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Constitution Test
Review of key terms and ideas for your Constitution test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| checks and balances | powers over different branches assuring no one branch is too strong |
| executive branch | charged with enforcing the laws; presidentlegislative branch |
| legislative branch | given powers to make laws; Congress |
| udicial branch | given power to interpret laws: Supreme Court |
| 3/5ths Compromise | counted slaves for population in this way |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendment of Constitution: basic freedoms and rights |
| Anti-Federalists | groups opposed to the proposed new strong central government |
| impeachment | process of removing a public official from office |
| ratify | to officially approve |
| due process | means the law must be applied fairly; a right |
| veto | presidential privilege- rejecting a proposed law from Congress |
| Articles of Confederation | weak central government 1776-1787; replaced by Constitution |
| bill | a proposed law |
| federalism | power is distributed between a central government and individual states |
| concurrent powers | powers shared by federal and state governments |
| delegated powers | powers held by federal government |
| reserved powers | powers kept by state government |
| Total # of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives | 435 |
| Total # of Senators in the U.S. Senate | 100 |
| Current U.S. Vice-President | Kamala Harris |
| Current U.S. Speaker of the House | Mike Johnson |
| First Amendment freedoms | RSPSP: Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition |
| Senator's length of term (years) | 6 |
| House of Representative's length of term (years) | 2 |
| Supreme Court Justice length of term | Life |
| Maximum # of years as President | 10 |
| Required duties of U.S. Citizen | Jury duty, taxes, obey laws, males register for draft at 18yrs |
| Suggested duties of U.S. Citizen | Vote, community service |
| Legislative Branch Powers | writes laws, declares war |
| Executive Branch Powers | makes treaties, commands armed forces |
| Judicial Branch Powers | interprets the Constitution, reviews lower court decisions |
| Legislative Branch Responsibilities for Checks & Balances | impeach the President, override vetoes, impeach federal judges, approve Supreme Court Justices |
| Judicial Branch Responsibilities for Checks & Balances | reject laws, declare executive actions unconstitutional |
| Executive Branch Responsibilities | veto or sign bills, calls special sessions of Congress, nominates Supreme Court Justices, appoints federal judges |
| President's length of term (years) | 4 (two elected terms max) |
| Number of original States | 13 |
| Minimum voting age (years) | 18 |
| Current Senators for California | Alex Padilla & Laphonza Butler |
| Current Representative for the 15th District (Burlingame) | Kevin Mullen |
| Year the Constitution was written | 1787 |
| Number of times a Senator or House of Representative can be reelected | Unlimited |
| Next person in line if a U.S. President and Vice President should die | Speaker of the House |
| First 10 Amendments to Constitution | The Bill of Rights |
| Total number of amendments in the U.S. Constitution | 27 |
| Total # of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court | 9 |
| Search Warrant | Permission to look for evidence of a crime in a particular location |
| Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition | Our five freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment |
| Speaker of the House | Becomes president if POTUS and VPOTUS can't fulfill job |
| John Roberts | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Popular Sovereignty | Rule by the people (pop = people, sovereignty = rule |
| Federalists | supporters of the new Constitution - included GW, Ben F., Hamilton, Madison |
| indict | to bring charges against, to charge with a crime; accuse |
| double jeopardy | Being tried twice for the same crime |
| Rights violated by Britain | Improper searches, seizures, trial by jury, quartering soldiers |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | First African American woman to be a Supreme Court justice |
| Louie | World's greatest dog? |
| Ski Week | An awesome 9 days |
| We the People | first three words of the Constitution |
Created by:
Mr. Tinkham
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