Amendments
Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What is the absence of government?
Anarchy
What is a written code of rules that guided the ancient society, ancient traditions?
Code of Hammurabi
This act is the regulation opens meetings to the public
Sunshine Act
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What are the first ten amendments also known as the Bill of Rights?
1. Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assemble
2. Right to bear arms
3. No quartering of soldiers during peacetime
4. No random searches or seizures
5. No double jeopardy or no witness against yourself.
6. Rights of accused in criminal cases to fair trial
7. Trial by jury.
8. No excessive bail, fines, or cruel and unusual punishment
9. People get rights not listed in Constitution.
10. Any rights not given to federal government are given to the states and people.
Which Amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What government is ruled by a few powerful people?
Oligarchy
What does Corpus Juris Civilis translate too?
Body of Civil Law
What is the New Jersey Plan?
Unicameral Congress, one state one vote principal
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What are America's foreign policy goals?
National security, alliance security, international security, economic development.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What is a system of rule or public authority?
Government
What is writ of certiorari
A formal writ used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.
This acts measures the Merit of one's work as the new standard for hiring employees
Pendleton Act
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how does a bill become a law?
If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.
This amendment makes so you can not be tried for the same thing twice, which is also called
5 amendment and double jeopardy
What are the reserved powers, enumerated powers, and delegated powers?
Reserved powers - powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
Enumerated powers - Powers written in the constitution
Delegated powers - Constitutional powers granted solely to the federal government.
What is Publius and its literal meaning?
the pen name that Framers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when writing the Federalist Papers; Latin for "public man"
This act makes it illegal to advocate the violent overthrow of the government
Smith Act
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Explain some of the differences be tween Conservatives and Liberals?
Conservatives, do not want change want to CONSERVE, for gun rights, want to keep private healthcare, equal tax to all Americans, less laws regarding minority rights
Liberals want to be more progressive and more forward, regulate gun rights, want a more social healthcare, Liberals want a more progressive tax based on the income level, equal rights, more laws regarding minority rights
Which amendment allows people to vote at the age of 18?
26th amendment
Explain both civil liberties and civil rights
Civil Rights - the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law
Civil Liberties - Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens
What is Habeas Corpus?
a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Proposal to create a strong national government, basis of the constitution. Bicameral congress
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What are the qualifications for the Senate, House of Representatives, and the President?
Senate - 30 years of age, 9 years residency, and has residency in the state they are representing
House of Representatives - 25 years of age, 7 years residency, and has residency in the state they are representing
President - natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years old, and have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.