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constitutionstacks 2
Flash cards 22 - 39
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many Supreme Court Justices are there? | 9 |
| How long is a Supreme Court Justice’s term? | For their entire life |
| What is the main job of the Supreme Court? | To interpret the Laws made by Congress |
| Why are Supreme Court Justice’s terms so long? | So that people cannot put them out of office because of their opinion |
| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John Roberts |
| What are the three levels of the federal court system? | The Trial Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court |
| What does the word “appeal” mean? | To ask for a new verdict |
| What part of government has to approve all Supreme Court Justices? | The Executive branch |
| What is Judicial Review? | |
| What does the 1st Amendment protect? (hint: 5 parts) | The freedoms of speech, the press, religion, Assembly, and Petition |
| What does the 2nd Amendment protect? | The right to bear arms |
| What does the 3rd Amendment protect? | It protects people from Soldiers Quartering in their houses without their permission |
| What does the 4th Amendment protect? | Unreasonable Searches and Seizures. Police must show a warrant. |
| What does the 5th Amendment protect? | The right to a Grand Jury hearing, the Due Process of the law, to not have any Self-Incrimination or Double Jeopardy, and to not have private property taken without "just compensation". |
| What does the 6th Amendment protect? | The Right to a Speedy trial, a Public trial, an Impartial Jury, to not be kept in jail before the Court makes a decision, to be told when and where the supposed crime was, and to be told why you are being tried. |
| What does the 7th Amendment protect? | It usually protects Civil cases, but it always protects the Right to have a Jury trial. |
| What does the 8th Amendment protect? | It protects people from any and all excessive bails, excessive fines, and the most important of all, anything punishment considered cruel and unusual punishment by the U.S. Government. |
| What does the 9th Amendment claim? | That if any other certain rights (like privacy) not listed in the Constitution, it doesn't mean that Americans do not have these rights. |
| What type of government does the 10th Amendment protect? | The State Government |
| What is the Bill of Rights? | The list of Rights that Americans have |
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