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Edexcel Politics 7. US Politics: Constitution and Congress

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The number of members in the Senate, courtesy of there being two per state
100
The number of constitutional amendments proposed since 1787, excluding the Bill of Rights
Over 11,000
That which checks and balances in the US often result in, as opposed to the UK where there is much less opportunity for obstruction of legislation
Gridlock
That, two recent marginally defeated examples of which are to mandate a balanced budget, and to outlaw flag desecration
Constitutional Amendment
Congressional districts the federal courts have allowed to be drawn to group minority voters such as to increase their representation
Majority Minority Districts
Rights to which all people are entitled by virtue of being human
Natural Rights
The percentage of the US population that is Hispanic-American
16.3%
That which is often considered the salient influence on the difference between the US and UK constitutions
Culture
The 1913 amendment that made the Senate a directly elected rather than appointed body
Seventeenth Amendment
The model of representation that is more common in the House of Representatives as members face election every two years and must reside in (and generally grew-up in) their congressional district
Delegate Model
The predominate approach to comparative politics that focuses on the institutions and processes within a political system
Structural Approach
That which the Constitution of the US is, which the constitution of the UK is not
Codified
That, the principle legal consequence of which is that laws vary widely between states
Federalism
The 1951 amendment that established within the Constitution the two-term limit for the President as had been set by precedent beforehand (except by Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Twenty-Second Amendment
That which - in practice - is declared by Congress authorising the President to do so instead of doing so itself
War
The party elected leader of the party in each chamber in which that party has a minority
Minority Leader
The age requirements for membership of the House of Representatives and Senate respectively
25 and 30
Close cooperation between the two major parties to achieve political goals, often crucial for success in the US and to prevent gridlock
Bipartisanship
The 1868 amendment that guaranteed equal protection and due process for all US citizens (anyone born in or naturalised in the US)
Fourteenth Amendment
The number of years in a senatorial term
Six
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