Constitution
4 year term, natural born citizen, elected by electoral college.
President.
Makes the laws for the United States.
Legislative branch.
Impeaching a supreme court judge is a check on this branch.
The Judicial Branch.
This amendment abolished slavery in 1865.
The 13th amendment.
The most common way of organizing a nation so that al the power resides with the central government.
Unitary government.
House of representatives.
In charge of running wars.
The president.
This is the branch that can declare laws unconstitutional.
The judicial Branch.
Equal protection are the two most important words.
The 14th amendment.
Examples include states recognizing official documents and civil judgments.
Full faith and credit clause.
Impeach the president, tries the president, presides at trail.
house, senate, and chief justice.
Takes place as president if the president were to pass away.
The vice president.
This branch can impeach the President.
The legislative Branch.
These are two situations when you would not have freedom of the press.
Libel or threaten national security.
Government structure where the national government is weak, most or all power resides with smaller components, such as states.
Confederation.
6 year term, 30 years old, 9 years as citizen.
The senate.
Branch responsible for taxing citizens.
Congress.
This branch can appoint judges to the supreme court.
The executive branch.
The two clauses in the freedom of religion.
Established clause and the free exercise clause.
Most politicians see the united states as this today, where the powers are shared between national and state governments.
cooperative federalism.
these three things need 2/3 vote.
Veto override, amendment, impeachment.
Approval from this branch can pass a treaty.
Legislative branch.
This branch can reject a treaty.
The legislative branch.
The five rights in the first amendment.
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition the government.
These usually come with strings attached and are the main source of federal aid to state and local governments.
Categorical grants.