US CONSTITUTION TEST REVIEW – Flashcards
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The Supreme Law of the Land
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Constitution
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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
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President
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Who is the President of the Senate?
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Vice President
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What is the term length of a member of the House?
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2 years
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What is the term length for the President?
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4 years
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What is the term length of a Supreme Court Justice?
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Life or Good Behavior
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What is the term length of a senator?
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6 years
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Who is the substitute for the President of the Senate when he is not present?
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President Pro Temp
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What are 4 things that can happen to a bill once it reaches the President?
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Sign it. Veto it. Pocket Veto. Let it sit 10 days.
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Lowered the voting age to 18
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26th Amendment
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Abolished Slavery
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13th Amendment
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Right to vote for all races
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15th Amendment
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Equal Protection under the law Everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen
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14th Amendment
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Takes over if the President dies or is unable to work
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Vice President
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Takes over if the President AND VP die or are unable to work, presides over the house
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Speaker of the House
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Takes over if the President, VP, and Speaker die or are unable to work
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President Pro Temp of the Senate
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Takes over if the President, VP, Speaker, and President Pro Temp die or are unable to work
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Secretary of State
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states that federal law is superior to state law
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Supremacy clause
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Job of the Legislative Branch
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Make Law
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Job of the Executive Branch
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Enforce Law
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Job of the Judicial Branch
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Interpret Law
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How many people are in the House?
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435
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How many people are in the Senate?
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100
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How is representation decided in the House?
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Representation based on population
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How is representation decided in the senate?
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Equal representation
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What was the purpose of adding the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
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Protect individual liberties
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What executive branch power would be violated if Congress forbid the President from making a military appointment?
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President is Commander and Chief
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What principle of the Constitution exists to ensure no 1 branch becomes too powerful?
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Checks and Balances
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What part of the great compromise benefits states with small populations?
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Equal Representation in the Senate
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What shows the Constitution is a living document?
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the 27 changes or amendments
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What are 3 exclusive powers that are denied to states?
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Coin Money Declare War Make Treaties
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What is an example of popular sovereignty?
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Voting
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How old do you have to be to be in the Senate?
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30
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How old do you have to be to be in the House?
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25
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How old do you have to be to be the President?
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35
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Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws
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Judicial Review
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clause that gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its powers
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Elastic Clause
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Statement in Article VI stating that the Constitution shall be the Supreme Law of the Land
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Supremacy Clause
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5th Amendment Principle stating that government must follow procedures in trials
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Due Process
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Outlawed Slavery
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13th Amendment
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Women's Suffrage
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19th Amendment
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Limited the President to 2 terms or 10 years in office
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22nd Amendment
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Right to keep and bear arms
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2nd Amendment
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All races can vote
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15th Amendment
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Protects from unreasonable searches and seizures
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4th Amendment
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Protects the people from cruel and unusual punishment
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8th Amendment
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Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition
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1st Amendment
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Presidential Succession
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25th Amendment
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Protection from Self-Inrimination
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5th Amendment
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The year the Constitution took effect
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1789
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The number of articles there are int he constitution
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7
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the number of amendments in the constitution
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27
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the max amount of years a president may serve due to succession/vacancy
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10yrs
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The first 10 amendments
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Bill of Rights
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Head of the Executive Branch
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President
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the process for choosing a the US President
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electoral College
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population count taken every 10yrs
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census
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1. veto it 2. sign it 3. ignore it 4. pocket veto it
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The president has 4 options when receiving a bill
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stretched to fit the needs of the changing constitution. Not directly in the constitution
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implied powers
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are directly stated in the constitution
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expressed powers
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made up of both houses and their purpose is to reach a compromise on a bill in order to help it become a law
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Conference Committee
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single legislature
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unicameral
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2 house legislature
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bicameral
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permeant working groups in both the house and the Senate that work to help a bill to become a law
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standing committee
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time an official serves in office
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term
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each member of the house and senate answers "yes or No" to a vote
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roll call vote
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established Judicial Review
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Marbury vs Madison
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Separate but equal is justifiable
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Plessy v Ferguson
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reversed Plessy v Ferguson , separate but equal is not justifiable
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Brown v Board of Education
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Slaves are property, once a slave always a slave,
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Dredd Scott v Sanford
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established due process of ones rights
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Miranda V Arizona
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Supremacy Clause
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McCulloch v Maryland
