Foundations of Government
Amendments
Constitution
Congress
Executive Branch
100
His "natural rights" were Life, liberty and property.
Who was John Locke
100
protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment
What is the 8th Amendment
100
A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime
What is double jeopardy
100
The minimum that Congress is required to meet
What is once a year
100
The citizenship requirement to serve as president
What is natural born citizen
200
The requirements to vote in the English colonies
What is white, male, property owners
200
Freedoms protected by the First Amendment
What are speech, religion, press, assembly and petition
200
What the Supremacy Clause stipulates
What is that the U S Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land
200
Those powers stated directly in the Constitution
What are expressed powers
200
The maximum number of years a person may serve as president
What is 10
300
He influenced the framers with the idea of separation of powers
Who was Montesquieu
300
The right to bear arms
What is protected by the 2nd Amendment
300
It states that the police must inform a person of certain rights before they are questioned
What is the Miranda Rule
300
The formal qualifications for a member of the House of Representatives
What is 25 years of age, 7 years a citizen of the US, and a resident of the state they are elected from
300
Who must approve presidential appointments
What is the Senate
400
The primary reason that Parliament wanted to raise taxes in the colonies
What is to pay off huge war debts
400
What the 5th amendment say a person does not have to do
What is be forced to act as a witness against himself
400
The three types of power granted to Congress
What are expressed, implied and inherent
400
The title of the House of Representatives
What is Speaker of the House
400
The role played by the President when he sends troops to defend one of our allies
What is Commander-in-Chief
500
The document that outlined the reasons that the colonies wanted to break away from England
What is the Declaration of Independence
500
The amendment that guarantees the right to a speedy, public trial
What is the 6th amendment
500
It is synonymous with Popular Sovereignty and give power to the people
What is "consent of the governed"
500
How the number of representative per state is determined
What is by population
500
The role played by the President when he bans US citizens from visiting Cuba.
What is Foreign Policy Leader
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