Vocabulary
Amendments
The 2 Houses of Congress
Legislative Powers +Nonlegislative Powers
Rights of the accused
100
Powers that congress have that are not clearly stated in the Constitution
What are implied powers?
100
Protects your rights to bear arms
What is the second amendment?
100
Has 100 people in office
What is the senate?
100
Enumerated powers
What are expressed powers?
100
People officially charged with crimes
What are the accused?
200
To follow set legal procedures
What is due process?
200
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
What is the eight amendment?
200
Has 435 people in office
What is the House of Representatives?
200
Powers that aren't clearly stated in the Constitution but can be understood and granted
What are implied powers?
200
Strong reasons to think that the person or property was involved in a crime
What is a probable cause?
300
A legal process to obtain citizenship
What is naturalization?
300
Abolishes slavery
What is the thirteenth amendment?
300
An oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
What is a gerrymander?
300
Allows Congress to stretch its powers
What is the elastic clause?
300
The court allows officers to search a suspect's house
What is a search warrant?
400
Government's right to take private property for public use.
What is eminent domain?
400
Gives congress the power to levy an income tax
What is the sixteenth amendment?
400
The amount of years in a senators term
What is six?
400
Duties and responsibilities besides making laws
What are nonlegislative powers?
400
A document issued by a grand jury that formally charges someone with a crime
What is an indictment?
500
People who are represented.
What are constituents?
500
Limits presidents to two terms in office
What is the twenty-second amendment?
500
A population count
What is a census?
500
Laws declaring that an act is a crime after the act has been committed
What are ex post facto laws?
500
People cannot be made to testify against themselves
What is self-incrimination?
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