Class 1 Vocabulary
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
What is a Republic?
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of _____
What is a Senate and a House of Representatives?
30 years of age and a citizen of the United States for nine years
What are the requirements to become a Senator
Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be party
What is Original Jurisdiction?
President and Vice President are elected by
What is the Electoral College?
a person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary way.
What is a Tyrant?
No _____ shall enter into any Treaty, alliance or Confederation;...
What is State?
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate
What is in the House of Representatives?
A jury trial is required
What is all Crimes?
Has the power to appoint Judges of the Supreme Court
Who is the President?
a mixed or compound mode of government that combines a general government (the central or "federal" government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system.
What is Federalism?
The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during ________, ...
What is good Behaviour?
an historically important instrument to safeguard individual freedom against arbitrary executive power specifically against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment
What is Habeas Corpus?
Inferior courts are established by
What is Congress?
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, ____
What is Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors?
existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.
What is Domestic?
The Congress, whenever _______ of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution.....
What is two thirds?
The sole Power of Impeachment rests with
What is the House of Representatives?
Levying War against the United States or giving aid and comfort to their enemies
What is Treason?
The President gives to Congress Information and recommends to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary expedient.
What is the State of the Union?
the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
What is a Quorum?
We the People of the United States, in Order to ____________________
What is form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America?
The term of a Senator.
What is 6 years?
the effect of an attainder which bars a person from inheriting, retaining, or transmitting any estate, rank, or title
What is corruption of Blood?
The number of electors in the Electoral College
What is equal to the number of Senators and Representatives? or 535