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The Constitution
Vocabulary
100
the number of sessions within each term of Congress
What is 2?
100
all presidential appointments must be approved by this body
What is the Senate?
100
the body that must confirm federal judges
What is the Senate?
100
the topic of Article III
What is the judicial branch?
100
determines which court may decide a case
What is jurisdiction?
200
this determines the number of representatives for each state
What is the state's population?
200
the role of the President when working with Congress to pass laws
What is Chief Legislator?
200
an opinion issued by the Supreme Court disagreeing with the majority opinion
What is a dissenting opinion?
200
this amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
200
the death penalty
What is capital punishment?
300
the minimum number of representatives in Congress that a state can have
What is three?
300
the president's power to grant pardons may only be used in these types of cases
What are federal cases?
300
jurisdiction that allows a state or a federal court to hear a case
What is concurrent jurisdiction?
300
protects against self-incrimination in a criminal case
What is the 5th amendment?
300
giving aide to the nation's enemy during wartime
What is treason?
400
the power to regulate foreign trade and trade between the states
What is commerce power?
400
the president can grant this, or a postponement of a sentence
What is a reprieve?
400
the number of votes needed for a case to win in the Supreme Court
What is five or more?
400
this amendment protects the right to a fair and speedy trial by jury with an attorney
What is the 6th amendment?
400
false and malicious use of printed word
What is libel?
500
a bicameral legislature was created to settle the conflict between these two plans
What are the New Jersey and Virginia plans?
500
according to this power, the President can keep communication between himself and key staff members private
What is executive privilege?
500
this was the focus of the abortion case Roe v. Wade
What is the right to privacy?
500
Clause that allows Congress to choose how to execute the many powers given to it by the Constitution
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
500
addresses governmental methods and how they are used
What is procedural due process?