Branches of Governmnet
The branch of government that the president resides over.
What is the executive branch?
The right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment?
The two ways to get citizenship inside the USA.
What is by birth and by naturalization?
This group of people believed in a strong national government and a strong national bank.
What is a federalists?
These are the three amendments that deal with voting rights.
What is the 15th, 19th, and 26th?
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment defines a U.S. Citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the United States
What is the 14th Amendment?
The test that is required by non birth citizens to take to become a US citizen?
What is the naturalization test?
This group of people feared a strong national government.
What is an anti-federalist?
This guy was supposedly a no party president, but in retrospect was a federalist.
Who is George Washington?
A two house legislature.
What is bicameral?
This amendment prevents any military soldier from residing in any private home without consent
What is the 3rd amendment?
A duty that is an obligation or action that is required by law like taxes
What is civic duty?
Wanted power to the states
What are the anti-federalists?
this is the name of the 27th amendment.
What is Financial Compensation for the Congress?
This article in the constitution lays out the structure and function of the legislative branch.
What is article 1?
This amendment was ratified on December 15, 1791.
What is the 1st amendment?
Basic responsibilities that contribute to the common good. Some of these responsibilities can include keeping informed on current issues that affect their community.
What is a civic responsibility?
The Anti-federalists were against this policy in regards to the presidency
What is the two-term policy?
This type of law is based on tradition
What is Common Law?
A person in the Legislative branch cannot be sued for anything said while on the "floor of congress" because of this.
What is the Franking Privilege?
Allowed the District of Columbia to have electors in the electoral college to represent them
What is the 23rd amendment?
Constitutional protection for American citizens against unfair governmental actions and law.
What is due process?
These 3 people wrote a series of 85 essays that appeared in New York newspapers. In these essays, they argued that the powers of the national government were distributed and balanced in a way that would sustain limited government.
Who is Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay?
This clause in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to stretch their power by creating any laws that they deem, "necessary and proper."
What is the Elastic Clause?