Rights & Responsibilities
Congress can establish a national religion, true or false?
False
Define Bicameral Legislative
Two houses of Congress
True or false, the vice president must meet the same requirements as the president?
True
Define Precent
earlier decision
How many colonies were there?
13
Define poll tax
A tax that people have to pay in order to vote
A private meeting in each house
Caucuses
What is a electoral votes?
a cast by electors for president and vice president
What court case influenced judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
The United States is ________
Republic
What do the first 10 amendments protect?
Humans individual rights
A person who breaks the codes of conduct is _______ from Congress
Expelled
What are the qualifications to be the president
1. A native-born citizen
2. At least 35 years old
3. Been a resident of the U.S for at least 14 years
If a person is convicted of a crime they have the right to ______
appeal
True or false, the Decleration was a plan for the Goverment?
False, it was not a plan for the Goverment
Any power not given to the federal government is given to the _____ and the ______
The states and the people
How many U.S presidents have been impeached?
3
What is the difference between Foreign Policy and Domestic Policy?
Foreign Policy is Administrations decisions outsides our country's boarders and Domestic is decisions within our country's boarders
True or False Judges make laws
False
What is Theocracy?
Government controlled by religious leaders who claim to rule on behalf of God or Gods
List all five freedoms in the first amendment
1. Freedom of speech
2. Freedom of the press
3. Freedom of assembly
4.Freedom of Petition
5. Freedom of Religion
What are the steps on making a bill?
1. A bill is a proposed law
2. Either house can start a bill
3. Both houses have to approve a bill to send it to the president
4. Once the bill is signed it becomes a law(act)
Name the two Independent Agencies and what they do
U.S Commision on Civil Rights deals with info about discrimination and NASA runs the space system
Name the four major sources of law
1. Statutory
2. Common
3. Administrative
4. Constitutional
How old is the constitution?
238 years old