U.S. Supreme Court
The power to declare a bill or law unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
The amendment that grants freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Everyone is subject to the same laws, even our rulers/presidents.
What is Rule of Law?
The two houses of the United States Congress.
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The president serves for this amount of time.
What is 4 years?
The case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), states that segregation has no place in public education.
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
The amendment that made slavery illegal.
What is the 13th Amendment?
A government-enforced rule with a penalty for violation of that rule.
What is a law?
The amount of time a representative serves in the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
The law that limited the President's power to send and withdraw military forces without declaring war.
What is the War Powers Act of 1973?
The case that established that suspects must be told of their rights prior to interrogation.
What is Miranda v. Arizona (1966) ?
The amendment that guarantees the right to a public trial by impartial jury, the right to legal counsel, and the right to confront witnesses.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The person who interprets the law and applies its wording to specific circumstances.
What is a judge?
The amount of time a senator serves in Congress.
What is 6 years?
The process of removing the President of the United States from office.
What is Impeachment?
The court case that stated that students have free speech rights in schools.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
The amendment that dropped the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
A group of people that determines facts and decides the responsibilities of the defendant/ determines if the accused is innocent or guilty.
What is a jury?
The number of votes needed to override a veto by the President.
What is a 2/3 vote in each house?
The president can receive.... from other countries and appoint ......
What are ambassadors?
The court case that executive privilege did not shield President Nixon (Rule of Law).
What is United States v. Nixon (1974)?
The amount of votes to propose an amendment; The amount of votes to ratify an amendment.
What is 2/3 vote from Congress? What is 3/4 of state legislatures?
Procedures for enforcing the law are also defined by the law- individuals have the right to a hearing, to assistance of counsel, to see evidence, to confront accusers & witnesses, to have case decided by impartial decision-maker.
What are "Due Process" rights?
Bill introduced; Bill sent to committee; If reported favorably by committee, bill is debated and voted by house; Bill sent to other house; Conference committee irons out differences; Bill given to President for approval or veto; Congress can override veto with 2/3 vote in each house
What is How a Bill Becomes a Law?
The speech the President gives to Congress annually to share views and recommendations.
What is the State of the Union address?