US Political system by https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de Made with panache en-us 2016-10-31 12:02:52 UTC 2026-02-12 02:58:19 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the Constitution? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134183867 The constantuion is the supreme law of the united states.
The first part of the constitution is primary about the supreme court, the house, the senate and in generel how the government is build.
The last part is mostly Concepts of federalism, The responsibilities of the state governments.]]> 2016-10-31 12:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134183867 Amendments and the most important ones  sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134184050 The basics rights, that every US citizen have.

these are the most important ones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYEfLm5dLMQ
and these are some of the most discussed:
18th Alcohol is illegal. (Prohibition).
19th All US female citizens have the right to vote. 


]]> 2016-10-31 12:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134184050 What is the Congress? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134185993 The Congress is divided in to chambers. The Senate and the House of representatives. 

The Congress are ruling the Supreme Court]]> 2016-10-31 12:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134185993 What is the Senate? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186055 Regardless of population each states have 2 representatives, Which means the The Senate carries 100 members.

The Senate is Overruled by the Vice president which is the "leader" of the senate. He is also known as The Senate President.


The main "Job" the Senate have is to accept international treaties between nations. And accept Ambassadors judges and ministers.
]]> 2016-10-31 12:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186055 What is the House of Representatives? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186172 Is one of two houses of the United States Congress.

435 is the number of members in "The House"
Every one of these is chosen every second year.

The numbers of members each state has depends on how many citizens they each have. So for an example; California which has around 35 mil. citizens have 53 members in the house. BUT Alaska who only carries 660.000 citizens will only have 1 member
]]> 2016-10-31 12:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186172 How many sit in the two chambers of congress?: sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186252 100 US Senators - 2 from       each state 

4 representatives - each state gets some representatives, depending on how many people there lives in the state. for an example california with 37 mil citizens have 55 representatives

judges and justices 

they are passing the national budget and declaring war.


]]> 2016-10-31 12:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186252 What are the Political parties sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186351 Democrats and Republicans are the dominating parties of the United states]]> 2016-10-31 12:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186351 What do the parties believe in? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186410 2016-10-31 12:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186410 How are the members of Congress elected? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186564 The members is chosen with a direct election, which means that ballots is given in for the person you want to be in the congress.]]> 2016-10-31 12:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186564 Requirements of becoming president? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186617 - 35 years or older
- native American
- lived in the country at least 14 years]]> 2016-10-31 12:16:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186617 How is the president elected? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186772 Both parties find a candidate
All the citizen vote, then the candidate, who got the most votes in the states gets the electors. The numbers of electors depends on the amount of  citizens in the state 
To be the president, he needs 270 or more voters in theelectoral college.
538 in toal]]> 2016-10-31 12:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186772 What is the electoral college? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186809 the electoral college is the people who collect the votes from their state and then vote for the candidate
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUS9mM8Xbbw

]]> 2016-10-31 12:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186809 Presidential election take place? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186940 Election Day is this year Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Always the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Possible from 2nd-8th november 

]]> 2016-10-31 12:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134186940 When the president takes office? sejefilip https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134187017 at noon on Jan. 20, 2017. That day is called 
Inauguration Day. Is the next president going to be seated. 

The former president have his last full day at the 19 of January.

Occurs ALWAYS on January 20 (or 21st if the 20th is a Sunday).
]]> 2016-10-31 12:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/134187017 Democrats  https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/135326919 Democrats:
democrats believe in a larger welfare state, where everyone should have the right to education and cheaper health care. they support that the taxes should be raised to do so.
they believe that immigrants who contribute positively to the country, should have the right to become citizens.
they want to decrease the spending on the military.
they tend to have a more liberal view on family values.
and they stand in for the Women's and workers rights.
http://engelskportalen.gyldendal.dk/forloeb/usa/the-american-presidential-election/two_party_system/kapitler/the_democratic_party.aspx?bust=636138525896451208]]> 2016-11-04 11:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/135326919 republicans  https://padlet.com/sejefilip/d67oi9kvn9de/wish/135327018 the republicans believe that the government should only control the overall structure of society. other than that legislation should be controlled by the individual states.
they believe that taxes should be kept at a minimum, because they think that high taxes would decrease the spendings.
they believe that the citizens should pay for their healthcare themselves.
they also believe that education is the parents responsibility.
the republicans have a strict policy for immigrants.
republicans think that the military is a necessity.
republicans have traditional family values, and they strongly believe in the 2nd amendment which is the gun law.
http://engelskportalen.gyldendal.dk/forloeb/usa/the-american-presidential-election/two_party_system/kapitler/the_republican_party.aspx

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