Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Power is split between national goverment and state goverment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The people exersize their power by voting for gov't figures. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Powers each branch has against another branch |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The gov't cant infringe on certain rights |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Gov't is devided into the equally powerfull branches |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Rights sheilding people from an overly powerfull gov't |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Makes laws
House 435 members, Senate 100 members
Senator qualifications-Six year term, Thirty years old, live in state, nine years citizen.
House qualifications-two years term, twenty five old, live in state, seven years citizen.
Powers granted-Taxation, credit, commerce, naturalization/bankrupcy, money, counterfeitng, post office, patens, international law, war, army, navy, regulation of armed forces, militia, regulations for militia, dc, elastic clause
Powers denied congress-Habeaus corpus, illegal punishment, direct taxes, export taxes, no favorites, public money, titles of nobility.
Role in impeachment-house votes for simple majority to find out if guilty, senate votes two thirds for punisment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Qualifications-Four year turn, thirty five years old, fourteen years resident of US, born citizen.
Powers granted-Military powers, treaties/apointments, vacancies, entertain ambassadors
Purpose-enforce law |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Interperet laws
Supreme court most important court in US reveiws unconstitutional cases.
Judges are appointed by pres
Powers-Trial for treason, judicial review, nat'l cases |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Five freedoms
Right to bear arms
Quartering troops
Search and seizure
Rights of accused person
right to a speedy public trial
Trial by jury in civil cases
Limits of fines and punishments
rights of people
powers of state and people |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| We the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility proviede for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Introduction
Commitee action
floor action
final approval
innactment, sign of veto
two thirds majority if vetoed
bill becomes a law |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| System for elections where each state has a certain number of votes and that whoever is more popular within the state gets all of the states votes |
|
|
