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Constitution
June 10 2014
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First for of government in America | Articles of Confederation |
| Why did the A.o.C fail | States had more power than the Feds |
| The goal of the Constitutional Convention | To re-write the A.o.C |
| The New Jersey Plan | Gave more power to the smaller states |
| The Virginia Plan | Gave more power to the larger states |
| The Great Compromise | Senate: 2 per state House of Representatives: Based on population |
| 3/5th Compromise | Slaves counted as 3/5 of a person |
| Main author of the Constitution | James Madison |
| Preamble | Explains the new form of government -Power to the people |
| Bicameral | 2 houses -Senate & House of Representatives |
| Legislative branch | Makes laws |
| Executive branch | Puts laws into effect |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets what the Constitution means |
| Requirements for the House of Representatives | Age: 25 Citizen for 7 years Live in the state they represent |
| Requirements for Senate | Age: 30 Citizen for 9 years Live in the state they represent |
| Requirements for President | Age: 35 Born in America Lived in America for 13 years |
| Powers of President | Veto or sign bills presented by Congress Picks supreme court justices Chief diplomat Commander of the military Chief executive |
| Powers of Congress | Override a presidents veto Creates Bills |
| House of Representatives term | 2 years |
| Senate term | 6 years |
| Presidents term | 4 years |
| Number of supreme court justices | 9 |
| Supreme court justice term | Life |
| Main job of the Supreme Court | Interpret what the Constitution means |
| Why are a Supreme Court Justice's term so long? | So they don't have to worry about public opinion or getting fired for a decision they make |
| Chief Justice | John G. Roberts, Jr. |
| 3 levels of federal court system | Civil State Supreme |
| Definition of appeal | To apply to a higher court |
| The part of government that has to approve all Supreme Court Justices | The congress |
| What is Judicial Review? | The power of Judicial Review is the Supreme Court's power to rule that laws are unconstitutional |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, protest, assembly, and press |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bare arms |
| 3rd Amendment | The right to refuse the stay of soldiers in your home |
| 4th Amendment | Protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| The 5th 6th, and 7th Amendments protect you in... | Court |
| 8th Amendment | Protects you before and after the trial |
| 9th Amendment | Even though not all of your rights are listed in the constitution they're still protected |
| What type of government does the 10th Amendment protect? | State goverment |
| Bill of rights | A document that lists the rights of the people |
| Who is the president of the USA? | Obama |
| Who is the vice president of the USA? | Joe Biden |
| Who represents MA in Senate? | Elizabeth Warren Ed Markey |
| Who represents Wellesley in the H.o.R? | Joseph Kennedy |
| Who is the govener of MA? | Deval Patrick |
| What are the two ways to amend the Constitution? | 3/4 state 2/3 senate |
| What does it mean to "amend" the Constitution? | Change or add an amendment |
| What are the three levels of government in the USA? | Local State Federal |
| The First Amendment protects freedom of speech unless... | It puts public safety at risk |
| What is another name for the Executive Departments? | The cabinet |
| What is the main job of the Executive Departments? | Put the laws into effect |
| What does the Department of Defense oversee? | The military |
| What does the state department oversee? | foreign trade |
| What does the Treasury department oversee? | Taxation |
| What does the department of Interior oversee? | National parks Indian reservations |
| What does the department of Homeland Security oversee? | The safety of America from terrorists |
| What does the department of justice oversee? | Controls the Supreme Court |
| Congress's commerce clause | government commerce with foreign countries/states/native american |
| Congress's elastic clause | make laws that are nessecary and proper |
| fedralism | a group that supported the constitution after it was written |
| what is the president in charge of as the commander in cheif | executive branch |
| what is the president in charge of as the chief diplomat | foreign relations (trade and treaties) |
| what is the president in charge of as chief economic adviser | oversees the economy |
| what is double jeopardy and what amendment protects you from it | You can't be triad for the same crime twice 5 |
| plead the fifth | not answer a question because it will make you sound guilty self incrimination |
| what is the eminent domain | government can take public property for public use |
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