Government powers
What powers are specifically listed in the Constitution and given to the federal government and is also known as expressed powers?
Enumerated powers
What Does "Supreme Law of the Land" Mean?
The Constitution is the highest legal authority in the U.S.
National government and the states
"Freedoms protected from government action..." which is fits this definition? Civil Rights or Civil Liberty?
Civil Liberty
The Due process has the 14th and 5th amendment to protect civilians from from unfair actions from the states and the federal government. Which Amendment applies protection from the federal government?
5th amendment
What powers that are not directly written in the Constitution but are considered necessary to carry out enumerated powers?
Implied powers.
There are seven articles in total in the constitution, what articles contain the Supremacy Clause?
Article Vl, Clause 2
Amendments has a formal process so that the constitution is protected being changed too easily, allow it to adapt to changing times, and...
Require broad agreement before a change is made
An person wants to spread their beliefs in a specific religion. So, that person spoke about their beliefs in their religion without causing disruption. However, government officials threats to arrest that person. What would protect this person? Civil Right or Civil Liberty?
Civil Liberty
Alongside with the Due process, the 14th amendment. and the 15th amendment, there is one more process that may happen in cases where an person's rights was violated, and that process is...
Incorporation
What power is shared by the federal and state governments?
Concurrent Powers.
Since the federal law takes priority over the state law because of the Supremacy Clause, does this mean states don't have power?
No
There are seven articles in the constitution, Article Vl establishes the Supremacy Clause. What article establishes the amendment process?
Article V
An student is given less help for their learning disability because of their race at their school, would Civil Rights or Civil Liberties protect the student in this scenario?
Civil Rights
An local state government accuses an person of doing a felony without any notice or an opportunity to respond to the accusation. What amendment will protect this person?
14th amendment
1. Issue driver's licenses
2. Establish local governments
3. Conduct state and local elections
What type of powers have these types of examples?
Reserved Powers.
The National government passes a valid federal law, but an state law conflicts with that law. Due to the Supremacy Clause, what law takes priority?
The federal law
For state legislatures, an amendment needs 2/3 of state legislatures to request it for a constitutional conventions. The other method for proposing an amendment is Congress proposing it. Congress needs an certain amount of the Senate and the House of representatives to approve it, what is the amount needed?
2/3 for both the Senate and the House of Representatives
An person is unhappy over a new government law. So, that person destructively protest with loud noises and threats to government officials. Would this person still be protected by their Civil Liberties?
No
The federal government wants to punish a person for voting an less popular candidate for president. What amendment would protect that person, and would the bill rights be involved?
The 5th amendment, incorporation would not be involved.
Congress cannot pass a law establishing an official religion.
Declare war
Spend money for public purposes
In order of the examples provided, what types of powers have these examples?
Denied powers, Enumerated powers, and Concurrent Powers.
When a federal law takes priority over an state law, what is the term for it?
Preemption
There is two methods into proposing an amendment, the 2nd method is state legislatures. This method needs 2/3 of state legislatures to request the amendment for a constitutional convention to be called in, and there are currently 50 states. How many state are required for this method?
34
There are many examples of Civil Rights in history. There are three strong examples of this, which are: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act, and the...
Brown V. Board of Education
An person is being threaded to be heavily fined and arrested for doing an Right that's in the Bill of Rights. Besides the 14th amendment, what process might be involved in this scenario?
Incorporation.