Key Terms
What is perjury?
Lying under oath
The president
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
To make the laws
What is the highest court of the United States?
The Ssupreme Court
When was the commerce clause created?
In 1824
What is appropriations bill?
a proposed law to authorize spending money
What does the executive branch do?
makes laws official
What does the impeachment mean?
To formally charge a government offical with wrongdoing
How many justices are thee on the current Supreme Court?
9
What is an example of commerce?
An example is a trade between two countries.
What is immunity?
freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony ties them to illegal acts
What is the length of term for the president?
4 years
Which house has the power to impeach a government official?
House of Representatives
True or False: A decision made by the Supreme Court can be appealed to the Senate.
False
What does it mean by commerce?
Commerce is the conduct of trade among economic agents.
What is subpoena?
A legal order that a person appear or produce requested documents
Situation in which one party controls the Congress and another controls the White House?
Divided Government
What are the qualifications to be a Senator?
30 years old/Resident of state in which elected/US citizen for at least 9 years
What happens if a person can't afford a lawyer?
They are given a lawyer by the government
What is the Indian Commerce Clause?
Indian Commerce clause refers to right of the Congress to claim plenary and exclusive power over federal affairs with the Indian tribes. This clause empowers congress to regulate the tribal affairs.
What is line-item veto?
the power of an executive to reject one or more items in a bill without vetoing the entire bill
What does not require a 2/3 vote of Senate as treaties do
Executive Agreement
How is the number of representatives to the house of representatives decided?
based on the state's population
If someone feels that their trial was not fair or was handled wrong, what is the next step they can take in the judicial process?
They can appeal to a higher court of law
What does the Commerce Clause allow?
United States congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the indian Tribes."