Documents & their parts
first written plan of govt of the United States
Articles of Confederation
to approve
ratify
treaty
Amendment that limits the president to two terms or ten years
22nd Amendment
this amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years old
26th Amendment
this group tries to keep the economy running smoothly by controlling the supply of money by raising and lowering interest rates and/or the reserve requirement
Federal Reserve Board
dissolve the bonds with Britain, Creator gives us our natural rights, govt doesn't protect those rights we can alter or abolish the govt
Declaration of Independence
to change
amend
what is the way that the legislative branch can check both the executive and judicial branches - explain the process
Impeachment
House accuses & Senate holds the trial
Reconstruction Amendments - 13, 14, & 15 Amendments were a dramatic change in America. What did each amendment do
13th - outlawed slavery
14th - granted citizenship and equal protection under the law
15th - can't be denied right to vote because of race, color, or previously a slave
this amendment created federal income tax
16th Amendment
what is federalism and how is the 10th Amendment an example of federalism
division of power between federal and state govt
10th Amendment reserves powers to the states
Bill of Rights
government gets it power from the people
popular sovereignty
3 ways that the legislative branch can check (besides impeachment are) the executive branch are
override a veto
not approve a presidential appointment
not ratify a treaty
Amendment that protects you from double jeopardy, gives due process, and no self incrimination
5th Amendment
outlawed literacy tests and allowed the federal govt to take over voter registration in states where eligible black voters were being denied the right to register to vote
Voting Rights Act of 1965
if the government raises interest rates will it expand or contract the economy - explain
it will contract - interest rates go up - people borrow less money - spend less money - less money in circulation - so economy contracts
we are creating a better govt to protect our rights, keep peace at home, establish a national defense, not just for us but future generations
Preamble
law that outlawed discrimination in the renting, purchasing, or financing of a home
civil rights act of 1968
this case gave the Supreme Court the power to determine if a law or presidential action is constitutional or not - name the case & the power it gave to the judicial branch
Marbury v Madison - judicial review
right to be secure in these three things from unreasonable searches and seizures
persons, papers (documents), and effects (property)
three things that changed in the 1851 Ohio Constitution besides changes to the Ohio judicial branch
new people in executive branch - LT Gov, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General
officials are now elected by people not appointed
debt limit set for Ohio - $750,000
$ given to businesses had to be used for intended purpose
all laws applied to everyone equally
Name two laws that granted more equal rights to women in this country (but actually apply equally to both sexes)
Equal Pay Act
Fair Pay Act
Title IX
these two clauses of the Constitution increased the power of the federal government over the states
necessary and proper (elastic clause), supremacy clause, or commerce clause
What are two places where the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination
public accommodations, employment, and voter registration
explain the 4 things a president can do when a bill makes it to his desk
sign it
veto it
sit for 10 days - Congress in - becomes a law
pocket veto - sit for 10 days - Congress adjourns - dies
Besides the 15th & 26th Amendments - give 3 other amendments that increased the electorate and what each amendment did
19th - women
23rd - DC 3 electoral votes
24th - outlawed poll taxes
this case created separate but equal but it was eventually overturned when the SCOTUS ruled that separate but equal had no place in education according to this case
Plessy v Ferguson
& Brown v Board of Education
the Ohio Constitution of 1851 made 3 changes for the judicial branch - name two of the three changes
added district court between Common Pleas and Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court no longer has to travel to each county once a year
judges are elected by the people