Unit 4
What was the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 Amendments that protected individual rights
Bicameral Legislature means:
Two houses of Congress!
Presidents serve how long year terms?
They serve 4 year terms.
Precedent means:
It means decisions that were made earlier on.
What are delegated powers?
They are powers that are given to the local government.
What does the first amendment state?
It states that everyone has freedom of speech, no matter if it is religion, personal ideas, and etc.
What is Gerrymandering?
When district lines are drawn to favor a particular politician, political party, or etc.
Can presidents directly pass laws?
No. They have to go through Congress to be passed.
What does administrative law mean?
It means laws created by government agencies.
What does a Small Claims Court do?
It handles civil disputes involving less than $5,000.
What does the 5th amendment state?
It states that no one has to testify against themself, being tried multiple times for the same thing, due process of law, eminent domain, etc.
Senators are elected for how many years?
6 year-long terms.
What is the main job of the vice president?
To take over for the president if they were to die or leave office.
What is a constitutional law?
The chief executive of the state.
What did the nineteenth amendment do?
It gave women the right to vote.
What are caucuses?
They are private meetings in each house.
What is Diplomacy?
Diplomacy is the art of interacting with other countries.
What does judicial review mean?
It is the power to decide whether a law or presidential action is constitutional.
Citizens being represented by legislatures.
What did the twenty-fourth amendment ban?
It banned the use of poll taxes (tax a person has to pay to vote) in national elections.
What are some things that Congress cannot do?
- Pass laws that sentence people to jail without trial
- Tax exports
- Withdrawing money without a law
and etc. (answers may vary)
Bureaucracy is:
The departments and agencies that make up the government.
The 4 major sources of law in the judicial branch include (name at least 2 of them):
- Statutory
- Common
- Administrative
- Constitutional
Referendum means: