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US bill of rights 1
The Bill Rights
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution are called | Bill of Rights |
| The Bill of Rights guarantees certain personal liberties for | US Citizens |
| Liberties are | Freedoms |
| What is Congress? | US Senators, US Representitives in Wash.,DC They make laws govern the United States |
| Laws passed by Congress or State legislators are called | Statutory laws |
| Congress makes up what branch of government | Legislative Branch |
| Congress is made up of | 535 members |
| A proposed law is called a | bill |
| Eash state is represented in Wash.,DC by | 2 US Sentors for a total of 100 |
| US Senators are elected for | 6 years |
| The US House of Representatives has | 435 members |
| Number of representatives represent Florida | 25 |
| Congressional por (barrel) means | monies brought to a reprentative district |
| Earmarks refers to | Funds to be spent on a specific product. |
| US House of Representatives are elected for | 2 years |
| The number of US House of Rep for each state | Depends on population |
| The POTUS makes up the | Executive Branch of government |
| The POTUS has the power to | Veto laws passed by the two houses of Congress. |
| Veto means | The legislation is killed. |
| The POTUS is elected for | 4 years |
| The POTUS is elected when he/she accumulates | 270 electoral votes |
| Congress has the power to overturn a presidential veto with a | 2/3 majority vote |
| The Supreme court makes up the what branches of the court | Executive, Legislative and Judicial |
| What does the Supreme court determines | If laws are constitutional |
| The US Supreme Court is made up of how many members | 9 members |
| Supreme Court Justices are nominated by whom? | The POTUS |
| The Supreme Court Justice is approved by | US Senate (need 51 members to approve) |
| How long can a supreme court justice serve? | For life or until they die |
| Limiting the power of the three branches of government is referred to | Checks and balances |
| What does freedom of Religion means? | To practice any religion you want or no religion at all. |
| The government shall make no laws governing the "fredom of religion AKA | Separation of Church and State |
| Who is the State? | US Citizens |
| The government shall not tax | Religion |
| The government shall not require a religion to be mandatory such as | requiring students to recite the Lord's pray in public school |
| What does "freedom of spech mean? | Fell free to say truth or opinion without legal consequence. |
| Slander means | to defame by speaking a lie |
| Libel means | to defame by writing a lie |
| Defame or defermation means | to injure someone with slander and/or lie |
| Liable means | legally responsible |
| What does freedom of the press mean? | The government shall make no laws prohibiting the rights of the press to investigate stories. |
| What does "peaceably assemble mean? | To exert influence by gathering in numbers, for a change in government. |
| What does "petition the Government for a redress of grievances mean" | Gather enough signitures to place a law on the ballot. |
| What does "Keep and bear Arms" mean? | The right to own and possess a gun (s) |
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