Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
U.S. Constitution te
U.S. Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 5 things the united states should do to form a more perfect union? | Establish justice, Insure domestic tranquility, Provide for the common defence, Promote the general welfare, Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posteritu |
| How often are representatives elected and how long is their term of office? | Chosen every second year by the people, 2 year term |
| What are the 3 requirements listed for house members? | Be at least 25 years old, have been a citizen for the past seven years, be an inhabitant of the state you represent |
| What is the determining basis for how many house members a state receives? | Population: the number of free persons plus 3/5 of all slaves |
| How long is the term for a senator? | 6 year term |
| How were Senate's originally chosen? Which amendment change that? | Chosen by legislature; 17th amendment changes this (they are now chosen by "popularity" or by the people |
| What are the e requirements listed for members of the senate? | 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, must be inhabitant of the state they are representing |
| Who is the president of the senate and when may that person vote? | Vice president; only in case of a tiebreaker |
| In what federal body do all bills clncerning taxes/revenue originate? | The house of representatives |
| What fraction of both houses must vote to override a veto? | 2/3rds |
| Article 1 section 8 clause 18 grants congress what powers? | To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution |
| How old does someone have to be to be elected president? | 35 years old |
| How are the number of electors each states gets determined? | Members of the house of representatives+members of senate |
| What are the requirements for president? | Must be born a natural citizen, 35 years old, 14 years a resident |
| Name 3 powers of the president? | Receive ambassadors, serve as commander in chief of the armed forces, commission officers of the armed forces |
| Wwhich body of congress approves presidential nominations, in other words "advices and consents"? | Senate |
| What must the president do "from time to time"?-- what is this called today? | Information of the state of the union. This is now called the state of the union address |
| What is the term of office for supreme court justices? | Life |
| When can they be removed? | Impeachable offences |
| Who gets to decide how many federal courts we have? | Congress |
| What are privileges and immunities? | Each state's citizens receive equal treatment in all states |
| What fraction of the houses of congress is necessary to approve a proposed amendment? | It takes a 3/4 vote to approve a proposed amendment |
| What fraction of states must approve a proposed amendment for it to be ratified? | It takes a 3/4 vote by state ratifying committees |
| What does the constitution say about which law shall dominate if there in any conflict? | The constitution is the "supreme law of the land" meaning that no law can conflict |
| What qualification for holding any public office is forbidden? | No religion test |
| How many states had to ratify the constitution for it to become a law? | 9 states had to ratify |
| Name the basic liberties in the 1st amendment | Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition |
| Name the amendments that banned slavery, declared all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. to be citizens, established due process and equal protection under the law, and established suffrage for black Americans | 13th |
| Which amendment said that a person could not be tried twice for the same crime? | 5th |
| List and describe the all the amendments that expand voting rights? | 15th, 17th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 16th |
| 15th explanation | Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
| 17th | Ratified in 1913, providing for the election of two U.S. senators from each state by popular vote and for a term of six years |
| 19th | It gave women the right to vote in 1920 |
| 23rd | Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it were a state |
| 24th | Abolished the poll tax for all federal elections. A poll tax was a tax of anywhere from one to a few dollars that had to be paid annually by each voter in order to be able to cast a vote |
| 26th | The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age |
| Define separation of powers | An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
| Define popular sovereignty | the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |
| Define limited government | political system where the legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. |
| Define checks and balances | counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups. |
| Define federalism | The division of power among a central government and several regional governments. |
| Define republicanism | political theory that believes in representative government in which citizens can vote for people to represent their opinions and views. |
Created by:
bhelmick1
Popular Social Studies sets