Bill of Rights
Protects freedom of press, speech and religion
What is the 1st Amendment?
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
four years
What is the Presidential term?
T/F Article 3 establishes the number of justices in the Supreme Court
What is false?
Requires probable clause and a warrant for police to enter a home.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The preamble states that the Constitution is here to insure domestic this
What is tranquility?
Has the sole power to try all impeachments.
What is the Senate?
A qualification required to be president
What is At least 35 OR natural-born citizen or citizen of the United States OR having lived in the United States for at least 14 years?
Courts which have less power than the Supreme Court.
What is Inferior Courts?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The number of states required to ratify the Constitution
What is 9?
The article and SECTION that lists all of the duties of Congress.
What is Article I, Section 8.
The power of the president to overturn a criminal conviction
What is Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment?
The length of a Supreme Court justices term
What is life?
No on can be put on trial for a serious crime unless a grand jury agrees the evidence justifies it.
What is 5th Amendment?
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution and any laws made by the federal government (Article 6)?
The House in which all revenue bills must originate.
What is the House of Representatives?
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
What is the oath of office?
the jurisdiction the Supreme Courts has in cases between the states
What is original jurisdiction?
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
What is the 8th amendment?
the 19th Amendment did this
What is gave women the right to vote/
two-thirds vote of House of Representatives and Senate
What is the votes needed to override a Presidential veto?
power over the military branches
What is Commander in Chief duty?
The branch that establishes the inferior courts
What is a responsibility of Congress?