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Civics Review
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the three qualifications for senate ? | 30yrs old, 9yr citizen, resident |
| what are the qualifications for house of representatives ? | 25yrs old , 7yr citizen . 17yr resident |
| what is a filibuster ? | method of delaying a bill by making a lengthy speech |
| what are the roles of the president ? | commander in chief |
| why do federal judges have life time appointments ? | to protect them from political control |
| what is the significance of plessy vs. ferguson ? | established separate but equal |
| what is the significance of brown vs. board of education ? | established can be separate but never equal |
| what is the significance of miranda vs. arizona ? | does process must be read and understood before questioning the suspect |
| what is the signifiance of maubury vs. madison ? | established the judicial review |
| who's job is t to conduct elestions and regulate education ? | state |
| who's job is it to coin money and establish post offices ? | federal |
| what is the job of the executive branch ? | enforce laws |
| what is the job of the legislative branch ? | makes laws |
| what is the job of the judicial brand ? | interprets laws |
| who chooses the president if there is no majority in the electoral college ? | house of representatives |
| what is Gerry mending ? | the process of drawing district lines to favor one political parties over one another |
| how is representation decided in the house && senate ? | by population |
| how many members are in the senate ? | 100 |
| how many members are of the representatives ? | 435 |
| in which system of govt. are the executive and legislative branch separate and coequal ? | presidential |
| how many members are of the congress ? | 35 |
| what is the 4th amendment ? | protects you from illegal searches |
| what does the 5th amendment say ? | you have the right to remain silent |
| what does seperation of church and state mean ? | govt. can't determine your religion |
| what are the six principles of the constitution ? | 1) checks && balances 2)separation of powers 3)judicial review 4)federalism 5)limited govt. 6)power to pop. sovereignty |
| what is reserved powers ? | state powers |
| what is delated powers ? | federal powers |
| what were the three amendments that where passed as a result of the civil war ? | 13th , 14th , 15th , |
| what was the great compromise ? | combination of new jersey and Virgina plan |
| what was the new jeresy plan and who did it benefit ? | small state plan and the smaller states |
| what was the Virgina plan and who did it benefit ? | big state plan and bigger states |
| what does the 1st amendment say ? | Religion Assembly Press Petition Speech |
| whatd eos the 2nd amendment say ? | bare arm |
| what does the 3rd amenment say ? | right to refuse soldiers during peace |
| what does the 6th amendment say ? | right to speedy trial |
| what does the 7th amendment say ? | right to a jury trial in civil cases |
| what does the 8th amendment say ? | right to have protection agnist crual and unusal function |
| what does the 9th amendment say ? | that people have more rights then or listed in the constitution |
| what does the 10th amendment say ? | all power is not delegated to the federal govt. are reserved for the state, or people . |
| what does the 14th amendment say ? | gave the blacks the right to vote |
| what does the 19th amendment say ? | gave the woman the right to vote |
| what did the 26th amendment say ? | lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 |
| what is judicial review ? | supreme court ability to determine if the law or action is constitutional |
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