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US constitution
7th grade constitution test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bail | Money paid in order to be realeased from jail awaitting trial. |
| Census | An official count of all the people in the United States. |
| How often is cenus taken? | Every 10 years |
| checks and balances | Each branch is able to “check” each other to make sure no one branch becomes too powerful. |
| counsel | The attourney of the accused |
| Double Jeopardy | You cannot be charged for the same crime twice that you have been found not guilty for. |
| Eminent Domain | The government has the right to take private property, but must pay fair market value for that property. |
| Ex Post Facto Law | You cannot be punished for breaking a law if you performed the action before it was against the law. |
| Extradition | The accused is sent back to the state where he or she committed the crime. |
| Federalism | The division of powers between the federal government and the states. |
| filibuster | To speak endlessly in order to prevent a vote on a bill. |
| Gerrymandering | Redrawing congressional distrect lines in a strange way in order to benifit a particular politicial party. |
| Indictment | When a person is formally charged with a crime. |
| Pardon | forgive people of their crimes), reprieve, or reduce penalties (commutation) against people convicted of federal crimes |
| Slander | A spoken lie. |
| Sufferage | The right to vote. |
| Treason | Making war against your own country. |
| What’s the difference between expressed, reserved & concurrent powers? | The powers granted to the states are reserved powers. The powers granted only to the federal govenment are expressed powers. And the powers granted to both are concurrent powers. |
| What was the name of our first constitution? | The articles of confederation. |
| What were the limitations of this constitution? | Congress denied any powers of taxation, it could only request kmonwy from the states. |
| What is the difference between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? | Federalists suppoerted the constitution and anti federalists were against the constitution. |
| Where was the Constitutional Convention held? | Philidelphia |
| Who wrote most of the Constitution? | James maddison |
| Explain the Great Compromise | Senate would have equal representation |
| What is the 3/5 Compromise? | Slaves count 3 for every 5 for representation and taxes |
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