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Constitution Bluebook
Flashcards for the constitution test
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Social Studies
7th Grade
03/19/2012

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Term
# of senators in each state
Definition
2
Term

 

Which amendment limits the Presidents term?

Definition
22nd
Term
A law that makes an act illegal after that act has been commited 
Definition
ex post facto law
Term
A prisoner cannot be put in prison without a trail under what law?
Definition
Habeas Corpus
Term
An uprising involving colonist thowing tea into the Boston Harbor, disguised as Mohawk Indians 
Definition
Boston Tea Party 
Term
Cabinet member in charge of foreign affairs 
Definition
Secretary of State
Term
Cabinet member in charge of the natural resources of the nation
Definition
Secretary of the Interior
Term
Cabinet position in charge of the secret service and border patrol
Definition
Secretary of Homeland Security
Term
Cabinet position that oversees farms and agriculture
Definition
Secretary of Agriculture 
Term
Cabinet position that oversees war
Definition
Secretary of Defense
Term
Cabinet position that oversees workers, employment, and strikes
Definition
Secretary of Labor
Term
Chief legal officer
Definition
Attorney General 
Term
Does the president have veto power?
Definition
yes
Term
House of Representatives
Definition

elected every two years

Has 435 members

Meets in the Capital Building

passes bills to become laws

Must live in the state he/she represents 

Term
How is the Presidents?
Definition
Barack Obama
Term
How long is the president's term?
Definition
four years
Term
How many Cabinet positions are there?
Definition
15
Term
How many amendments are in the constitution?
Definition
27
Term
How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
Definition
9
Term
How many representatives must each state have at least 
Definition
one
Term

How many terms can the president serve?

Definition
two
Term
How much of the senate is elected every two years?
Definition
1/3
Term
How old does the president have to be?
Definition
35 year old
Term
If the president vetos a law, how many votes does Congress need to still pass it?
Definition
3/4th vote
Term
In a procession, the U.S flag should be where?
Definition
In the front
Term
In an impeachment trial, who is the jury and who brings the charges of impeachment?
Definition

Senate - jury

House of Representative - brings charges against

Term
Oversees health matters and Social Sercurity
Definition
Secretary of Human Services
Term
Qualifications to become president
Definition

minimum age of 35

naturally born citizen (born in the U.S)

resident of the U.S. for 14 years

 

Term
Said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Definition
Patrick Henry 
Term
Senate
Definition

Has 100 members

approves and rejects treaties

terms last 6 years

Meets in the Capital Building

passes bills to become laws

Must live in the state he/she represents 

Term
The 27th (last) amendment was adopted in what year?
Definition
1992
Term
The Articles of Confereration are considered...
Definition
Our first constitution
Term
The Declaration was signed in?
Definition
1776
Term
The coining and printing of money are the responsiblity of what department
Definition
Treasury Department
Term
The federal goverment's plan for raising and spending money for a year?
Definition
Federal Budget
Term
The first 10 amendments
Definition
Bill of Rights
Term
The name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution
Definition
Judicial Review
Term
The president gets elected by what vote?
Definition
electoral college
Term
The president is the head of what branch?
Definition
executive branch
Term
The stars on the U.S. flag represent?
Definition
50 states
Term
The vice president is the presiding officer of what house?
Definition
The senate
Term
This branch enforces the laws and is led by the president
Definition
Executive Branch
Term
This branch has two houses and makes the country's laws
Definition
Legislative Branch
Term
This branch is the court system of the country, administers justice, and interprets if laws are constitutional
Definition
Judicial Branch
Term
This case established the precident for judical review
Definition
Marbury v. Madison
Term
To remove from office
Definition
impeach 
Term
True/False - The president can call both houses of Congress into special session
Definition
True
Term
What amendment allows 18 years old to vote?
Definition
26th
Term
What are the branches of the government?
Definition

Executive

Legislative 

Judicial 

Term
What are the first amendment freedoms?
Definition
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
Term
What are the two houses of congress
Definition
senate and house of representatives
Term
What are the unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Term
What day does the president assume offfice?
Definition
January 20th
Term
What do the stripes on the flag represent?
Definition
13 original colonies
Term
What happens to a bill if the president does not act on it in 10 days?
Definition
It will become a law 
Term
What is federalism?
Definition
The sharing of power between the federal government and the state goverment
Term
What is the capital of the U.S
Definition
Washington D.C.
Term
What is the name of the part of the constitution that give congress the power to write laws about things that never existed?
Definition
elastic clause 
Term
What is the year the Constitutional Convention was held?
Definition
1787
Term
What plan favored the larger states and proposed two houses of Congress based on population?
Definition
Virginia Plan 
Term
What plan favored the small states and represented all states equally, regardless of size?
Definition
New Jersey Plan
Term
What vote really elects the President of the United States?
Definition
Electoral College
Term
When will the next presidential election take place?
Definition
November 2012
Term
Where does a bill go after it has passed the two houses of Congress 
Definition
President
Term
Who appoints the Supreme Court Justices?
Definition
the President
Term
Who has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money?
Definition
Congress
Term
Who has the power to raise, borrow, and spend money?
Definition
Congress
Term
Who presents the national budget?
Definition
the president
Term
Who was the only president to resign?
Definition
Richard Nixon (after the Watergate scandel)
Term
Who was the president of the Constitution Convention?
Definition
George Washington
Term
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
Definition
George Washington
Term
Who would become president if the president was killed?
Definition
Vice President
Term
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
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