Amendments
What's the 1st Amendment?
Right to speach
What's a Confederation?
an organization that consists of several parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
What's democracy?
a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state.
How old does the president have to be?
How many members are in the electoral college?
538
What's the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
Anti-Slavery Amendemtns
What's a delegate?
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular, an elected representative sent to a conference.
What's autocracy?
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
How long do you have to live in the state you're representing if you're a senetor
at least 9 years
What court district is Louisiana a part of?
5th district
What's the 22nd amendment?
Presidents can only be president for 2 terms
Who's the Framers?
delegates to the Constitutional Convention and helped draft the Constitution of the United States.
What's Oligarchy?
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
True of False? You don't have to live in the state you're representing if you're a house member.
False.
What does a president pro-tempore do?
a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
What's the 25th Amendment?
The vice-president will become president if something happens to the president.
What's a sovereign?
a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.
What's Direct democracy?
a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.
How old do you have to be if you're a senator?
At least 30
Who's the current speaker of the house?
Mike Johnson
What's the 19th Amendment?
It gave women the right to vote.
What's a Supremacy Clause?
states that the constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the “supreme law of the land"
What's a Representative Democracy?
Citizens elect representatives to make laws and govern on their behalf and are accountable to the electorate.
How many years do you have to live in the US to be a House member?
7 Years
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison