How a bill becomes a law
True or False: The president can create and sign his own bills into laws
False
What is Foreign policy
What is the Double jeopardy clause do
What is prevents someone from being tried for the same crime twice
Who wrote the letters from Birmingham Jail
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Natural rights
Rights that are inherent in human beings, not dependent on government
What is the fifth step in a bill becoming a law
The bill is voted on by the full house/senate
The House focuses on what
What is tax and revenue
What is the Elastic Clause
Allows Congress to make any laws that are needed for them to carry out their duties.
What was the purpose for writing the letters
To inform the public about the wrong doings against African Americans
What did the Federalists supported what kind of government
A stong central government
What is the first step for a bill to become a law
The bill must be drafted
Which legislative house (house or senate) has longer terms
What is the senate
Equal protection clause
What are states cannot deny equal rights to all US citizens
True or False: MLK jr. used history to back up his main points in his letters
True, (he made connections to Babalon, Hitler, and Hungarian freedom fighters as well as communism)
What is Judicial Review
The power of the supreme court to get rid of any law
True or False: A bill goes to the president first and then goes to the legislative branch
False
Which legislative house is more informal
What is the Senate
What is another name for Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the Elastic Clause
What kind of laws does King talk about
What are Just and Unjust laws
What is the census
The counting of the US Population every 10 years
What happens when the president vetos a bill
Congress can have a 2/3rds majority vote to pass it as a law, or it will not be a law.
What branch is able to declare war
Congress (House and Senate) are able to declare war
What does king think about Unjust laws
He believes they are made to be broken