Constitutional Qualifications
This member of Congress has to be 25 years old, be a citizen for 7 years, and live in the state they represent.
What is a member of the House of Representatives?
The two houses of Congress.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
The main purpose of the Executive branch.
What is enforcing laws?
The article of the U.S. Constitution that outlines this branch.
What is Article III?
In America __________ is exempt from the law.
What is no one?
The type of law that concerns individuals under 18 years of age.
What is juvenile law?
A panel of impartial, neutral citizens, chosen at random from the locality where a trial is taking place.
What is a jury?
This member of the Executive branch must be 35 years of age, a natural-born U.S. citizen, and living in the U.S. for the past 14 years.
What is the President of the United States?
Declaring war, coining money, and raising a military are all examples of ______________ powers.
What is enumerated, delegated, or expressed?
The FBI, DEA, FDA, and ATF are all examples of _____________________.
What is federal (or executive) agencies?
The most common cases handled by the judicial branch.
What is criminal and civil cases?
The idea that the law must be applied to everyone, no matter their background, in the same way.
What is consistent application and enforcement of the law?
The law that governs members of the armed forces.
What is military law?
The two types of jury trial.
What is criminal and civil?
This member of the Judicial branch is appointed by the President and serves for life.
What is a Supreme Court Justice?
Concurrent powers are shared between __________ and ____________ governments.
What is state and federal?
The Department of Transportation, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health & Human Services are all part of the ___________.
What is the Cabinet?
The name of the decision a jury must reach in a court case.
What is a verdict?
The idea that everyone is legally responsible for their actions.
What is accountability to the law?
Laws that concern disputes between private parties.
What is civil law?
The two amendments that protect our right to trial by jury.
What is the 6th and 7th amendment?
This member of the Legislative branch must be 30 years of age, a U.S. citizen for 9 years, and living in the state they represent.
What is a U.S. Senator?
The amendment that provides reserved powers.
What is Amendment X or 10?
The name of the government body that officially elects the President and Vice President.
What is the electoral college?
The purpose of Appeals Courts.
What is reviewing district court cases to look for mistakes?
The idea that trials and government proceedings must be public, for all to see.
What is transparency of institutions?
The source of these laws is the U.S. Constitution or state constitutions as well as the Bill of Rights.
What is constitutional law?
The type of verdict/decision jurors must come to. (Hint: they must all agree)
What is unanimous?
The members of the Cabinet must be _____________ by the _________________.
What is appointed/selected/chosen and President?
The types of committees found in the legislative branch.
What is standing, special, and conference?
The amendment that limited the president to two terms.
What is Amendment 22?
The types of cases the U.S. Supreme Court reviews.
What is constitutional?
The set of legal rights that protects people who've been accused of committing a crime.
What is due process of law?
Basic laws in nature that apply to all societies, such as that each person has an inalienable right to life, liberty, and property; and that people have the right to govern themselves.
What is natural law?
The amount of members that are usually in a jury.
What is 12?