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CONSITUTION TEST
consitution test!!
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Economics
11th Grade
10/14/2009

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Who is the leader of the executive  branch?
Definition
the president
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The main purpose of the esecutive branch?
Definition
to execute/ enforce the laws
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How many ppl are in the H.O.R altogether?
Definition
435
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How many ppl are in the senate altogether?
Definition
100
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Main purpose of legislative branch is..
Definition
make laws
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Who makes up the judicial branch?
Definition

- Supreme court

- federal courts

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the main purpose of the judicial branch..
Definition
interpert laws
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What is the court that appeals cases?
Definition
Appellate
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What balances and checks the power between branches?
Definition
CHECKS AND BALANCES
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Habeus Corpus
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Bring the body
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Concurrent
Definition
powers shared by state and federal gov't
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Ambassadors
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represenatatives of USA in a foreign country
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Due process
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legal process
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Ex post facto
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after the fact
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doouble jeopardy
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cant be charged w/ crime after found innocent
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Amending
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change to consitution
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lame duck
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time between presidents
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1st ammendment
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freedom of speech, press, religon, petition, and assembly
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second ammendment- playa
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right 2 bear arms
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4th ammendment
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protection from unreasonable search and seizure
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5th amendment
Definition
protects court process, double jeopardy, emineni domain,, and witness crap
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6th amendment
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right to trial by jury, rights of the accused, right 2 a speedy trial, right to a counsel (lawyer)
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8th amendment
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prohibition of excessive fines. cruel and unusual punishment illegal
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requirments to be presidnet
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- at least age 35

- natural born usa citizen

- has 2 live in u.s for @ least 14 years

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president roles
Definition

commander in chief of armed forces

-appoints cabinet members

-gives state of union address

-grants pardons

- conducts meetings w/ foreign leaders

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presidents limits
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serve two 4 years for a total of 8 years
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Total amount og H.O.R
Definition
435
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who leads h.o.r
Definition
speaker of the house
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h.o.r is determined by
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population
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requirments for h.o.r
Definition

- us citizen

- at least 25

- must live in state that u want to represent for at 7 years

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H.O.R  roles
Definition

has the power to initatiate revenue bills

power to impeach

can elect president in electoral college

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H.O.R limits
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elected every 2 years can serve unlimited
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total amount of senate
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100
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us. senate led by
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vice president
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how many senators do each state send
Definition
2
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Senate requirments
Definition

- have 2 be at least 30 years old

- have 2 be us. citizen for at least 9 years

- at time of election must be a citizen of the state they represent

 

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Senate roles
Definition

- tries impeachment cases

- approves treaties

- approves presidental appointments

- can override a presidental veto w/ help of H.O.R

Term
Senate limits
Definition
elected every 6 years once there on they can stay on for unlimited
Term
Total amount of supreme court
Definition
9 years
Term
supreme court led by
Definition
chief justice
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S.C requirements
Definition

- appointed by president

 

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S.C roles
Definition

-declares laws consitutuional

-concept of judicial review

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when was consitution ratified
Definition
sep. 17 1787
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problems with articles of confederation
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- congress didnt have power 2 tax

- gov't had no money

- no central gov't to execute laws

Term
articles of confederation had no..
Definition
president
Term
Majot powers of president
Definition

- commander in chief of armed forces

- state of the union address

-eleced along side vice- president

- conducts meetngs w/ foreign leaders

-appoints supreme court/ cabinet members

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articles of confederation didnt let congress..
Definition
collect taxes
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total # of congress
Definition
535
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major powers of congress
Definition

- financial matters

- establishes post offices

- approves treaties

- creates/ writes laws

- collect taxes

-declare war

Term
what didnt have a nantional court and what is it?
Definition
articles of confederation and its a judicial branch
Term
major powers of supreme court
Definition

- interpert us. consitution

 

- judicial review

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how many ammendements is there
Definition
27
Term
federalism?
Definition
distribution od powr an n organization between a central authority and the consituent units
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duties of nantional gov't
Definition

- organize an army

- regulate interstate

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duties to state goverment
Definition

-lottery

- schools

- controls death penalty and abortion

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duties shared between national and state gov't?
Definition

-borrow money

-taz citizens

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what is unique about the illinois consitution
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- mentions "God"

-focus on social justice

- starts off with "We the people"

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when was illinois consitution 1st created?
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1818
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what were the 3 other times the illinois consitution was chnged
Definition

- 1848

-1876

-1990

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illinois  consitution has what
Definition
1 preamble and 14 articles
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items that are not included in consitution but in illinois consitution
Definition

- section 18 which prohibits discrimination based on gender

- section 19 which prohibits discrimation based on physical and mental handicapped

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in the illinois consitution what does articles 14 state?
Definition
- requires that every 20 years there is a vote to create a new consitution
Term
each state has what?
Definition

-laws

-taxes

-culture

 

Term
legislators in the city goverment are called
Definition
alderman
Term
chief justice in the state goverment is called
Definition
govenor
Term
the legislative branch in state goverment is called general assembly
Definition
general assembly
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illinois general assembly total amount of H.O.R
Definition
119
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illinois general assembly in H.O.R that are republican and democrat
Definition

republican: 51

democrat:67

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illinois general assembly in state senate total
Definition
59
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illinois general assembly in the senate that are republican and democrat
Definition

republican: 22

democrat: 37

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