Amendments
Why did the framers provide for changes to the Constitution?
What is so that the national government would not be able to take away basic freedoms. They understood that the nation would grow and change, and the Constitution needed to be able to meet new needs and challenges.
You are walking through a shopping mall when an officer stops and demands to search your backpack. You refuse the search and are immediately arrested. You say that you have a right to "privacy." Which amendment are you referring to?
What is the 4th Amendment: Search and Seizure
The president can hold one of these to inform the public or to influence legislation in Congress
What is a press conference
What are the two houses within the legislative branch, and how many people make up each of these two groups?
What is Senate (100), House of Representatives (435)
The federal government tells the state of Wyoming that they must adopt new standards into their high school classrooms. Wyoming's Department of Education says, "No, the states are in charge of setting their education standards." Which amendment would Wyoming cite?
What is the 10th Amendment: Powers reserved to the states
Bet or Sus: president can decide to run for a third term just because they can
What is Sus
What is the highest office of the judiciary branch?
What is the Supreme Court
To be president, one must be...
All three of these things are necessary:
35 years of age
Natural born citizen
lived in United States for at 14 years of life
Branch responsible for carrying out the law.
What is the executive branch
What are the basic steps involved in a bill becoming a law?
group gets at least FIVE of these steps:
What is 1) an idea 2) bill is introduced 3) bill goes to committee 4) Congress debates and votes 5) Presidential action 6) optional - if president vetoes, Congress can override, 7) Supreme Court could rule constitution or unconstitutional
You are walking home late one night after practice when you decide to take a shortcut. You walked through the neighbor's backyard, who called the police on you for trespassing. The judge found you guilty and sentenced you to 3 years in prison. Which amendment has been violated?
What is the 8th Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
One does not simply win the presidency...
They need _____ votes from the ____________ to win.
Both answers are required:
270 electoral votes or "majority" of electoral votes
Electoral College
Which branch is responsible for interpreting the law and determining how the law applies to a court case.
What is the judicial branch
To think about or talk about something very carefully in order to make a decision is called ____________
What is deliberate or deliberation
Considered to be the most important branch of the national government because it was listed and established first in the Constitution
What is legislative branch