Amendments
What is the purpose of Amendment lll?
restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent, forbidding the practice in peacetime.
In Article IV, which document do all 50 states recognize?
Birth certificates and marriage licenses
Accusal of a public official of wrong doing
Which state has the largest number of representatives in the House? How many members?
California; 53 members
What does the executive branch do?
Administrate laws
What is the purpose of Article X?
to define the establishment and division of power between the Federal government and state governments. This amendment also protects these powers from both entities. This amendment was used to define the federal taxing power, federal police power, and federal regulations
Under Article IV, what is guaranteed to every State in the Union?
A Republican form of government
Define ratification
The approval process
Why might some people have a problem with the “Elastic Clause”?
They are worried Congress might abuse its power to write “necessary” laws
What is the power of the judicial branch?
To interpret laws
27 amendments
Why is extradition important?
Criminals who flee will be returned and they can’t escape their crime.
Define judicial review
The power to say whether any law of government action goes against the Constitution
What does it mean when the Constitution says that Congress is “not allowed to grant titles of nobility”?
Congress can’t make people kings or queens/get turned into royalty
What is the power of the legislative branch.
To make laws
What is the purpose of Amendment Xll?
stipulates that each elector must cast distinct votes for President and Vice President, instead of two votes for President.
How does Article IV Section 3 protect the states?
Laws can’t be written that are prejudice (negative against) states or territories
Define separation of powers
3 branches with different powers
Why is it necessary to have a quorum of both houses of Congress before a Bill is sent to the president?
They need the majority support.
What is the power of the Cabinet?
To advise the President
What is the purpose of the XXl?
to allow States to maintain an effective and uniform system for controlling liquor by regulating its transportation, importation, and use.
Why is the full faith and credit clause important?
States must recognize the public acts, records and judicial proceedings at every other state
Define/Explain the Electoral College
Special group of electors that actually elect the presidents
Analyze the importance of Congress being denied the right to write ex post facto laws
Congress shouldn’t be allowed to write laws saying something is illegal if it wasn’t illegal at the time
What is the power of the Electoral College?
To elect the President