Mr. Snow
That power that is shared between the federal government and the 50 states
What is federalism?
The constitutional principle of power being divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is separation of powers?
The first court eligible to hear a case
What is original jurisdiction?
The branch of government that can declare war
What is The Legislative Branch?
House of Congress that is responsible of confirming all appointments including federal judges, ambassadors, and cabinet members
What is the Senate?
An English document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the British monarch
What is the Magna Carta?
The 4th Amendment
What is no illegal search and seizure?
The President throws the first pitch of a baseball game
What is Chief of State?
Three options a President has when presented with a bill from Congress
What are sign, veto, and pocket veto?
Term length for federal judges
The rights to life, liberty, and property
What is natural rights?
A type of government where power is inherited
What is a monarchy?
we have both state and federal courts
What is dual court system?
The Supreme Court's ability to declare a law or a presidential action unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
Qualifications to be a U.S. Representative
(1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent
The 9th Amendment
What are unenumerated rights?
Popular sovereignty
What is when People have the power to rule, or consent of the governed?
Process of choosing a Supreme Court Justice
What is President nominates and senate confirms ?
When the President vetoes a bill, it is an example of which principle of government
What is checks and balances?
The 3rd Amendment
What is "No Quartering of Troops?"
The Great Compromise
Senate - states are equal
House of Reps - based on state's population
Three expressed powers of Congress
Coin money, declare war, keep and maintain an army, regulate trade, approve treaties with foreign governments
The number of Supreme Court justices that need to agree to hear a case
What is four?
The 7th Amendment
What is trial by jury (Civil trials)?
The Necessary & Proper Clause
What is it expands the power of Congress by giving them implied powers in order to carry out their duties listed in the Constitution?