Pre-Constitution
What group of people were advocating for a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
Anti-Federalists
Name 3 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
number of supreme court justices
9
The United States has many different levels of government - which concept/principle/word does this exemplify?
Federalism
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.
how long is a Supreme Court justice's term?
life term (until quit/retire/death)
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.
Which amendment establishes certain rights in civil cases?
7
number of people in House and Senate (each)
House 435
Senate 100
Which amendment creates the term limit for president?
22nd
What type of case can always be appealed?
Civil
Which theory of government is this:
People create government and consent to being governed so they can have peace and order
Social Contract Theory
the 5th amendment protects us from double jeopardy - what does this mean?
You can be tried for the same crime twice
override veto, impeachment power, approve/reject appointments, etc.
name 2 positions/things 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
Citizen participation
Stable economy with strong middle class
Public school system
Consensus of democratic values
Volunteer organizations
Which amendment states that powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people?
10
Name all requirements to be in House AND Senate
(separately, they're different)
House: 25, 7+ year citizen
Senate: 30, 9+ year citizen
write the formula (with numbers and labels and total) to describe the total number of votes in the electoral college
Rights were violated during trial
Constitutionality of the law is in question
New evidence discovered
evidence that was used was found unconstitutionally