Legislative Branch (pg 8)
What is another name for the legislative branch?
Congress
This system gives people the most freedom to make choices
Capitalism
Whose catchphrase is "What's up, Brother?"
True or false: The winner of the presidential election is the person who wins the most votes (popular vote)
False
Police must inform you of your rights
Miranda v. Arizona
What two houses make up the legislative branch?
The House of Representative and the Senate
In this system, the government controls all farming and industry
Communism
What app did brain-rot starved Americans turn to after TikTok was briefly banned?
Red Note aka Little Red Book aka Xiaohongshu (小红书)
This is the number of votes a candidate must win in order to become president
270
You get a lawyer! And you get a lawyer! Everyone gets a lawyer even if that can't afford one
Gideon v. Wainwright
It hasn't been done since Pearl Harbor, but the legislative branch has the power to declare ____
War
This system has a high standard of living in smaller countries, which is harder to achieve in larger countries
Socialism
To send their condolences, the Costco Guys might send you five big ____.
booms
This Amendment changed how we vote for president (before it the Vice President used to be the runner-up)
12th Amendment
Juveniles have legal rights!
in re: Gault
This is the first step in the legislative process
An idea is turned to a bill and introduced in the legislative branch
Cuba, Vietnam, China, and North Korea have different types of this economic system
Communism
If you're him, or if the fit is fire, you might have attained +10,000 _____
aura
What is the number of Electoral Votes a states receives based on?
number of Representatives + number of Senators
School administrators can limit speech on campus if it is "disruptive"
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
What is the elastic clause?
Also known as the commerce clause, it gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade (most of Congress' powers)
Higher taxes and more government services
Socialism
What is good tongue posture called?
mewing
If the Electoral College ends in a tie, who gets to be the tie-breaker
The House of Representatives (each state delegation receiving one vote)
_______ got lessy and _____ took it down. (The first case established segregatie and the second one overturned it).
Plessy, Brown