theoretical Approaches
Constitutions and Legislatures Compared
The Executives Compared
The Judiciaries Compared
Electoral and Party Systems Compared
Pressure Groups Compared
Civil Rights Compared
Liberalism
Conservatism
Socialism
NationalismIdeology
FeminismIdeology
MulticulturalismIdeology
AnarchismIdeology
The Constitutional Framework of US Government
Checks and Balances and Constitutional Principles
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Overview
Recall questions on the checks each branch holds over the others, enumerated and implied powers, the supremacy clause and limited government, and whether the Constitution's principles strengthen or weaken US government.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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Key term
State the terms of office the Constitution sets for the House, the Senate and the presidency.
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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A serving senator is offered a cabinet post. What must happen before they can take it?
Model answer
They must resign their Senate seat, because no one may hold office in the legislative and executive branches simultaneously.
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Give three checks the Constitution grants Congress over the president.
Model answer
Congress can override a veto by a two-thirds vote in both chambers, refuse to appropriate money, and impeach and remove the president.
- 3
Give two checks the president holds over Congress.
Model answer
The president can veto legislation and can set the legislative agenda by recommending measures and addressing the nation.
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What check does the Supreme Court hold over the other two branches?
Model answer
Through judicial review it can declare acts of Congress or actions of the executive unconstitutional and therefore void.
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Name two checks the elected branches hold over the Supreme Court.
Model answer
The president nominates justices and the Senate confirms or rejects them; Congress can also propose a constitutional amendment to reverse a ruling.
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What is the Bill of Rights, and when was it added?
Model answer
It is the first ten amendments, ratified in 1791, setting out fundamental liberties protected against government.
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