H4 week 45

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

H4 week 45 lesson 1

1.write your full name on this mock test (in test set-up)

2.Finished? Hand it in or keep it with you and learn for tests in silence. You may use your book today (not on Friday, of course)

The answers will be discussed next lesson!

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What is the principle of separation of powers called?

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What do we call the 'executive' branch in Dutch?

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What do we call the 'legislative' branch in Dutch?

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How many US senators are there?

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What do we call the 'judicial' branch in Dutch?

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How many US presidents have been impeached?
(formele aanklacht, 1e stap afzetting)

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Lengths of terms served
president / senator / representative

The number of electoral votes a state has equals its number of Senators (2) plus its number of Representatives in the House of Representatives, based on the population. 

House of Congress: 100 Senators + 435 Representatives

District of Columbia gets three electors 

Total number of electors to 538. A majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president.

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DEMOCRATIC DECLINE IN THE U.S.

1.POLITICAL POLARISATION IN TWO-PARTY SYSTEM, LEADING TO...

*election manipulation, e.g. reduced voters' access to the ballot

*gerrymandering: electoral district boundaries are readjusted to advantage a party or group of people

2.EXECUTIVE POWER HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY

*e.g. judicial impartiality is in question (Supreme Court now mostly very conservative / leaning towards Republicans

WHY IS TRUMP STILL ABLE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, DESPITE BEING IMPEACHED TWICE AND A CONVICTED FELON?

Requirements written in Constitution state that....

A candidate must be a "natural born Citizen" (largely taken to mean born in the U.S.), be at least 35 years old and have lived in America for 14 years.