Bill of Rights
Freedom of speech, press and religion
1st
Gave women the right to vote
19
The number of Senate seats each state has
2
The Commander in Chief
The President
Highest court in the U.S.
Supreme Court
Protects us from illegal search and seizures by the government
4th
Allows Congress to levy an income tax without dividing it among the states
16
What the number of House seats is based on
Each states population
A legal forgiveness of a crime
Pardon
How long a Justice serves
Term of life
Protects us against cruel and unusual punishment
8th
Set the term limits for the president to 2 terms or 10 years
22nd
Districts are drawn to the advantage of a certain political party
Gerrymandering
How a nation deals with other countries
Foreign policy
What the Dual Court System is consisted of
National and State court system
Guarantee's a trial by jury in federal civil cases involving more than $20
7th
Allows the federal courts to hear cases in which a citizen is suing a state
11th
Not all Senate seats are up for election at the same time
Continuous Body
Act that lists the 17 offices that would succeed the President upon his death
Presidential Succession Act of 1947
The power the Supreme Court has to declare a government act or law unconstitutional
Judicial Review
Reserves the states the powers not given to the federal government
10th
Gave citizens of Washington D.C. the right to vote in presidential elections, gave them electors in the Electoral College
23rd
2 limits to Congressional Pay
President's veto and Voter backlash
3 Formal Qualifications of the President
1. Natural born citizen
2. At least 35 years old
3. Lived in U.S. for at least 14 years
A court in which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or state
Courts of Appeal