How a bill becomes a law
Legislative Powers
Civil Rights Act
Letters of Birmingham
Bill of Rights
100
When a president denies the passing of a bill
What is veto?
100
Allows congress the power to stretch to meet the new needs.
What is "the elastic clause" or Clause 18 of article 1, section 8?
100
Who signed the civil rights act?
Lyndon B. Johnson
100
Martin Luther king
The writer of the Letters
100
A couple of Kadets were thinking about a camping trip to the Alaska wilderness when they turn 18; it’s good that they have the right to own a gun because there are a lot of hungry grizzly bears & polar bears up there!
What is the 2nd Amendment?
200
Where the bill is referred to once it is introduced
What is a committee?
200
Powers stated directly in the constitution.
What is an Expressed Power?
200
When was Plessy vs Ferguson signed?
May 18, 1896.
200
Where did he write them?
In the Birmingham jail
200
AP US Gov't students were not arrested when they gathered together to plan a homework protest.
What is the 1st Amendment?
300
The number of people needed to vote yea in the House of Representatives
What is 218?
300
This clause is a multiple of 5 and can punish acts if Terror in the United States.
What is the 10th Clause?
300
What was the case Plessy vs Ferguson?
This was the case that started "Separate But Equal" in the north.
300
Which biblical figure did Martin Luther King compare to?
Apostle Paul
300
Of course the Kadet in AP US Gov't is innocent of the crime he was accused of! He may not be tried again for it either!
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
The two houses where the bill is introduced
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
400
Only congress has the power to do this.
What is declare war?
400
What was the name of the famous speech MLK gave?
I Have a Dream
400
When were the letters written?
April 16, 1963
400
One AP US Gov't student told another AP US Gov't student to appeal the 10-year sentence he received from Judge Lively for speeding & running a red light.
What is the 8th Amendment?
500
A bill that is signed by the president
What is a law?
500
Two of congress's most important legislative powers.
What is raising/spending money; regulating commerce; dealing with foreign affairs?
500
Rosa Parks
500
Who was the letter directed to?
The authorities
500
When a colleague of Officer Carlos asked to search a student's house, the student very wisely asked him to provide a search warrant first.
What is the 4th Amendment?