Foundations
This is the idea that no one is above the law
Rule of Law
This is being a legally recognized member of a society
Citizen
This is the main job of the legislative branch
Make laws
This is the main job of the executive branch
Enforce (execute) laws
This is the main job of the judicial branch
interpret laws
This is idea we took from Montesquieu
Separation of Power
This is the rule that you are a citizen if you are born in America
Law of Soil
What are the two chambers of Congress
House of Representatives and Senate
Who is the head of the executive branch
President
This is the power or legal authority to hear a case
Jurisdiction
These are the two main ideas we took from John Locke
Social Contract and Natural Rights
This is the law that you are a citizen if your parents are citizens when you are born.
Law of Blood
How can Congress check the executive branch?
Overriding veto, impeachment, power of the purse
What is the group of advisors who meet with the president called
The Cabinet
This is the main check the judicial branch had over the legislative and executive branches.
Judicial Review
What were people's natural rights according to Locke?
Life, Liberty, and Property
This is the process of becoming a citizen
Naturalization
Name 3 enumerated powers that Congress has
(Answers vary)
How can the president check the power of Congress
Veto laws
How many supreme court justices are there currently?
9
This is the year that the Magna Carta was written
1215
Name 3 of the steps of naturalization
Live in America legally for 5 years, Apply, Pay a fee, Pass an interview and background check (good moral character), Pass a Civics Exam, Take the Oath of Allegiance
How does a bill become a law
Bill passes both chambers of Congress then gets signed into law by the president
Name 3 enumerated powers of the president
(Answers vary)
This supreme court decision gave the supreme court its power of judicial review
Marbury v Madison