Foundations
What is a deal between the people and it's government
What is a social contract
The division of government into three branches in order to restrict the accumulation of power by any one person or body.
What is the separation of powers
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years
List the past 4 Presidents
Who are Biden, Trump, Obama, Bush
What is the highest court in the land?
Supreme Court
List the three natural rights that Locke believed in
what are life, liberty and property
What is the name of the compromise that set up the legislative branch? and how is representation decided in each house?
What is the great compromise/Connecticut compromise
And
House is representation by population
Senate is equal representation
The formal qualifications of becoming a senator
What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?
This is what happens to the president if they break the law
What is impeachment/possible removal
How many S.C judges are there?
9
This philosopher believes that a if a government does a bad job the people have the right to overthrow them
Who is John Locke
Protects against excessive fines and bail and against cruel or unusual punishments.
What is the 8th amendment
This part of the constitution gives the legislative branch its power
What is Article I
List the 2 requirements to be president
What are 35, born in the US
What Supreme Court cases overruled Plessy v Ferguson and the belief of "Separate but Equal"
Bonus point [100] if you write what this case did
Brown v Board: made segregation of public schools unconstitutional
Types of government where a select few rule an entire government for their own interest.
Oligarchy
Why did we go from the AOC to the U.S Constitution
What happens every 10 years that determines how many seats for the house are in each state? And who re-draws district lines?
What is a census and who is the majority party in each state
In this role, the president carries out the laws passed by Congress.
What is chief executive?
The Supreme Court's power to look at any local, state, or federal law to see if it is constitutional.
What is Judicial Review
List the four roles of government
What is Protect the country, keep order, help citizens, and make laws
Provide an example of every branch checking another branch (6 total checks)
What are
Legislative to executive -power of purse, override veto with 2/3, approving treaties, impeach president
Legislative to judicial- confirming supreme court justices, impeaching judges
Executive to legislative - veto
Executive to judicial - nominate supreme court justices
Judicial to Legislative- declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial to Executive- declare laws unconstitutional
Name the current Speaker of the House, House Majority and Minority Leaders
Who is Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and Kevin McCarthy
This part of the constitution gives the executive branch it's power
What is article II
4,5,6 -Rights of the accused
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