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Constitution pt 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Executive powers | -Commander and chief of armed forces -make treaties -appoint judges -grant pardons |
| What must happen to a bill if a President vetos it | Two-thirds of both houses must approve it |
| A pocket veto is | When a President ignores a bill for 10 days |
| The Judicial branch is made up of | The supreme court and any court ordained by Congress |
| The primary function of the Judicial branch is | To interpret laws |
| Supreme court judges serve for | Life so they aren't elected which could cause biases |
| Who nominates supreme court judges | The President, then Senate votes |
| Topic of article 2 IV | Relationships among States |
| Responsibilities between States | -Full faith and credit, States have to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state -Privileges and immunities, prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory manner |
| Who can admit new States | Congress |
| Amendments... | Change the constitution |
| Who must approve a proposal | Two-thirds of congress or two-thirds of the States |
| Supremacy Clause | Federal law overrides State law |
| How much of the States had to ratify the Constitution | Three-fourths |
| I. First amendment | Civil liberties |
| The civil liberties are | Right to a fair trial freedom of speech freedom of religion freedom to assemble and protest freedom of the press freedom to petition the government |
| II. Second amendment | Right to bear arms |
| III. Third amendment | Quartering of soldiers |
| IV. Fourth amendment | Unlawful searches and seizures |
| Unlawful searches and seizures means | No searches and seizures by the government without a warrant with probable cause |
| V. Firth amendment | Due process of law |
| Due process of law means | The state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person -innocent until proven guilty -right to remain silent -etc. |
| VI. Sixth amendment | Rights of the Accused |
| Rights of the Accused are | right to a speedy, public trial right to a lawyer right to an impartial jury right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you. right to confront witnesses right to obtain witnesses |
| VII. Seventh amendment | Trial by jury in civil case |
| Civil case vs. criminal case | Civil case: 7/12 jurors, no jail only money Criminal case: 10/10 jurors, beyond reasonable doubt |
| VIII. Eighth amendment | Cruel and unusual punishment - no extra punishment |
| IX. Ninth amendment | Unnumbered rights - implied rights |
| X. Tenth amendent | Reserved Powers |
| Reserved Powers means | Powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government are for the States or people - limits federal government |
| XIII. Thirteenth amendent | Abolished Slavery |
| XIV. Fourteenth amendment | Citizenship/Equal protection under the law - all federal freedoms are freedoms within the states |
| XV. Fifteenth amendment | African Americans right to vote |
| XIX. Ninteenth amendment | Women's right to vote |
| XXVI. Twenty sixth amendment | Right to vote at 18 years old |
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erica.y
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