Pre-Constitution
What group of people were advocating for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Name ALL of the freedoms from the 1st amendment
speech, press, religion, petition, assembly
What word means that Congress has 2 houses/chambers
bicameral
minimum age to be President
35
how long is a Supreme Court justice's term?
life term (until quit/retire/death)
Which theory of government is this:
the idea that a ruler is given the right to rule by a god or gods
Divine Right Theory
Which amendment protects us from unlawful searches and seizures?
4
term lengths of House and Senate (LABEL)
House: 2
Senate: 6
Name 3 of the president's "chief" roles
exec, legislator, party, state, commander, etc.
What type of case can always be appealed?
Civil
What type of democracy is the United States?
representative (indirect)
Which amendment establishes certain rights in civil cases?
7
How many people in the House are up for re-election every 2 years?
435
name 2 positions/offices the president appoints
Supreme Court Justices, ambassadors & diplomats, Cabinet members, etc.
What is one of the cases where the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction?
Cases affected ambassadors/consuls/other public ministers
Disputes between 2+ states
Issues that took place at sea
Issues where the US is a party in the case
name one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
no power to tax, states could print money, no head executive, no SC, needed all states to agree to amendments, etc.
the 5th amendment protects us from double jeopardy - what does this mean?
You can be tried for the same crime twice
What strategy can senators use to halt or delay legislation?
Filibuster
first THREE people in line for the presidency:
VP, Speaker of House, Pres. Pro Temp of Senate
Rights were violated during trial
Constitutionality of the law is in question
New evidence discovered
evidence that was used was found unconstitutionally
What did Thomas Paine write to convince colonists that the colonies should become independent from Britain?
Common Sense
Which amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people?
10
override veto, impeachment power, approve/reject appointments, etc.
write the formula (with numbers and labels and total) to describe the total number of votes in the electoral college
A justice that does not agree with the majority decision of the court will usually write a _______ opinion.
Dissenting