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HISTORY1-CONSTITU.
Constitution and Bill of Rights. OTHER INFO
Question | Answer |
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Concurrent Powers | Powers held by both state and federal government |
Reserved Powers | Power given to the state |
Delegated Powers | Powers given to the federal government |
Federalism | System in which the federal government creates the regional governments |
Qualifications; Senator | 30 years old, 9 year citizen of the US, and resident of the state in which they shall be chosen |
Qualifications; Representative (House) | 25 years old, 7 year citizen of the US, and a resident from the state in which they will be chosen |
Qualifications; President | 35 years old, natural born citizen, 14 years a resident of the US |
Qualifications; Supreme Court Justice | Term of good behavior |
Veto | to reject a bill or law |
Impeach | removal of a government official from office |
Ratify | to approve a bill or law |
Delegated power examples | Borrow money, declare marriage ages, raise an army and navy, drinking age, declare war |
Reserved power examples | driving age, regulate commerce, school graduation requirements |
Concurrent power examples | lay and collect taxes, establish a post office |
Executive Check examples | Override a Presidential Veto, Declare legislation unconstitutional |
Legislative Check examples | Grant pardons and reprieves, declare executive actions unconstitutional |
Judicial Check examples | Appoint Supreme Court Justices, Impeach and remove the president, Approve the Supreme Court Justices |
Constitutional Rights: | To legally purchase a handgun, Marriage if of legal age, Fair and speedy trial by jury, Attendance at a public school, To vote in a local election |
Privileges: | Phone call if imprisoned, To legally drink at the age of 21, To legally drive in the 50 states |
Quorum | minimum number of members required to conduct official buissness |
Writ | an official written order |
Capitation | headcourt |
Posterity | future generations |
US CITIZENSHIP QUALIFICATIONS | either a parent is a US citizen- born given citizenship born in US born on US territory/property |
Legislative Branch | (Congress) Makes laws |
Executive Branch | (President) carries out laws |
Judicial Branch | (Supreme Court) judges laws |