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11th Grade
11/03/2011

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Term
The legislature
Definition
Article 1 section 1
Term
Constitution 1.2
Definition
the house
Term
const. 1.3
Definition
the senate
Term
cost 1.4
Definition
elections, meeting
Term
const 1.5
Definition
membership, rules, journals, adjournment
Term
const 1.6
Definition
compensation
Term
const 1.7
Definition
revenue bills, legislative process, presidential veto
Term
const 1.8
Definition
powers of congress
Term
const 1.9
Definition
limits on congress
Term
const 1.10
Definition
powers prohibited by the sates
Term
decides if members are qualified to serve
Definition
Both sec 2,3
Term
must bee citizen for 7 years
Definition
HR sec 2
Term
cannot hold other govt jobs
Definition
both sec 6
Term
cannot be arrest for civil crimes while they are meeting
Definition
both sec 6
Term
elects it own officers
Definition
both sec 5
Term
has the power to impeach
Definition
HR sec 2
Term
paid out of the treasury
Definition
both sec 6
Term
1/3 of this house elected every 2 years
Definition
sen sec 3
Term
vice president is president of this house
Definition
senate sec 3
Term
elects an official called president pro tempore
Definition
sen sec 3
Term
must meet at least once a year
Definition
both sec 4
Term
has law making powers
Definition
both sec 1
Term
may set its own rules
Definition
both sec 5
Term
members can be punished or expelled for disorderly behavior
Definition
both sec 5
Term
must keep an official revord of its proceedings
Definition
both sec 5
Term
must live in state form which elected
Definition
both sec 5
Term
what kind of bill must originate in house
Definition
raising revenue
Term
what must happen before a bill before it is voted on by that house
Definition
be approved by the president
Term
congress with states and foreign nations can regulate trade sec
Definition
8.3
Term
congress can print money and regulate the value of foreign coin and set weights
Definition
sec 8.5
Term
copy rights granted for a limited time
Definition
sec 8.8
Term
congress cannot award a famous individual a title of nobility
Definition
10.1
Term
states cannot engage in war unless immediately threatened
Definition
sec 10.3
Term
taxes collected from states must be uniform
Definition
sec 8.1
Term
laws against counterfeiting made by congress
Definition
sec 8.6
Term
congress declares war, letters of marque and reprisal
Definition
8.11
Term
only the federal govt may sign treaties
Definition
sec 10.1
Term
no bills of attainder
Definition
sec 9.3
Term
only during rebellion and invasion congress can suspend the writ of habeus corpus
Definition
sec 9.2
Term
how long must a senator be in the US
Definition
9 years
Term
how long must HR be in US
Definition
7 years
Term
how long pres be in US
Definition
14 years
Term
Pres is commander and chief
Definition
sec 2.2
Term
pres power to pardon
Definition
2.1
Term
pres state of the Union message
Definition
sec 2.3
Term
power of vacancies appointed by president
Definition
sec 2.3
Term
pres deals with measures as he sees fit
Definition
sec 3.1
Term
Pres shall make treaties provided 2/3 senators agree
Definition
sec 2.2
Term
pres has cabinet
Definition
sec 2.1
Term
pres is impeach for hc and md
Definition
sec 4.1
Term
study ammendment process
Definition
know all 4 ways to ammend
Term
each state will honor official actions and record of other states
Definition
4.1
Term
any city cizen is entitled to all rights given by other states
Definition
4.2.1
Term
fleeing criminal must be returned to state where crime was commited
Definition
4.2.2
Term
any runaway slave shall be returned back to state where they came from
Definition
4.2.3
Term
no new states can contain any part of another state without all legislatures consent
Definition
4.3.1
Term
congressional powers over federal lands
Definition
4.3.2
Term
guaranteed protection to the states by fed govt
Definition
4.4
Term
all debts owed before constitution are stilled owed
Definition
6.1
Term
the constitution overwrites all other laws
Definition
6.2
Term
all officials must swear oath to const. but no religion test
Definition
4.3
Term
1787, 9 states must ratify this constitution after this
Definition
art 7
Term
search and seasure
Definition
amend 4
Term
right to grand jury, no double jeopardy, not compelled to self incriminate due compensation of govt seizure of private property
Definition
5 amend
Term
right to speedy trial, confront acuser and witnesses
Definition
amend 6
Term
trial by jury in civil cases
Definition
amend 8
Term
president and vp elected seperately
Definition
amend 12
Term
slavery abolished
Definition
amend 13
Term
rights of citizens, representatives and taxes done by all pop
Definition
14 amend
Term
cannot bar race or former slaves from vote
Definition
amend 15
Term
prohibited alcohol and then repealed it
Definition
amend 18, 21
Term
women given right to vote 1920
Definition
amend 19
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