Branches of Government
Who makes the law?
What is legislative Branch
One qualification for president?
What is (natural born citizen, at least 14 years a U.S. resident and at least 35 years old.)
What is the U.S. Supreme Court
What fraction for Proposing Amendment
2/3
What are the Bill of rights?
What is executive Branch
How long is a presidents term? (double points if you can tell how many terms a president gets)
What is 4 years?
What is the number of court Justices?
9
What fraction for ratifying an amendment?
3/4
Name the 5 freedoms in the 1st amendment
Religion, assemblies, press, petitioning and speech
Who applies the law?
What is judicial branch
Name one power the President has.
Commander and chief of armed forces, Negotiate Treaties, Delivers state of the union address to Congress, Issue Executive orders and can Veto laws proposed by Congress
The territory and types of cases over which a court can exercise its authority.
What does Ex post Facto mean?
Punishes people for doing something that only became illegal after they did it.
What is eminent Domain
Private property may be taken over by the government for public use if the goverment gives "just pay".
What is the senate and house of representatives apart of?
What is Congress
Who is the head of the presidents cabinet?
What does Writ of Certiorari
Instructions from the court with the force of law. ( a request to be seen by the supreme court)
No person can be tried for the same crime twice.
13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
What are enumerated powers? Double points if you can name one.
What is Powers specifically listed in the Constitution. (ex: power to tax, power to print money, power to declare war, power to raise and support army, power to regulate immigration and etc.)
What is an Administrative Agency?
Organization in the government that has responsibility over a particular field or area.
What does Judicial Review mean?
Power of the U.S. supreme court and other federal courts to declare that a law or executive order is Unconstitutional.
Writ of Habeus Corpus
A court order to bring a prisoner before the court determining if imprisonment is lawful.
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote (known as suffrage)