Bill of Rights
This Amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is the 5th?
The author of Fed 51 says we would not need government if men were this.
What are angels?
This is the number of Electoral College votes need to win the Presidency.
What is 270?
System of government where power is shared by both the national and state governments.
Who is federalism?
When Democrats and Republicans work together to get things done.
What is bipartisan?
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
According to Fed. 70, their responsibilities include protecting the country against attack; carrying out the law faithfully, protecting property rights and other freedoms
Who is the executive (president)?
This government body initiates the charges against a federal official in the impeachment process.
What is the House of Representatives?
This means the powers of the three branches of government are expressly written/listed in the Constitution.
What is enumerated powers?
In the amendment process, you will need this amount of votes from state legislatures/conventions or Congress to propose an amendment.
What is the 2/3 majority?
This Amendment guarantees the right to a jury for a civil trial.
What is the 7th Amendment?
According to Fed. 70, promptitude is beneficial in the executive branch, but not here.
What is the legislative branch?
What vote is required to remove a President from office?
What is the Senate 2/3rd majority.
According to this Constitutional clause, states are obligated to honor the public acts, records, and judicial decisions of other states.
What is the full faith and credit clause?
When a bill is presented to the President, he may react in these three ways.
What is sign, veto or ignore?
This amendment declares that we have rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
What is the 9th amendment?
In Fed. 70, what did Hamilton argued that "all sensible men would agree" to this.
What is an energetic executive (president)?
The 23rd amendment gave this place 3 electoral college votes for President, even though it is not a state.
What is Washington D.C.?
This case upheld "separate but equal" as constitutional.
What is Plessy vs Ferguson?
This number of votes is required here to end a filibuster.
What are 60 votes (or 3/5) of the Senate.
The first Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free excersise thereof, or inhibiting the free exercise of speech, or of the press or the right to peacefully assemble or this.
What is the right to petition the government?
Concerning checks and balances, Fed. 51 felt that this was the greatest check on government power.
What is the people?
What is the total number of electoral college votes available?
What is 538?
List the four types of Congressional committees.
What are select (special), conference, joint and standing?
This gave the federal government the power to tax your paycheck/income.
What is 16th Amendment?.