Civics and Economics
34 important questions on Civics and Economics
What are the similarities and differences of the political parties?
Differences: stated in a party's platform and reflected in campaigning
How can third parties play an important role in public politics?
What are some strategies for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy?
I - Identifying propaganda
D - Detecting bias
E - Evaluate sources
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How does the media play an important role in the political process?
What are the effects of rising campaign costs?
- Require candidates to conduct extensive fund-raising activities
- Limit opportunities to run for public office
- Give an advantage to wealthy individuals who run for office
- Encourage the development of political action committees
- Give issue-oriented special interest groups increased influence
What are Campaign finance laws?
What are some personal traits of good citizens?
- Trustworthiness and honesty
- Respect for the law
- Responsibility, accountability, and self-reliance
- Courtesy and respect for the rights of others
- Patriotism
- Participation in the school and/or local community
- Participation in elections as an informed voter
How do individuals demonstrate thoughtful and effective participation in civic life?
- Formulating Questions
- Analyzing information from a variety of sources
- Expressing a position
- Devising and implementing a plan
- Practicing thoughtful decision making in personal, financial, and civic matters
What are the qualifications to register to vote in Virginia?
- Citizen of the United States
- Resident of Virginia and precinct
- At least 18 years of age by day of general election
Where can you register to vote?
- DMV,
- Registrar's office,
- Mail-in-application, or
- Other designated sites
What are the factors in predicting which citizens will vote?
- Education
- Age
- Income
Why do citizens fail to vote?
- Don't think their vote counts
- Lack of interest
- Failure to register
Most states have _________ system. (electoral college)
What is the number of electors for each state based on?
What are the types of legislative powers?
Implied: Used to carry out expressed powers
How does a bill become a law?
- Introduce by a Senator or Representative
- Worked on in Committees
- Debated on the floor
- Voted on
- Sent to other house and repeat steps 1 - 4
- Sent to president to become a law
How does the Legislative check the Executive and Judicial branch?
Judicial: confirm or refuse to confirm judges/justices, impeach and convict judges/justices
How does the Executive branch check the Judicial and Legislative branches?
Judicial: appoints judges/justices
What are some ways the executive branch influences policy making?
- proposing legislation in an annual speech to Congress
- Appealing directly to the people
- Approving or vetoing legislation
- appointing officials who carry out the laws
What are the roles and powers of the president?
Chief Executive - Head of executive branch
Chief Legislator - Proposer of legislative agenda
Commander-in-Chief - Head of nation's armed forces
Chief Diplomat - Architect of American foreign policy
Chief of Party - leader of the political party that controls the executive branch
Chief Citizen - Representative of all of the people
What is the Legislative branch for Virginia?
Explain the Executive branch for Virginia
Explain the Judicial branch for Virginia
What does the Virginia Constitution establish?
How does the Virginia General Assembly make laws?
- Introducing a bill
- Working on Committees
- Debating the bill
- Voting on the bill
- Sent to the other house to repeat steps 1-4
- Send the bill to the governor to sign into law
What are the primary issues in legislative process at state level?
- Education
- Public Health
- Environment
- State Budget
- Revenue
What are the primary responsibilities of each level of Government?
State: Promotes public health, promotes safety, promotes welfare
What are the roles and powers of the executive branch at state levels?
Cabinet secretaries and departments, agencies, commissions, and regulatory boards: administer laws, enforce the laws, regulate aspects of business and the economy, provide services
Local governments exercise defined and limited powers, including the power to _________.
- enforce state and local laws
- promote public health
- promote public safety
- educate children
- protect the environment
- regulate land use
- levy and collect taxes
What are some ways media can play an important role in setting the public agenda?
- focusing public attention on selected issues
- Offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated
- holding government officials according to the public
How do individuals and interest groups influence policymakers?
What are ways individuals influence public policy?
- Participating in politics
- Expressing opinions
- Joining interest groups
What are ways interest groups influence public policy?
- Identifying issues
- Making political contributions
- Lobbying government officials
How are criminal and civil cases similar and different?
Civil: settles a disagreement between two parties to recover damages and receive compensation
Criminal: determines whether a person accused of breaking the law is guilty or not guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony
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