Unit 5
Prior restraint
Government preventing material from being published
Pardon
Presidential power that completely forgives a crime and wipes the record clean
Senate Term
6 years
Purpose of political parties
To control government by winning elections and nominating candidates
Theocracy
Government with religious authority
Libel
Written defamation
# of Justices on Supreme Court
9
Revenue bills
House of Representatives
Electoral College
A process for electing the U.S. President using state-based electors
Oligarchy
Ruled by small elite group
Gideon v. Wainwright
Established the right to an attorney in felony cases
8th Amendment
Prohibits cruel and Unusual Punishment/excessive bail and fines
16th Amendment
270
Number of electoral votes are needed to win the presidency
Colonial economy
Agricultural
Exclusionary rule
Prohibits using evidence obtained illegally in court
Court-martial
Military court
Oversight
Congress's power to check executive branch spending
Grand Jury
To determine if there's enough evidence for a trial
Virginia Plan
Population-based representation
5th Amendment
Amendment protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, establishes due process
23rd Amendment
Gives DC 3 electoral votes
Elastic Clause
Gives Congress the power to make laws "necessary and proper"
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Federalist Papers
Essays written to support Constitutional ratification