Amendments
You just got pulled over for speeding. The police officer spots 3 empty beer cans in your passenger seat, and smells alcohol on you. He asks you to step out of the vehicle. Is he allowed to search you and your vehicle? Explain your answer.
Yes, he is allowed to. The 4th amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures. In this case, he has probable cause (the smell of alcohol and beer cans) that you are breaking the law (drinking and driving) so he can search your vehicle.
Must answer ALL questions for the points:
1. How many members make up the House of Representatives?
2. How many members make up the Senate?
3. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
1. 435
2. 100
3. 9
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
Name the two senators for the state of Alabama
Katie Britt
Tommy Tuberville
You were previously arrested for a hit and run. After going before a jury, they eventually find you not guilty due to lack of evidence. The person that claims to be your victim tries to take you back to court for it again. Which amendment protects you from this, and what is it called?
Double Jeopardy - 5th amendment
Next in line for the presidency in the event something were to happen to the president is the vice president. After the VP is the Speaker of the House. Then, the line of succession for the presidency goes down a list of secretaries/heads of departments. What is the name of this group that is part of that line of succession? They also play an important role in the executive branch for the president.
How many voting members make up Congress AND how do you know? Must give the numbers that add up together to make up Congress
435 representatives + 100 senators = 535 members of Congress
The Enlightenment period is also known as the age of...
Reason
True or False: Washington D.C. has no senators or voting representatives in the house, but they do have 3 votes in the electoral college.
Which amendment is known as the Elastic Clause to The Constitution? It states that we have other rights not listed in The Constitution.
9th Amendment
The legislative branch has the power to declare war. What power does the executive branch have to check the legislative branch, or stop them, if they do not agree with their declaration of war?
president is commander in chief of the military, so he can not send troops
How many years is the elected term for a representative? for a senator?
2; 6
Must answer ALL questions for points
1. This level of government has a mayor as the head of it.
2. This level of government has a governor as the head of it
3. This level of government has the president as head of it
1. local
2. state
3. national
For these three topics, explain how the Republican party and the Democratic party view these issues: abortion, gun control, and death penalty
democrats: support abortion and gun control, and oppose death penalty
republicans: oppose abortion and gun control, support death penalty
According to The Constitution, the president is to take office on what date? AND which amendment states this?
20th amendment - January 20th
Name all 3 branches of government AND the head of each branch. Must include their role AND their real name
legislative - Congress - Speaker of House Kevin McCarthy
judicial - Supreme Court - John G. Roberts Jr
executive - President - Joe Biden
New York has 28 Electoral College votes. How many representatives does this state have?
26 representatives
In a country like Vatican City, where the pope rules over the country and is the head of the Catholic Church, is elected as a "Servant of God." There are two types of government that define this country, what are they?
theocracy and monarchy
Name 3 events (that we discussed in class) that happened during the American Revolution and describe two of them.
Lexington and Concord, Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, First and Second Continental Congress, Declaration Of Independence, Townshend Acts
There are four amendments that explicitly state voting rights for different groups of people or eliminate voting barriers. Name two of them (the number and definition)
15th amendment - A person cannot be prevented from voting based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
19th amendment - gave women the right to vote
24th amendment - abolished poll taxes so no one has to pay a tax in order to vote
26th amendment - gave 18 year olds the right to vote
1. What branch of government has the power to veto a bill?
2. What branch of government has the 3rd person in line to become president?
3. What branch of government can overturn a ruling of a lower court?
1. executive
2. legislative
3. judicial
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of what year?
1965
Which Enlightenment thinker coined the phrase "checks and balances"?
Charles Montesquieu
Name the Supreme Court Case!
1. This was the case that originally found that abortion should be legal
2. This was the case about an interracial couple getting married and forced to leave the state unless they got a divorce
3. This was the case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and found that school segregation was not constitutional
4. This was the case that determined citizens should all be informed of their rights upon arrest.
1. Roe v. Wade
2. Loving v. Virginia
3. Brown v. Board of Education
4. Miranda v. Arizona