Article I
Two people are represented from each state in Congress
What is Senator/Senate?
Consist of the President, Vice President and the Cabinet
What is the Executive Branch
The branch of government that interprets and applies the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Official change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
Court case – established
“judicial review”
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Legislative Branch is responsible for…..
Power to reject a bill
What is veto?
It is made up of the U.S. District Courts (trial court), U.S. Circuit Courts (first level of appeal), and the U.S. Supreme Court .
What is Federal Court
To suggest or offer an idea.
What is to propose?
Court case – Police must read suspects their “Miranda” rights. (Right to remain silent, right to legal counsel)
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Powers held by both the state and national (federal) government, such as the power to tax.
What are concurrent powers?
Rule or order made by the President that has the force of law but does not require approval from Congress
What is an executive order?
What level of court?
(County Courts, Circuit Courts, District Courts of Appeal, and the FL Supreme Court)
What is State level?
This fraction of Congress needs to vote on the proposal of an amendment
What is 2/3?
Court case – “Separate but equal”- segregation laws were further strengthened across the south.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The President vetoes a bill, Congress can do this
What is overriding a veto?
When the President directs the military, he is acting as
What is Commander-in-Chief?
The power of the supreme court to rule a law or an executive order unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This amount of state legislatures need to ratify an amendment
What is 3/4?
Court case- the first step toward ending racial segregation in the South (ended racial segregation in schools).
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Specially created when the House and Senate need to reconcile (match) two versions of the same bill.
What is conference Committee?
When the president enforces laws enacted by Congress he is acting as
What is Chief Executive?
An order by an appellate court granting request for judicial review.
What is writ of certiorari?
Article that explains the amendment process
What is Article V?
Court case – schools can restrict free speech in schools, in some circumstances.
Limited individual rights.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?