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| divides powers between states and federal government |
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| What is the powers assignmed to national government? |
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| coining money and regulating trade |
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| Who divised the federal system |
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| the framers of the Constitution |
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| Which branch of government makes the nations's law? |
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| Which branch of government enforces the nation's laws? |
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| Divides powers between states and federal government |
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power assigned the national government
examples- include coining money and regulating trade |
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Powers kept by the states
examples- creating local governments and holding elections |
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powers shared by federal and state governments
examples- texing and enforcing laws |
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| allows Congress to stretch its delegated powers to deal with unexpected issues |
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| Why have a separaton power in the different branches of government? |
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| To keep any one of them from growing too powerfull |
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| What are the three branches of government |
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Legislative
Executive
Judicial |
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| What does the legislative Branch do? |
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Write laws
Confirms presidential appointments
Approves treaties
Grants money |
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| What does the executive branch do? |
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Proposes and administers laws
Commands armed forces
Appoints officials
Conducts foreign policy
Makes treaties |
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| What does the Judicial Branch do? |
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Interprets Constitution and other laws
Review lower-court decisions |
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| How did the Article 1 of the Constitiution divide the legilative branch? |
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| House of Representatives and Senate |
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| Number of House of Representatives |
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435 members
number for each state is determined by population
each member represents a particular district within her or his state |
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two members for each state
both members represent the state as a whole |
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| Leader of House of Representative |
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Speaker of the House
Elected by House members from the majority party |
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| Who is the president of the Senate |
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U.S. vice President
Vice President Joe Biden |
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| House of Representative Requirements |
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must be 25 years old
live in the state where elected
have been a U.S. citizen for seven years
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Members must be 30 years old
live in the state represented
have been a U.S. citizen for nine years |
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| How often are elections held for member so f |
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| Where are the powers of the executive branch listed? |
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| Aritcle II of the Constitution |
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enforces laws passed by Congress
president
elected every four years
vice president becosme presisent if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office |
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| Who can impeach, or vote to charge president with serious crimes |
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| Who tries impeachment cases |
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| Who can remove a president from office if found guilt |
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| How often is the President chosen every 4 years either by election or re-elction |
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| When do states hold elections |
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| 1st Tuesday in November either every 4 years(presidential, members of the House of Representative, and some senators; or every 2 yers ( some snators and all members of the house of Representatives) |
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| Who chooses the president |
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| By the people and the electors in the electoral college |
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| How many electoral votes must a president have |
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| must receive an absolute majority of 270 votes in order to be president. |
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| How is the number of electors in each state determined |
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| by the total number of Senators and Representative that state has in Congress. |
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| How do electors vote for presidents |
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| Electors vote for presidents based on the winner of the popular vote in the state that the elector is form. They are allowed to vote for the "other guy", but usually go with the popular vote, as this is their moral obligation. |
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Veto
Executive Orders
Pardons
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President can veto, or cancel, laws that Congress has passed
Congress can override veto with a two-thirds majoirty vote |
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President can issue executive orders, commands that have the power of law
these orders carry out laws affecting the Constitution, treaties, and statutes. |
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President may grant pardons, or freedom from punishment
Granted to prersons convicted of federal crimes or facing criminal charges |
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The president commands the armed forces; while only Congress can declare war, the president can call on U.S. Troops in emergencies
the executive branch conducts foreign relations and creates treaties.
Executive departments do most of the work of the executive branch; the president appoints department heads, called secretaries, who makie up the cabinet. |
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Prsident may grant pardons, or freedom from punishment
Granted to persons convicted of federal crimes or facing criminal charges |
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| The president commands the armed forces; while only Congress can declare war, the president can call on U.S. troops in emergencies. |
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| Conducts foreign relations and creates treaties. |
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| Who does most of the work of the executive branch? |
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| The executive departments do. The president appooints department heads, called secretaries, who make up the cabinet. |
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| System of federal courts headed by U.S. Supreme Court. |
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| What article oulines the courts' duties? |
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| Article III of the Constitution |
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| Can the federal court strike down a state or federal law if the court finds laws unconstitutional? |
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| How long are the federal court judges appointed for? |
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| For life by the president |
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| How many districts are the lower federal courts divided into? |
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| What court reviews cases from the lower courts? |
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| Which court hears appeals of decisions made by the Court of Appeals? |
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| Give 2 examples of the kinds of cases that the Supreme Court hears? |
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| Constitutional and/or public-interest issues |
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| How many justices does the Supreme Court have? |
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| 9 led by one chief justice |
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| Who was the first African American justice of the Supreme Court? |
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| Thurgood Marshall appointed in 1967 |
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| First female Supreme Court justice? |
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| Sandra Day O'Connor appointed in 1981 |
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| Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? |
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| to define the rights and freedoms of citizens clearly |
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| Basic idea of the First Amendment? |
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| guarantees basic freedoms to individuals |
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| What Bill protects citizen's and the rights of states? |
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| Who promised that a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution? |
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| States ratified ten amendments called the....? |
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| Protection of individual liberties is important in a democracy because of........? |
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| Freedom of religion, freedom of speedh, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and the right to petition......what Amendment? |
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| First Amendment.....Freedom of Religion |
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| the government cannot support or interfere with the practice of religion, support one religion over another, or establish an official religion |
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| First Amendment....Freedom of Speech and of the Press |
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| Americans have the right to express their own ideas and to hear the ideas of others |
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| First Amendment....Freedom of Assembly |
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| Americans have freedom of assembly, or of holding meetings |
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| First Amendment....Right to Petition |
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| Americans have the right to petition, or make a request of the government; this right allows Americans to show dissatisfaction with laws or to suggest new laws. |
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| deals with state militias and the right to bear arms |
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| prevents the military from forcing citizens to house soldiers |
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| protects Americans from unreasonable searach and seizure. Authorities must get a SEARCH WARRANT to search or seize property, except in emergency situations |
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| What 4 amendments provide guidelines for protecting the rights of the accused? |
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| The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Amendments |
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| What is an important part of the Bill of Rights? |
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| The rights of the accused |
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Guarantees the govenment cannot punish anyone without DUE PROCESS of law-meaning the law MUST be fairly applied.
A grand jury decides if there is enought evidence to INDICT a person; a court cannot try a person for a serious crime without an indictment.
Protects people from haveing to testify at their own trial. Anyone found not guilty cannot face COUBLE JEOPARDY - be tried again for the same crime. No one can have property taken without DUE PROCESS of law, except in cases of EMINENT DOMAIN which is the power to take personal property of benefit the public. |
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