Impeachment Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Natural Rights The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them away. State of Nature A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:03 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Due Process The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally applies to all. ...

AP Gov Executive Branch (Extra-Credit) Twenty-second Amendment - ANS-Passed in 1951, the amendment that limits presidents to two terms of office. Impeachment - ANS-., Formal accusation by the lower house of a legislature against a public official, the first step in removal from office. Watergate - ANS-The events and scandal surrounding a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in 1972 and the subsequent cover-up of White House involvement, leading to the eventual re...

Tests for relevant probable cause - correct answer -Credibility of source, basis of knowledge, and totality of circumstances Probable Cause that needs corroboration - correct answer -Anonymous sources, confidential informants Ways to corroborate PC sources - correct answer -1st hand info, previous reliability, predictable info, statements against interest, degree of detachment Makes PC reliable - correct answer -Timeliness, how long ago was the info obtained? Helps corroborate PC - c...

USI Midterm Exam - Questions with Verified Answers The Constitution deliberately puts this branch first since it most directly affects the people Legislative Branch The main purpose of the Legislative Branch is to Make laws The first words of the Constitution are... We the People Which are the purposes of the government according to the Constitution (the preamble) in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the...

AAERT Book Prep Many lawsuits are ? before trial when it becomes clear its better than incurring the costs and risks of litigation. - correct answer settled Any surprises are limited to a plantiff's ? or a defendant's surrebuttal evidence, when each side is trying to impeach prior evidence presented by the opposing party. - correct answer rebuttal Exceptions to hearsay rule includes references to public ? like marriage licenses or general reputation in the community. - correct answer re...

How does your textbook describe ethical egoism? - as a dangerous and myopic philosophy The concept of "falsifiability" is most associated with which individual? - Popper The Hippocratic Oath - is an ancient ethical oath for medical practitioners The below quote is from which author: Euthyphro: why have you left the Lyceum Socrates? and what are you doing in the Porch of the Kind Archon? Surely you cannot be concerned in a suit before the King, like myself? Socrates: Nor in a suit, Euthyp...

PLS Exam 3 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Specific duties of the House - ANSWER-impeachment Specific duties of the Senate - ANSWER-impeachment by trial, ratify treaties, major presidential appointments Reapportionment - ANSWER-redistricting of representatives among the states based on population change Why do incumbents tent to be reelected? - ANSWER-they currently hold office and have more $$ than challengers Gerrymanding - ANSWER-redrawing a congressional district to benefit 1 ...

WGU C963 Unit 3 - American Politics Already GRADED A+ 2023|24 Congressional Powers 1.Tax citizens 2.Set the budget 3.Regulate commerce 4.Declare war 5.Provide advice and consent on appointments 6.Impeach individuals 7.Oversee the powers of the judicial and executive branches Inherent Power A power of the president derived from the statements in the Constitution that "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and that the president should "take Care that the Laws be faith...

Foreign Service Officer Test Questions With Answers Virginia Plan Compromise written to favor larger states where representation would be based on population The United States is a republic... that is made of 50 sates, 14 independent territories, islands, one federal district and 15 departments. It was founded July 4th, 1776. New Jersey Plan favored a large centralized government where each state would receive equal representation (one vote). Great Compromise (Sherman Compromi...

Tests for relevant probable cause - ANSWER-Credibility of source, basis of knowledge, and totality of circumstances Probable Cause that needs corroboration - ANSWER-Anonymous sources, confidential informants Ways to corroborate PC sources - ANSWER-1st hand info, previous reliability, predictable info, statements against interest, degree of detachment Makes PC reliable - ANSWER-Timeliness, how long ago was the info obtained? Helps corroborate PC - ANSWER-Who, what, when, where, how? ...