Legislative branch
A bicameral legislature means?
Two houses: House of Representatives and the Senate
The President is elected if
He/She gets to 270 electoral votes
What is the job of the judicial branch?
To study and interpret laws
Which of the following terms means that the government’s power belongs with the people?
Popular sovereignty
what is the meaning of double jeopardy?
A person cannot be tried again for the same crime.
A citizen of the U.S. is a person who?
Is a natural born citizen or has been naturalized
What is the job of the executive branch?
To enforce or execute laws
The length of a U.S. Supreme Court judge's term is what?
life
Limited government means what
Regular citizens and powerful people must obey the law equally.
The Fourth Amendment prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures”. This means what?
authorities must have probable cause
What is the main role of Congress?
To make laws
The number of presidential electors (electoral votes) a state gets is based on what?
Electoral votes per state equal the number of representatives plus the number of Senators.
What is the highest court in the U.S.?
Supreme Court
The principle of separation of powers refers to what?
Powers are divided into three branches of government and they serve different functions.
The first amendment is important because?
It contains basic human rights and freedoms
Congress shall make no law that?
goes against basic human freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights
What best summarizes how the President affects the Supreme Court?
Selecting judges and justices for the Supreme Court
Which of the following is a way that the legislative branch can check the judicial branch?
They can declare laws unconstitutional
A political system that divides governmental powers between a national government and state governments is known as what?
Federalism
The Due Process Clause of the Constitution is found in the?
5th Amendment
Rules for becoming a U.S. citizen may be made only by?
Congress
Who has the power to pardon people?
The President
________ allows the judicial branch to declare laws, treaties, & executive orders unconstitutional.
Judicial review
Which of the following is a concurrent power that the state and the national governments share OTHER THAN TAXES?
Other shared powers OTHER THAN TAXES include: borrowing money, establishing lower courts, making and enforcing laws, and building infrastructure like roads.
The Eighth Amendment states that there may be no cruel or unusual punishment. This means what?
the punishment should fit the crime