Final Exam GOV 2305

Question 1

What is an appellant?(two parts)

Accepted Answer

& seeing reversal of that decision, A party who appeals a lower courts decision

Question 2

Extra about Summary Judgement

Accepted Answer

Its a pretrial motion, like a hail mary pass in football, 2 of the parties both agree on what the facts of the case are, This procedure device allows the speedy disposition w/o the need for trial

Question 3

Why did these 5 nations stay permanent members of the U.N. Security Council?

Accepted Answer

Those 5 nations were the allies during WWII

Question 4

How many applications has the FISA court approved/denied? (In its first 20 years)

Accepted Answer

10,000 applications for surveillance & not a single application was denied

Question 5

What is Summary Judgment? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Upon which the movant is entitled to prevail as a matter of law, Judgement granted on a claim that there is no genuine issue of materialfact

Question 6

What is Slander & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

EX: recorded conversations, song, sound, A defamatory statement expressed in a transitory form such as speech

Question 7

What is Aggravated Assault & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

EX: pointing a gyn, wave nunchucks, holding a knife, Criminal assault accompanied by use of a deadly weapon

Question 8

What is the 2003 re-redistricting of Texas?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Democrats in the Senate broke quorum and fled to New Mexico, Quorum-minimum amount of ppl you need present to conduct official business

Question 9

What are the qualifcations to be President?

Accepted Answer

35 years old, 14 years US resident, natural-born citizen

Question 10

What is Battery & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

EX: shot, stabbed, spit, Application of force to another resulting in harmful, offensive contact.

Question 11

What is TANF? "Temporary Assistance to Needy Family" (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Which provided block grants to state gov. and included a # of stipulations, In 1996, AFDC was abolished & replaced by TANF

Question 12

What are the names of the current Liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Ketanji Brown, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor

Question 13

What does government corporation mean and what are examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

GC-->- Provide services and access to the public, EX: Amtrack, Tennesee Valley Authority, U.S. Postal service

Question 14

What is impeachment and removal? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

US House conducts an investigation & drafts Articles of Impeachment, US Senate tries the case & votes on the removal(US House does impeachment)

Question 15

What is the total U.S. National Debt (as of November 2022)

Accepted Answer

31 trillion dollars

Question 16

What are the number of members in the Texas House?

Accepted Answer

The house has 435 members, serve 2 year terms, more formal, specialists

Question 17

How long a term do these judges serve?

Accepted Answer

Maximum of 7 years(1 term)

Question 18

What does Independent executive agency mean and what are examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

IEA-->They have narrow mandates&perform a service functio, EX: CIA, NASA

Question 19

What does FISA have to say about authorizations during times of war?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

W/o a court order to obtain foreign info. for no more than 15 calender days, Under FISA statue, the Pres. of the US may grant electronic surveillance

Question 20

What are the number of judges on the FISA COURT (FISC)?

Accepted Answer

FISC designates 11 judges

Question 21

Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke

Accepted Answer

Justice Powell

Question 22

What are the names of the current Conservative members of the U.S. Supreme Court? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, John roberts, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas,

Question 23

What is Amicus Curiae?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

A person who is not a party to a lawsuit but who petitions the court, The court has to file action bc that person has strong interest in the sub

Question 24

What is Dissenting Opinion? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Opinion by 1 or more judges who disagree w the decision reached by majority

Question 25

How long a term do these judges serve?

Accepted Answer

Maximum 7 years (1 term)

Question 26

What is the difference between progressive and regressive taxes?(2 choices)

Accepted Answer

Progressive taxes- has a bigger impact on people that have higher income, Regressive taxes- a bigger impact on people that have lower income.

Question 27

What do congressional oversight reports tell us about FISA? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

In 1997, the entire COC report on the FISA court totaled 2 paragraphs, In recent years, Congressional Oversight Reports have been 1-2 pages

Question 28

What is De jure segregation?

Accepted Answer

State laws, federal laws, and local laws are not segregating people

Question 29

What is the Fiscal Policy?

Accepted Answer

To influence the overall operation of the economy, It involves taxation and government spending policies

Question 30

What is suspect class?

Accepted Answer

Laws treated people differently bc of race, ethnicity, country of national

Question 31

How many courts of appeal are there in the Federal Court system?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 32

What 5 nations are permanent members on the U.N. Security Council?

Accepted Answer

US, Soviet Union, China, France, and the UK.

Question 33

What is Chattel & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Movable or transferable property, EX: video games, cars, shoes, piece of land, copyright, scripts

Question 34

What is proximate cause? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Primary cause of the injury, Produces an event w/o which the event would not have occurred

Question 35

Section 4 of the 25th Amendment: Summarized (4 parts)

Accepted Answer

Vice President & majority tell Congress, the President doesnt do his duties, The president can respond by getting written statements to testify, Congress needs a 2/3 vote from both House & Senate, VP, majority of office, If the Vice President disagrees he can counter it leaving it to Congress

Question 36

What is Respondeat Superior?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Agent’s wrongful acts committed within the scope of the employment oragency, The doctrine holding an employer or principal liable for the employee’s

Question 37

What are the number of members in the Texas Senate?

Accepted Answer

Senate has 100 members, serve 6 years but stagger terms, more open/relaxed

Question 38

What is the Municipal Annexation Act of 1963?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

The city may expand its municipal boundaries by an area of up to 10%, A city also controls an ETJ of up to 5 miles from its city limits

Question 39

What is non-suspect class?

Accepted Answer

Laws treat people differently because of age, wealth, or sexual orientation

Question 40

What is Monetary policy? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Stabilizing prices,maximizing employment,moderating longterm interest rates, Government regulation of the economy through manipulation of interest rates

Question 41

What is AFDC? "Aid to Families with Dependent Children" (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

After 1960, the # of AFDC recipients exploded due to an + in unwed mothers, To dependent children and their parents were aided only secondarily

Question 42

What is the primary source of state tax revenue in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Regressive tax

Question 43

What is Assault & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Threat or use of force on another that causes harmful or offensive conduct, EX: punch, kick, attempting to kiss w/o permission

Question 44

What is Debt?

Accepted Answer

Accumulation of deficit over time, we have spent more than we take in

Question 45

What is Res Ipsa Loquitur?

Accepted Answer

An accidents occurrence raises an inference of negligence, Latin translation "the thing speaks for itself"

Question 46

What is a appelle?(two parts)

Accepted Answer

a party against whom an appeal is taken, & whose role is to respond to that appeal

Question 47

What is Marbury vs. Madison? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

But, did not order Madison to hand over Marburys commission, The court found that Madisons refusal to deliver the commission was illegal

Question 48

What is engrossed bills in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A bill passed in one chamber

Question 49

What is the poverty line for a family of 4 in 2022?

Accepted Answer

$27,750 which is about $13.41 per hour if working full time

Question 50

What are the number of judges on the FISA Court of Review?

Accepted Answer

3 Judges

Question 51

What is Libel & 2 examples? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

EX: writing, a picture, sign, A defamatory statement expressed in a fixed medium

Question 52

What is de facto segregation?

Accepted Answer

Self-imposed segregation where ppl do it to themselves

Question 53

TANF Stipulations: (5 are correct)

Accepted Answer

Mothers of children over 5 must work within 2 years of receiving benefits, Cash welfare & food stamps were no longer given to convicted drug felons, Unmarried mothers under 18 must live with an adult and attend school, A 5-year lifetime limit for aid was established, Mother must provide information about the childs father to be eligible

Question 54

What is the war powers act?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Passed in 1973, limits presidental deployment of troops to 60 days, Limiting the president from introducing U.S. troops into hostile situations

Question 55

What is the sales tax in Texas?

Accepted Answer

6.25% goes to Texans and the other 2% goes to the cities and countries

Question 56

Examples of socialist programs that already exist(according to Michael Moore) in Sicko? (3 answers)

Accepted Answer

Before Reagan&#x27;s presidency, he tried to impose statism or socialism on ppl, Social security, medicare, medicaid, George W Bush signed the Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003

Question 57

What is Res Judicata?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

Litigating a second lawsuit on the same claim, An issue that has been definitively settled by judicial decision

Question 58

What is concurring opinion?(2 parts)

Accepted Answer

A vote cast by a judge in favor of the judgment reached, Often on grounds differing from those expressed in the opinion

Question 59

What is enrolled bills in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Bill that is passed in 2 chambers and sent to the governor

Question 60

How many applications has the FISA court approved/denied? (In total)--> 2 correct answers

Accepted Answer

only 11 requests were denied, The FISC was used 34,000 times between 1979-2012

Question 61

What is quasi-suspect class?

Accepted Answer

Laws treat people differently because of gender at birth

Question 62

What is the Executive Order 12949?(two parts)

Accepted Answer

President Clinton expanded the FISA Courts power to allow physical searches, Evidence taken in FISA surveillance&searches could used in criminal proceed

Question 63

What is Deficit?

Accepted Answer

When spending is larger than income in a given year (fed,state,local)

Question 64

What are the poverty demographics in 2020? (2 parts)

Accepted Answer

19.5% African-American, 16.1% under 18, 23.4% female houeholders, 11.4% lived in poverty, 8.2% white, 8.1% Asian, 17% Hispanic

Final Exam GOV 2305

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Final Exam GOV 2305

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