Article 1
What branch of government is created in Article 1 of the Constitution?
Legislative
Article 2 establishes which branch of goverment?
Executive
What branch of government is created in Article 3?
Judicial
What happens if a bill gets denied in committee?
The bill dies
Which amendment protects against "unlawful search and seizure"?
4
What are the three requirements for becoming a representative?
25 years old
US citizen for 7+ years
Live in the state you represent
Who is included in this branch?
President
Vice President
Executive Departments
True or False: The Supreme Court makes up this entire branch of government.
True
Where does the bill go once it has made it through Congress?
The President
Which amendment says that citizens have a right to trial by jury in civil cases?
7
What are the requirements for becoming a senator?
30 years old
US citizen for 9+ years
Live in the state you represent
What is an Executive Order?
A "law" the president makes
How many judges are on the Supreme Court?
9
Veto
The ____ amendment addresses the rights of defendants and guarantees a right to a speedy trial, a jury, a lawyer, the right to know your accusers, the nature of the charges, and the evidence against you.
6
Explain the procedures for an impeachment in Congress. (Where does it start, where does it end)
House initiates the charges
Senate acts as jury
What does the Executive Branch do?
Enforce laws
Life
When is the only time that a bill can go backwards?
If the President vetoes it, it can go back to Congress.
Which amendment addresses the idea that people have more rights than just those listed in the Constitution?
9
What are the Vice President's jobs in the Senate?
President/leader
Tie breaker vote
What are the requirements for becoming president?
35 years old
Natural born US citizen
Live in the US for 14 years
What is the job of the Supreme Court?
To review laws
What are the steps a bill goes through once it reaches a committee?
Bill is assigned a committee
Bill is debated in committee
Bill is voted on.
Which amendment says that someone cannot be forced to testify if it will incriminate themselves?
5
Explain the difference between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Federalists want big government and believe in giving more power to Congress. They also wanted to ratify the Constitution.
Anti Federalists want smaller government and believe Congress should only have the power given in the Constitution
The War Powers Act of 1973 limits the president from sending troops overseas for longer than ______ days without Congressional approval.
60
True or False: The Supreme Court cannot look at appeals cases from different states.
False
Explain the first two steps of a bill becoming a law.
Someone comes up with an idea for a law.
Someone writes the bill and presents it to a house of Congress
The third amendment protects against...
quartering soldiers