Amendment(1-7)
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Abolition of Slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
repeal of prohibition
What is the 21st Amendment?
prohibits congress from voting itself midterm raises in pay
What is the 27th Amendment?
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power?
What is Checks and Balances?
the government has only the powers that the constitution gives it
What is a limited government?
powers that are shared by both the federal and states governments
What are concurrent powers?
Vice of President
Leader of the Senate
Can't be tried twice for the same crime, and you don't have to testify against yourself?
What is the 5th Amendments?
Citizenship Rights
What is the 14th Amendment?
Women's right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
No Poll Tax
What is the 24th Amendment?
the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.
a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting
What is a republic.
The largest body of congress?
What is House of Representatives?
Secondary leader of the Senate
The right to a speedy and fair trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
Powers reserved to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
prohibition of alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment?
two term limit for president
What is the 22nd Amendment?
People who opposed the constitution
Who are the Antifederalists?
preamble, articles, and amendments.
Permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area.
each state is divided into districts according to population; has the same number of Represenatives as districts
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the 8th Amendment?
Presidential, Congressional, Terms
What is the 20th Amendment?
Voting age to 18
Popular sovereignty, checks and balances, limited government, separation of powers, judicial review, federalism
What are the 6 principles of the constitution
groups that study bills before they are bought up in the 2 houses
What are committees?
checks on how the administrative branch is administering the law
What is oversight power?
What is the 2nd Amendment.
Suits against states
What is the 11th Amendment?
Gave Congress power to collect taxes on income
What is the 16th Amendment?
Presidential succession, vice presidential vacancy, and presidential disability
What is the 25th Amendment
Government in which citizens vote on laws and select officials directly
direct democracy
Powers directly states in the constitution
What are expressed powers?
What are representatives?
government programs, new legislation, or removal from office
What is investigative power?
What is the 4th Amendment?
separate ballot for President and Vice-President
What is the 12th Amendment?
What is the 15th Amendment?
No Poll Tax
What is the 24th Amendment?
Powers suggested in the constitution
What are implied powers?
Powers that belong to all national governments
What are inherent powers?
A person whom a member of Congress has been elected to represent
What are constituents?
the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent
What is gerrymandering?
The right to trial by jury in Civil Cases.
What is the 7th Amendment?
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
People elect the senators
What is the 17th Amendment?
Voting Rights for D.C. Residents (3 electoral college votes)
What is the 23rd Amendment?
a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the law for all the people
What is a representative democracy?
powers belonging only to the national gov't
What are exclusive powers?
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Leader of the House
influences lawmaker's voting
What is a political party?