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Constitution Reveiw
A stack of flashcards to prepare you for the test about the constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Articles of Confederation | |
| Weakness of the Articles of confederation | |
| Philadelphia Convention | |
| Framer | |
| President of the philadelphia convention | George Washington |
| Father of the Constitution | |
| Proportional Representation | Seats in the House of Represatives are distributed based off of state population |
| Equal Representation | |
| Great Compromise | |
| Bicameral | Two houses in Congress (House of Represanatives and the Senate) |
| Three-fifths compromise | |
| Ratify | |
| Federalist | |
| Antifederalist | |
| Preamble | Something in the Constitution or a statute that states the reason for a law |
| Article 1 | Legislative Branch |
| Legislative Branch (POWERS) | All tax bills start in the house Impeachment Confirm justices and cabinet members Impeachment trials |
| House of Represenatives | |
| Senate | |
| United states senators from New York State | Kirsten Gilibrand Chuck Schumer |
| Member of the House of Representatives from our congressional district (20th NY) | Paul Tonko |
| Speaker of house | Nanci Pelosi |
| Senate Majority Leader | Charles E Schumer |
| Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnel |
| Article 2 | Executive Branch |
| Executive Branch | Directs foreign policies Makes treaties Commander-in chief of the United States Military Appoints federal judges Provides info on the State of Union |
| Members of the Executive Branch | President Vice-President Cabinet |
| Cabinet | |
| Qualifications for President of the United States | Must be atleast 35 years old A natural born citizen Lived in the United States for atleast 14 years |
| Article 3 | Judicial Branch |
| Judicial Branch | Reveiws laws and decides if they are unconstitutional also home to the Supreme Court |
| Judicial Reveiw | The power to reject a law if it is unconstitutional |
| Supreme Court of the United States | The highest court in the United states |
| Cheif justice | John G Roberts |
| Article 4 | Each state must respect the desicions of other states |
| Article 5 | The process in which the constitution is changed |
| Article 6 | Supremacy of federal government |
| Article 7 | Ratification-the process in which the constitution is approved |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech,assembly,petition,press, and religion |
| 2nd Amendment | Right to bear arms |
| 4th Amendment | No unreasonable seraches or seizures |
| 5th Amendment | No double jeapardy and no witness against yourself |
| 6th Amendment | The rights of the accused in crimes to get fair trials |
| 8th Amendment | No excessive bail and no cruel or unusual punishments |
| Checks and balances | Each branch of government has the power to check, or limit, the power of the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful |
| Separation of Powers | Power that isn't concentrated on one group of government it is divided between them all so they don't give too much power to one body of government |
| Federalism | Dividing Power between two groups of government |
| Impeachment | A charge made aginst a person of government typically trying to take them out of office |
| Overide | To reject or cancel something |
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