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Number of Senators that represent each state
What is two?
100
This amendment says everyone has a right to an attorney.
What is the 6th?
100
This person breaks a tie in the Senate?
What is the Vice President?
100
The elastic clause, the amending process, and judicial review are all methods by which 1. Congress may check the power of the executive branch 2. the wording of the original Constitution may be altered 3. state governments may limit the power of the Federal Government 4. the Constitution may be adapted to meet changing conditions
4. the Constitution may be adapted to meet changing conditions
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Why were amendments added?
to meet the changing needs of society
200
This persons job is to preside over the US Senate
Who is the Vice President?
200
This Amendment makes it necessary for police to have a warrant to search your property.
What is the 4th?
200
Who signs the bill after it passes both houses?
Who is the President?
200
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.” -Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate? 1. The needs of the government are more important than civil liberties. 2. Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute. 3. The Supreme Court can eliminate freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights. 4. The Bill of Rights does not safeguard individual liberties.
2. Constitutional protections of liberty are not absolute. The civil liberties granted by the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other amendments are not absolute. This means that they may be limited or suspended depending on circumstance or situation, usually in cases of national emergency (examples include: suspension of habeas corpus by Lincoln during the Civil War, limiting of freedom of speech and press during World War I and the internment of Japanese-Americans without dues process during World War II).
200
True or false: An amendment was added to limit the time a President could be in office?
True. This amendment limits the president to two terms. It started after FDR had been elected four terms.
300
The job of impeaching judges or the president belongs to this house in Congress.
What is the Senate?
300
This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote.
What is the 15th?
300
The age requirement for a Senator or Representative is
What is 30 years old for the Senate; 25 years old to run for the House of Representatives?
300
Yes or no. Is the Declaration of Independence a framework for our government?
No. It is only a declaration--notification to England on the fact the colonies were separating from them and why the colonies were doing so.
300
This can be used to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3 vote in congress?
400
The division of power between the Federal and State governments is called
What is Federalism?
400
The first Amendment protects these liberties
What is freedom of Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition
400
2 years and 6 years
What is the term of a US representative? What is the term of a US Senator. How long do they have to be a citizen before they can run? Nine years
400
Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances? 1. President George Washington used the Army to suppress a tax rebellion by Pennsylvania farmers 2. South Carolina seceded from the Union over the issues of slavery and States rights. 3. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent Federal troops to enforce the integration of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. 4. The Senate approved the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
4. The Senate approved the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court because the legislative branch has to approve the action of the judicial appointment of the judge which is nominated by the President (executive branch)
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Yes or no? Are constitutional rights of individuals absolute? (Meaning they are in effect AT ALL TIMES and no one or a branch of government cannot change it.)
No, constitutional rights of individuals are not absolute especially in cases of national security.
500
The US Constitution was ratified in
What is 1788?-- written in 1787
500
Police pressure a suspect into admitting he committed a crime, what was violated
What is the 6th?
500
This determines the number of representatives in the House of Reps.
What is Population?
500
What is the main difference between the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution?
What is the Articles of Confederation had one branch of government, the US Consititution called for three with a system of checks and balances.
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What does it mean by unwritten constitution?
Procedures in place that came about as a result of custom or usage. (an example is the establishment of a cabinet to help the President; political parties, political conventions, etc.)
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