Amendments | People and cases that shaped our country | Vocabulary | Branches of government | Mr. President |
---|---|---|---|---|
What is the 1st amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
|
Who is Thomas Hobbes
Creator of the Social Contract
|
What is due process
a trial
|
Who does the Vice President preside over?
Senate
|
What are the requirments to become president
35 years old
natural born citizen |
What is the 22nd amendment?
limits the president to 2 terms
|
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
Supreme Court overruled Plessy vs. Fergason and disapproved of segregation
|
What is a charge/accusation of a serious crime
indictment
|
What is an act that declares if a legislative or executive act is constitutional or not
Judicial Review
|
What are two informal requirements of being president?
Male, White, Wealthy, Family man, History in politics...
|
What is 14th Amendment?
States cannot make laws that go against the constitution
|
Who was Montesquieu
Came up with separation of powers
|
What is the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
Electoral College
|
What is a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts
Bicameral Legislature
|
T/F The president is allowed to declare war.
False
|
What is 26th Amendment?
Lowered voting age from 21 to 18
|
What is Marbury v. Madison
Allows federal courts can strike down previously ruled cases.
|
What is A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches?
Lobbyist
|
How many members are in the U.S. house?
435
|
If the President passes away who will become the president?
Vice president
|
What is 17th Amendment
There must be 2 Senators from each state and they can serve up to 6 terms each
|
What are Gives rights to legal counsel for criminal defendants in federal and state courts?
Gideon v. Wainwright
|
What is a survey given every 10 years to citizens, in order to get an accurate population number
Census
|
How many votes does Georgia get in the Electoral college?
16
|
Name two presidents who have been impeached.
Clinton & Jackson
|