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History Test (fri)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Article 1 | article of the constitution that talks about the legislative branch |
| Legislative branch | Congress (Senate/House of Reps) |
| Makes laws | Legislative branch |
| # of members in the House of Representatives | 435 members |
| Length of a member of the House of Representative's term | 2 year term |
| How old does a House of Reps member have to be? How long must they have been a U.S. citizen? | 25 years old; Citizen for 7 years |
| Propose tax laws/revenue | House of Reps |
| members in the senate | 100 |
| senators per state | 2 |
| length of a senators term | 6 years |
| terms a senator can serve | Unlimited |
| terms of House of Reps member can serve | Unlimited |
| age a senator must be; length a senator must have been a citizen | 30 years old; 9 years |
| can approve presidential appointments | The Senate |
| can ratify treaties with other nations | Senate |
| Can try president after impeachment | Senate |
| Formally impeach the president | House of reps |
| Can propose laws/bills | Senate and HOR together |
| Can declare war | Senate and HOR together |
| Can override presidential veto with 2/3 vote | Senate and HOR together |
| Can propose amendments with 2/3 vote and 3/4 states approve | Senate and HOR together |
| Article II | article of the constitution that talks about the executive branch |
| Executive branch | President, Vice President, Cabinet |
| Job of Executive branch | enforces laws |
| Length of a president's term; Amount of terms the president can serve (elected november, inaugurated january) | 4 yr term; 2 terms |
| Requirements for being a president | 35 yr old, native US citizen, resident in US for 14 consecutive yrs |
| Has power to veto laws | Executive branch (President) |
| Makes treaties with foreign governments | Executive branch |
| Nominates judges to Supreme Court | Executive branch (President) |
| Appoints cabinet members (Secretary of State, Defense, Treasury, Economica, Agriculture) | Executive branch (President) |
| Commander-in-Chief of U.S. military forces | Executive branch (President) |
| Order of power if someone can't do their duties | President ---> Vice President ---> Speaker of the House |
| Article III | Judicial branch |
| Judicial branch | Supreme and Federal Courts |
| Job of the Judicial branch | Interprets/Reviews Laws |
| Length of a Justices term | all their life (with minimum infractions/bad behavior) |
| Judicial Review | can declare laws to be unconstitutional |
| Can settle disputes involving the U.S. | Judicial branch |
| Can settle disputes between states | Judicial branch |
| Presides over impeachment trial of the president | Chief Justice |
| # of Justices on Supreme Court | 9 members |
| Different courts | Supreme court (highest), Court of Appeals (review), Ditrict Court (most cases here) |
| 1st Chief Justice | John Jay |
| Constitution | Supreme law of the U.S., written plan of gov |
| Total Articles of the Constitution | 7 |
| Total amendments of the Constitution | 27 |
| first 10 amendments of the Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Federalists | supported the constitution |
| Anti-Federalists | against the constitution, wanted to add the bill of rights, scared of central government |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments of the constitution, kept the anti-federalists happy, emphasized the rights to life, liberty, and property |
| Popular Sovereignty | people have the power |
| Republicanism | right to vote |
| Federalism | shared power between state and national governments |
| Separation of Powers | 3 seperate branches with specific powers |
| Checks and Balances | no branch gets too much power |
| Limited Government | no one is above the law |
| Individual Rights | Bill of Rights (life, liberty, property) |
| Famous Federalists | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay |
| Famous Anti-Federalists | Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Mason |
| Congress is required to meet _______ a year | once |
| enumerated powers | powers explicitly given through the articles; if the articles do not specifically give a power, the power is given to the state gov |
| Impeachments process | H.O.R formally impeaches the president, the Senate holds the trial, the Chief of Justice presides over the trial |
| to ratify the constitution, they needed __ out of __ states | 9 out of 13 |
| Constitution becomes official law of U.S. in _______ | 1788 |
| name the seven principles of government | popular sovereignty, individual rights, limited government, checks and balances, republicanism, federalism, separation of powers, |
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