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the Supreme Court
Which courts decisions are binding across the entire United States?
Congress
Who can limit judicial review of a law?
the Supreme Court
Who's judicial power does congress have the right to limit?
The Chief Justice
Who presides over an impeachment trial?
James Madison
Who wrote that the legislative branch was the predominate branch of government?
Federalist 51
In which Federalist paper did James Madison state that the legislative branch of government was predominate?
Congress
Immediately following the civil war which branch of government was seen to have the greater amount of power?
two
How many bills did George Washington veto?
one
How many bills did James Monroe veto?
twelve
How many bills did Andrew Jackson veto
Andrew Jackson
Who was the seventh President of the United States?
fifteen
How many of Andrew Johnson's veto's were over turned by Congress
Tenure of Office Act
What act did congress pass that gave the senate the right to approve the dismissal of a cabinet official?
Grover Cleveland
Who was the first president to veto over 400 bills?
Grover Cleveland
Under which President was the Tenure of Office Act repealed?
Franklin Roosevelt
Which President attempted to pack the supreme court?
Congress
Who had granted Franklin Roosevelt sweeping authority during the great depression?
national security
Under what basis did Richard Nixon assert an expansion of the power of the President?
checks and balances
What term is used when one branch of government must get approval from at least one other branch of government?
the Supreme Court
Who has congress delegated the responsibility of establishing the rules of conduct for the courts to?
the Florida Supreme Court
Who may license and regulate attorneys in Florida?
the Florida Supreme Court
Who sets the procedures to be followed in the Florida court system?
Architectural
What is the latin word for architecture?
architectura
What is the Latin word for architecture?
Architecture
What do you call the planning and building of buildings?
Architectural works
What structures can be viewed as both works of art and symbols of certain cultures?
architectural achievements
Civilizations from the past cane often be identified by what surviving structures?
Greek
In what language does the word "architecture" have its origins?
ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder"
What two words is "architecture" a combination of?
buildings and other physical structures
Architecture involves the creation of what?
as works of art
Aside from symbolizing cultures, what else are architectural works thought of as?
Historical civilizations
What can extant architectural works be used to identify?
De architectura
What is the oldest architecture plans that has survived?
Roman architect Vitruvius
Who created the oldest surviving architecture plans?
1st century AD.
When did Vitruvius create these plans?
firmness, commodity and delight.
What are the three principles every plan should consider?
De architectura
What is the first known extant writing about architecture called?
Vitruvius
Who was the author of De architectura?
architect
What was Vitruvius' profession?
firmitas, utilitas, venustas
What were Vitruvius' three principles for a well made building?
firmness, commodity and delight
What is the commonly seen English translation of the three principles?
16th century
When were the styles of arts created?
Vasari
Who wrote Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects?
Italian, French, Spanish and English
By the 18th century which languages was Vasaris book translated in?
architect
In Vitruvius's mind, whose responsibility was it to see the principles carried out?
Leon Battista Alberti
Who wrote De Re Aedificatoria?
proportion
What did Leon Battista Alberti consider most important for beauty?
the Golden mean
What ideal proportion did Alberti promote?
16th
In what century did "style" as an artistic concept arise?
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Who wrote the book Contrasts?
1836
What year was Contrasts written in?
Contrasts
What was the name of Pugin's book?
1836
In what year was Contrasts written?
modern, industrial world
What world did Pugin dislike?
Gothic
What type of architecture did Pugin consider truly Christian?
John Ruskin
Who wrote Seven Lamps of Architecture?
John Ruskin
Who was the author of Seven Lamps of Architecture?
art critic
What was Ruskin's career?
1849
When was Seven Lamps of Architecture published?
to his mental health, power, and pleasure
What, according to Ruskin, should looking at architecture contribute to its viewer?
not
Does Ruskin believe all buildings are works of architecture?
the aesthetic
What was most significant in architecture according to Ruskin?
it is in some way "adorned"
To be true architecture in Ruskin's opinion what should be done to a structure?
string courses or rustication
What features at minimum did Ruskin insist on for a building to be considered functional?
20th-century
What century was the architect Le Corbusier in?
Le Corbusier
Who wrote on the topic of architectural ideals contrasted with simple construction?
Architect
What was Le Corbusier 's profession?
20th-century
When did Le Corbusier live and write?
heart
What part of him did Le Corbusier say proper architecture touched?
I am happy
What state of emotion did Le Corbusier say architecture put him in?
Function
What term replaced Vitruvius' term "utility"?
aesthetic, psychological and cultural
In addition to being practically useful what other aspects did a building need in order to be considered functional?
Vitruvius
Whose concept of utility did the more modern concept of function replace?
all criteria of the use, perception and enjoyment of a building
What aspects of a building were considered part of the larger concept of function?
both popularity and skepticism
What were the reactions to the idea that function should come before other concerns?
rationalism, empiricism, structuralism, poststructuralism, and phenomenology.
What are some philosophies that modern architects use?
philosophies
Rationalism and empiricism are examples of what?
their approach to building design
Aside from the architects what did the philosophies influence?
poststructuralism
Which philosophy followed structuralism?
late 20th century
When was the conecept, Sustainable architecture used?
sustainability
What novel concept was introduced at the end of the 20th century?
environment
To what should a building be friendly?
non-sustainable power sources
What sort of power sources should a building not overuse if the building is to be considered environmentally friendly?
shelter, security, worship
What dynamic needs were the reason for building to be done?
knowledge
Oral traditions allowed what to become formalized in human cultures?
a craft
What was building considered?
architecture
What was the most valued type of building craft called?
building materials
Aside from skills, what is required in order to have the means for building?
vernacular buildings
What type of buildings are are built mostly through out the world?
a surplus in production
Why did the economy begin to expand?
trial and error
Through what process is it thought that the first architectural achievements were made?
vernacular
What is a popular type of architecture that still exists around the planet?
rural
In what environment were many of the first human settlements?
urbanization
What sort of an effect did a growing economy have on human settlements?
rapidly
At what speed did urban settlements sometimes expand?
Egypt and Mesopotamia
What civilizations used the divine and supernatural in their architecture?
Egypt and Mesopotamia
What are two examples of past civilizations?
the divine and the supernatural
To what did these civilizations have ties that to were shown off by their architecture?
political power
What does architectural monumentality often represent?
Kao Gong Ji
Name one Asian architectural writer.