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HISTORY1-CONSTITU.
Constitution and Bill of Rights. OTHER INFO
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Concurrent Powers | Powers held by both state and federal government |
| Reserved Powers | Power given to the state |
| Delegated Powers | Powers given to the federal government |
| Federalism | System in which the federal government creates the regional governments |
| Qualifications; Senator | 30 years old, 9 year citizen of the US, and resident of the state in which they shall be chosen |
| Qualifications; Representative (House) | 25 years old, 7 year citizen of the US, and a resident from the state in which they will be chosen |
| Qualifications; President | 35 years old, natural born citizen, 14 years a resident of the US |
| Qualifications; Supreme Court Justice | Term of good behavior |
| Veto | to reject a bill or law |
| Impeach | removal of a government official from office |
| Ratify | to approve a bill or law |
| Delegated power examples | Borrow money, declare marriage ages, raise an army and navy, drinking age, declare war |
| Reserved power examples | driving age, regulate commerce, school graduation requirements |
| Concurrent power examples | lay and collect taxes, establish a post office |
| Executive Check examples | Override a Presidential Veto, Declare legislation unconstitutional |
| Legislative Check examples | Grant pardons and reprieves, declare executive actions unconstitutional |
| Judicial Check examples | Appoint Supreme Court Justices, Impeach and remove the president, Approve the Supreme Court Justices |
| Constitutional Rights: | To legally purchase a handgun, Marriage if of legal age, Fair and speedy trial by jury, Attendance at a public school, To vote in a local election |
| Privileges: | Phone call if imprisoned, To legally drink at the age of 21, To legally drive in the 50 states |
| Quorum | minimum number of members required to conduct official buissness |
| Writ | an official written order |
| Capitation | headcourt |
| Posterity | future generations |
| US CITIZENSHIP QUALIFICATIONS | either a parent is a US citizen- born given citizenship born in US born on US territory/property |
| Legislative Branch | (Congress) Makes laws |
| Executive Branch | (President) carries out laws |
| Judicial Branch | (Supreme Court) judges laws |