Miscellaneous
What are the Bill of Rights?
Amendments 1-10
Name one federal power
Declare War, Maintain Armed Forces, Admit New States, Conduct Foreign Relations, Coin and Print Money, Establish Post Offices, Regulate Immigration, Regulate Trade
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This political party has agriculture and business (the economy) as their top priority. They also support private systems.
Republican Party
This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment
8th amendment
Money or property an accused person gives the court to hold
Bail
These amendments did what?
15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26
Extended Voting Rights
Name one state power
Establish Local Government, Assume other powers not delegated to the national government, make marriage laws, determine voter qualifications, conduct elections, license professional workers
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This political party has humanitarian reform as its top interest.
Democratic Party
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure, and in most situations (unless they have reasonable suspicion) the police need a search warrant.
4th amendment
A formal request
Petition
Describe the 14th amendment and how it relates to citizenship.
The 14th amendment requires everyone gets due process (legal or illegal) and gives everyone who is born in the country citizenship. This means you have birthright citizenship.
Name one power of both the federal and state government
Maintain law and order, collect taxes, borrow money, establish courts, provide for public health and welfare, charter banks
This group makes up a majority of the voting population
Independents
2nd amendment
A lawmaking body of government
Legislature
A system that is typically free and provided by the government is?
A public system
Why is there a division of power between the state and federal government?
Describe a grassroots democracy and how it relates to the green party.
A grassroots democracy is a movement that is made by the people, for the people, and want more citizens directly involved in government. It is the Green Part's top interest.
Name all 5 protections under the first amendment. Explain 1.
Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion. Explain any of the above.
a form of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them
Republic
Describe the 15th amendment and two things put in place after that would lead to the creation of the 24th.
The 15th amendment gave African American men the right to vote. Literacy tests were made and poll taxes were created to keep African American men from voting. The 24th amendment bans poll taxes.
Name one of each power: Federal, State, Both
If you can do this without looking at your notes, I am impressed. Here are the ones you will need to know for your test
Who declares war? Who maintains the armed forces?Who assumes certain powers of the federal government when it is not expressly given to them?Who coins and prints money? Who provides for the public welfare of all citizens?
Explain what it means to be a part of the Libertarian party.
The Libertarian party focuses on individual rights and little to no government involvement. They support gun rights (no restrictions on guns), LGBTQIA (gay marriage and surgery), and individual education (school choice).
The 19th amendment did this. Tell me specifically who was allowed to vote and who could not vote.
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. But, since race was not listed as a reason to exclude a woman, Black and other WOC (Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Mexican Americans) were restricted.
a system that divides a government's powers between the national government (which governs the whole country), and state governments (which govern each state)
Federalism
(look for the term "federal system" on the test to help you out)