Other Amendments
African Americans began to gain rights in society
13th Amendment
Believed in a strong central / national government
Federalists
Main job of Legislative Branch
Make Laws
What is the main job of this branch?
Carries/ enforce laws
What is the main job of the Judicial branch?
Interpret the laws
Amendment 19
Believed in a weak central/ national government. (Articles of Confederation)
Leader of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Give advice to the president, Help enforce the laws passed by Congress.
Cabinet
Highest Court of the Land
Appointed by the President and Confirmed by the Senate
Lifetime appointments
Supreme Court
Gave African Americans Males the right to vote
15th Amendment
Argued that the Constitution should be protect the rights of citizens and wanted to be added to a Bill of Rights to the Constitution before it was ratified.
Anti- Federalist
Leader of the Senate
The Vice President
Commander of the Chief
Creates foreign policy
Leader of the entire executive branch
President
The power of the Supreme Court to declare acts and laws from president and Congress unconstitutional.
Decided by Marbury v. Madison Landmark Case
Judicial Review
Defined citizenship and created Equal Protection of the law Clause
14th Amendment
A set of published articles and essays written to support ratification of the Constitution.
Federalists Papers
You need to 25 years old and be a U.S. citizen for 7
30 years old and be a US for 9 years and be a U.S. citizen
House of Representatives
Senator
35 years, Resident of the US for 14 years, natural born citizen
President
The Supreme Court_______________ over all cases and determine a _________
Original Jurisdiction
verdict
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
26th Amendment
Wanted the states to have more power than the central government
Papers were against the Constitution
Anti- Federalist / Federalists Papers
Which article represent Legislative Branch and identify three basic powers of Congress
Article I
Declare War, Collect Taxes, borrow money, create naturalization law, regulate trade between states, regulate laws involving commerce (business), create and pay for an army and navy.
Power to veto bills from Congress, Pardon criminals from national/ federal prison, create executive orders, Make treaties with other countries, appoint federal judges, Supreme Court Justice, Ambassadors, and cabinet members
President's Powers
When the Supreme Court sends a request to a lower court to send then all the documents on a case. This is done because the Supreme Court has decided they are going to hear the case.
Writ of Certiorari