Ch.5 Vocab
A system of courts in a country
Judiciary
Copyright
Number is based on state population
House of Representatives
Why was the Constitution established? (hint: think of the song)
To form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, to secure the blessings of liberty
The CT delegate who proposed the Connecticut Compromise
Roger Sherman
A right in which a person holds by law or because he is a member of a political society
Civil Right
Number of members is equal for every state
Senate
This branch of Congress is the only one that has the "Power of Impeachment"
House of Representatives
A group in the early American republic who favored a weaker central government and strong state governments.
Anti-Federalists
A person who brings a lawsuit in court against another person, called the defendant
Litigant
Qualifications include being at least 30 years old, including being a citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years
Senate
Changes to the Constitution are called _____ (hint: Bill of Rights)
Amendments
A person, especially a political leader, who gains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people.
Demagogue
A salary or fee derived from holding employment or an office
Emolument
This chamber alone has the power to choose its officers
House of Representatives
The powers of the president can be divided into three categories: name those categories.
The powers he holds by himself, those he holds in conjunction with Congress, and those he holds in relation to Congress.
Edmund Randolph
Permission given by a government to a private citizen to seize the merchant vessels of another nation; state-sponsored piracy
Letters of Marque and Reprisal
Prior to the 17th Amendment, its members were not chosen by the people, but rather by the legislatures of the states.
Senate
How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?
27 Amendments