7 principles of the constitution
a political system that divides governmental powers between a national government and state government is known as what?
federalism
a bicameral legislature means
2 houses/(house of rep & senate)
the system checks and balances were designed to?
To evenly distribute power
the 19th amendment provides which of the following
grants women to right to vote
who can make a bill
anyone
the system of checks and balances were designed to
prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
what are the main roles of congress
to make laws
The first ten amendments to the constitution are called?
bill of rights
the ___ amendment prohibited the sale, transportation,& manufacturing of alcohol the ___ repealed it
18th and 21'st
what are the 3 options the president have when he gets a new bill
-sign bill into a law
-veto the bill
-pocket veto the bill
limited government means
everyone is treated equally under the law regardless of class
in the constitution the power of tax is given to
congress
Under which circumstances is evidence inadmissible in court?
If the search took place without probable clause
what is the 7th amendment
A trial jury is needed in civil cases.
Can a Bill Become a Law without
the President’s signature and how
pocket veto- when the president fails to sign the bill in the span of 10 days it becomes a law
which of the following terms means that the government's power belongs to the people?
A citizen of the U.S. is a person who
a natural born citizen or has been nuturalized
what document first governed the United States?
article of federalation
how many amendments do we have
27
How can a Bill Become a Law
over the President’s veto?
congress revotes and if 2/3 agree it becomes a law
powers are divided into 3 branches of government and they serve different functions
senators are elected by
the people
membership In the house of rep is based on_while the Senate is based on
house of rep is based on population while the Senate is based on equal rep
what is the 14th amendment
Citizenship is given
to ANYONE born in
the United States no matter of the parents background.
how many steps are there in order for a bill to become a law
14