Electoral collage
How many electoral college votes do you need to win
270
what is the amendment
The freedom of speech, religion, press and assembly
What are two ways you can lose your citizenship
Expatriation and Denaturalization
What is the form of government where the government owns everything but gives things like healthcare, education and welfare to its people
communism
what country was the U.S. trying to become independent from
Great Brittan
How many total points are in the electoral college
538
What is the fourth amendment
the right to search and seizures the ability to not let the police search your property with out a warrant
what is naturalization
to legally immigrate to the U.S. from another country
what form of government gives the ruler absolute power
Monarchy/ Autocracy
when was the DOI approved
July 4 1776
How dose a state get it's number of electoral college votes
It is the total number of senators and house of representative members a state has.
what is the fifth amendment
The right to a fair trial, the right to remain silent and the right to a jury of your piers
what dose JUS SOLI mean
To be born on U.S. soil including territories and military bases over seas
What type of government is ruled by a priest
Oligarchy
who was the main author of the DOI
Thomas Jefferson
What is a swing states
A state that dose not have a usual way of voting like democrat or republican they vote depending on the election
what is the eighth amendment
prohibits excess bail and the right to not have crude and unusual punishment
What does JUS SANGUINIS mean
to have parents born in the U.S. and your birth happens outside the U.S.
What is government
The form or system of rule by which a state community etc. is governed.
How many people signed the DOI
56 youngest being Edward Rutledge age 26 and the oldest being Ben Franklin age 70
What is the difference between popular votes and Electoral votes
popular vote it the peoples vote or the number or percentage of people that voted for a candidate. Electoral votes are votes made by electors your senators and House of Rep members take the popular vote of a state and then cast there vote accordingly
what is the bill of rights
The bill of rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments of the united states constitution it was created to ensure the rights of the people of the U.S.
What is the difference between being a citizen now than along time ago
originally in the constitution people are citizens if they were white males who owned land but after the 14th amendment and the abolition of slavery being a citizen became much more the 14th amendment says All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united states and state where they reside
What is the difference between democracy and republic
in democracy the people have the power and everything is voted on by the people. In a Republic the people vote on the head of the country
What things did the king do to make the colonists mad
He refused them to let them make there own laws they needed, he did not allow more settlers to move to move to the colonies, he makes those who were accused of a crime go all the way to England for their trial and most did not return and the final thing is that he put taxes on everyday items the people need.