Bill of Rights
Protections listed in the 1st amendment
What are: freedom of speech, protest/assembly, religion, press
These are the two parts of the legislative branch
What are: House and Senate
To be the president you must be ____ years old
What is 35
This is the highest court of the land
What is: The Supreme Court
Our two political parties
What are Dem/Rep
This amendment protects against unlawful search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment
This is how many senators there are total, and how many reps are in the house.
What are: 100 and 435
Presidential inauguration takes place on _____
Jan 20th
This is the political balance of power on the Supreme Court
What is: 6-3 in favor of conservatives
This party controls the House and Senate
What is Rep.
This amendment protects rights for criminal defendants, ensuring fairness in criminal prosecutions by establishing the right to a speedy and public trial, an impartial jury, being informed of charges, confronting witnesses, calling their own witnesses, and having legal counsel (a lawyer)
What is the 6th amendment?
This is the way that gerrymandering is done
What is: cracking and packing
OR partisan and racial
If the President wants to further a law, they can create an______
Ex: Desegregation, or Internment Camps
Executive order
This is ONE key supreme court case decided since you were is high school.
Answers may vary
True or False: You can have lasting disagreement in the circuit court
This amendment grants you the right to a jury of your peers in civil trials
What is the 7th amendment?
This is when you need at least 60 votes to have your law passed
What is: a filibuster
varies...
These are two reasons the Supreme Court will hear your case
What are: Case of National Importance OR Circuit Court out of sync OR state courts undermine Fed. Courts.
Ex: Gonzales case/weed or Gay marriage cases
These are the congressional minority/majority leaders of both the house and the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader (John Thune)
Senate Minority Leader (Schumer)
Speaker of the House (Johnson)
House Minority Leader (Jeffries)
This are all of the amendments in order and what they protect.
What is:
1: speech/assembly/religion/press
2. Arms
3. Soldiers
4. Search/Siezure
5: Silence
6: Due process
7: Jury
8: Bail
9. Ind Rights
10. States' rights
These are our two senators and Portland' congresswoman and Portland's Mayor
Who are:
Wyden/Merkley
Maxine Dexter
Keith Wilson
Name the four Presidents involved in the War on Terror, and 1 major decision they made.
varies...
These are the two courts below the supreme court on the Federal side.
What are:
Court of appeals/Circuit court
and Federal district courts?
This is how 537 votes can connect with January 6th through 5-6 key domino effects.
Votes led to Bush
Bush search for WMDs/torture--> disillusionment
Obama used drones
War comes home