Amendments
What is Amendment 1?
Name the two different Legislature departments
Senate and House of Representative
What is the name of the branch under Article II
Executive Branch
What is the name of the Branch under Article III?
Judicial Branch
What check does the U.S. Senate have on the president?
refusing to confirm appointments
Which amendment is Illegal Search and Seizure?
Amendment 4
25 years old
What are the qualifications of the Executive Branch?
natural born citizen, 35 years old and 14 years as citizen
What are the qualifications of the Judicial Branch
Good behavior
The statement below was written by John Adams in April 1776.
A representation of the people in one assembly being obtained, a question arises, whether all the powers of government, legislative, executive, and judicial, shall be left in this body? I think a people cannot be long free, nor ever happy, whose government is in one assembly. Source: Thoughts on Government, Letter of John Adams
Which basic principle of American government is John Adams describing in this statement?
Separation of power
Which amendment is where you cannot be tried for any serious crime without a Grand Jury meeting and you can't be killed or put in jail or fined unless convicted of a crime by a jury
AMENDMENT 5- DUE PROCESS
How many years do you have to be a citizen in order to become House of Representatives and Senate?
House of Representative- 7 years
Senate- 9 years
List at least two duties of the president
commander and chief; chief executive, chief diplomat, appoint positions, grant pardons, make treaties
List at least two duties of the Judicial branch
•Decide arguments over how to interpret the Constitution; Solve arguments between states; Hold power over the appellate and original jurisdiction
Which principle does the U.S. Supreme Court apply when it declares an act of Congress unconstitutional?
Checks and balances
Which amendment is just because these rights are listed in the Constitution doesn't mean that you don't have other rights too.
What is amendment 9?
What branch is under the Article I and what do they do with laws?
Legislative Branch and Make laws
How can the President be removed from office?
impeachment, treason, bribery,
How long are the Supreme court judges in their position?
for life
The table below describes several powers of the U.S. government.
1 2 3 Senate confirms nominations President nominates judges Supreme Court declares laws unconstitutional Congress overrides vetoes President vetoes legislation Supreme Court hears cases between states
Which two principles are described in this table?
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances
What are the five rights that are limited to individual rights?
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Petition, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech
Name at least two duties of the legislative Branch
Coin money, impeach the president, create the postal service, create the army and navy, declare war, power of impeachment
The passage below is from a speech by President George W. Bush, March 19, 2003.
On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. Source: Office of the White House Press Secretary Archives
What constitutional power justifies the actions described in the passage?
Commander-n-chief
What is another term for Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court
Which document explains Checks and balances and separation of power?
U.S. Constitution