How A Bill Becomes a Law
This is the name of the vote needed to end the debate in the Senate.
What is a cloture vote?
Name one of the checks that Congress has over the Judicial Branch.
What is impeaching and removing federal judges? What is rejecting Supreme Court Nominees? What is proposing constitutional amendments?
To create laws to govern the United States.
What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch?
The quote that Dr. King writes about injustice and it's threats.
What is "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
The process by which specific liberties in the Bill of Rights have been applied to states on a case-by-case basis.
What is Selective Incorporation?
This is the branch that deals with bills becoming laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the name of the powers that are explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
What are expressed/enumerated powers?
The clause that requires states to uphold and honor laws and rulings of other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
These were the people that Dr. King specifically addressed in "Letter From Birmingham Jail"?
Who were several clergyman from Alabama?
The state where it is illegal to throw short people in bars or places that sell liquor.
What is Florida?
Once a bill is signed by the president, the only way for it to die is for this to happen.
What is the Supreme Court's Judicial Review?
In order to override a presidential veto, there must be __________ in the House and Senate.
Name the (now) three presidents who have been officially impeached.
Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?
The two famous figures that Dr. King references in his letter.
Who are Jesus and Abraham Lincoln?
This is a passing score on the AP test.
What is 3?
This term is used to describe a member of the minority party who delays the vote until the session expires.
What is a filibuster?
Congress wasn't allowed to tax individuals directly until the passing of this amendment.
What is the 16th Amendment?
This establishes the Constitution and federal laws s the highest laws in the nation, and that they supersede state laws.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
These are the two terms that Dr. King uses to describe two types of laws.
What are "just" and "unjust" laws?
The term for the type of government ideology we will have when Scholtz takes over.
What is Scholtzism?
This is the committee that a bill must pass through in order to be brought to the House of Representatives.
What is the House Rules Committee?
Congress cannot suspend ____________, essentially meaning that they must show reason for holding a suspect except during war time.
What is the writ of Habeas Corpus?
This clause gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and with Indigenous Peoples in the US.
What is the Commerce Clause?
The name and the acronym of the civil rights group for which Dr, King served as president.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
The two groups of people that Mr. Scholtz picks on the most.
Who are short people and left handed people?