Elections & Political Parties
This group formally chooses the presidential candidates.
What is the national convention?
System where the national government holds the most power
What is a unitary system?
These are the three branches of government
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
Protection against being tried twice for the same crime
What is double jeopardy?
Leader of the House of Representatives
What is the Speaker of the House?
This First Tuesday after the first Monday in November is known as this
What is Election Day?
Anti-Federalists demanded this to protect individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch declares war
What is Congress?
The right to not testify against yourself?
What is protection against self incrimination (5th Amendment)?
A Senate tactic stopped by 3/5 vote
What is a filibuster?
This is the system used to officially elect the President
What is the Electoral College?
This compromise created a two-house legislature
What is The Great Compromise?
This presidential role involves the military
What is Commander-in-Chief?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches without probable cause
What is the 4th Amendment?
A formal charge issued by a grand jury
What is an indictment?
This is a small meeting of party members to select candidates
What is a caucus?
This principle divides power between national and state governments
What is federalism?
This group advises the president and is appointed on expertise
What is the Cabinet?
The right violated if people cannot gather peacefully
What is freedom of assembly?
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights
What is Miranda v Arizona?
This system rewards political supporters with government jobs
What is the spoils system?
This Supreme Court case established federal law supremacy over state laws
What is McCulloch v Maryland?
This power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional
What is judicial review?
This legal requirement ensures fairness before the loss of life, liberty, or property
What is due process?
This act requires the president to notify Congress when deploying troops
What is the War Powers Act?