Civics 1
The number of representatives per state is determined by:
What is population?
Process of becoming a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
Approves treaties made by the president.
What is the Senate?
Amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is 19?
Amendment that lowered the voting age to 18.
What is 26?
Leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
An official representative of a country's government.
What is an ambassador?
Conducted every ten years for a population count.
What is a census?
The right to vote is called:
What is suffrage?
Amendment that abolished slavery.
What is 13?
This amendment declares that some powers are reserved for the states.
What is Amendment 10?
What must a candidate win to be elected president?
What is the electoral vote?
A nation's plan for dealing with another nation.
What is foreign policy?
Collects and distributes money for a candidate's campaign.
What is a political action committee?
Amendment that protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is 8?
This clause from the Constitution is called the elastic clause because it allows Congress to stretch its powers.
What is Clause 18?
What was the significance of the In Re Gault case?
What is it extended due process laws to juveniles?
NATO was formed to protect countries from the Soviet Union. When was it formed?
Last step U.S. takes with international conflict.
What is armed force?
Amendment that defines the rights of the accused.
What is 5?
Amendment 4 only allows search and seizure of one's home if law enforcement has these 2 things.
What is probable cause and a warrant?
Amendment that defines citizens' rights.
What is 14?
Established legal procedures are known as:
What is due process?
Law that would allow someone to be convicted of a crime that was not illegal when committed.
What is ex post facto?
Landmark case that struck down segregation laws.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?