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Help me with these 20 questions on Law and Government. (This is due tomorrow at 11:00 AM)

1. What is government and why does it exist and why do we need it?

2. What ideas influenced the Constitution?

3. What is the importance of the Constitution?

4. What is federalism and how does it work?? What are its Strengths & Weaknesses??

5. How and why do people vote the way they do??

6. What is the process of political socialization and how does it affect voter behavior?

7. How does the American electoral process work?

8. How do Presidential and Congressional electoral processes differ?

9. What is the role of Congress in government?

10. What is the constitutional role of the legislative branch??

11. Compare and Contrast the House and the Senate??

12. What are the limits to legislative power??

13. What is the role of the President in American government?

14. What is the constitutional role of the Executive Branch?

15. How does the executive branch function as an institution??

16. What are the limits to executive power??

17. What is the role of the courts in American government??

18. What is the Constitutional role of the judicial branch?

19. What are the limits to judicial power?

20. How do civil liberties and civil rights influence civic life?

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1.  What is government?

  • It is a set of institutions in which these philosophical decisions are made
  • It is unique because it has authority and legitimacy

Why does government exist?

  • To do what individuals cannot do for themselves
  • To do "what is good, just, and honest" -John Winthrop

Why do we need government?

  • without it, we would live in an anarchy
  • provides stability

2.  What ideas influenced the Constitution?

  • dictatorship
  • a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority.

3.  What is the importance of the Constitution?

  • It is our CURRENT framework of government
  • It puts the power of the government in the hands of the PEOPLE
  • It protects our rights as citizens
  • It separates the power of the government into 3 branches so that no one person or group becomes too powerful
  • It places important limits on government power

4.  What is federalism and how does it work?? What are its Strengths & Weaknesses?

  • the system of dividing power between federal and state governments in the United States
  • strengths: One of the strengths of a federal system is that it encourages innovation and experimentation in policy development.
  • weakness:  It hinders policy development and leads to budgetary inefficiency

5. How and why do people vote the way they do?

  • Where people vote based on the portrayal of the leader or figureheads rather than for their constituency candidate

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