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- how is the elastic clause significant in what it has allowed the congress to do?
- it allows the national government to pass laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its specifically delegated powers
- presidental succession
- VP, speaker of house, president pro-tempore, cabinet members in order of rank
- what is the name of your US representative (congressman)?
- don manzoolo
- how often does the senate meet?
- at least once a year
- what is the title of the presiding officer of the supreme court?
- chief justice
- popular sovereignty
- the authority or supreme power of government which rests in the hands of the people
- who must approve the appointments to be supreme court justice?
- senate
- impeachment
- the procedure for removing president
- who make the formal accusation against the president?
- the house
- original jurisdiction
- the court is first to hear a particular case
- what is the term of office for the president/VP?
- 4 yrs
- how many members are in the senate?
- 100
- who establishes the number of people who serve on the supreme court?
- congress
- who is the presiding officer of the senate?
- president of senate or the vice president
- powers granted to congress
- establish a postal system, declare war, provide for defense and general welfare of the US, set up courts below the supreme court, establish armies and a navy, levy taxes and borrow money--appropriates (decides on the spending of) all money, coin money and punish counterfeiters, admit new states, regulate commerce with other nations and between the states, govern federal property--including the district of columbia, pass laws necessary to carry out the powers of the US government (elastic clause)
- one way to make a bill a law
- passed by a majority vote of both houses and signed by the president
- appellate jurisdiction
- the court is hearing a case that has already been tried in a lower court
- when does the US supreme court have original jurisdictioin?
- when the case involces foreign representatives or when a state is involved
- who chooses the electors to the electoral college?
- chosen by the votes of the state through their vote for presidental candidates
- what are 2 methods for proposing an amendment to the constitution?
- 1) by 2/3 vote of both houses of congress* 2) legislators of 2/3 of the states can require congress to summon a constitutional convention * = most common way
- 3 qualifications to be a member of the house of representatives
- 1) at least 25 yrs old 2) US citizen for 7 yrs 3) resident of state represented
- powers grated to the house
- to originate all revenue (money) bills, to choose the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes (each state gets one vote), to impeach (accuse) US government officials of trason, bribery, or other high crimes
- reserved powers
- powers specifically granted to the state government
- what is the length a supreme justice serves?
- life
- ow many representatives does illinois have?
- 19
- how many electoral college members does illinois have?
- 21
- 3 qualifications to be the president/VP
- 1) at least 35 yrs old 2) native-born US citizen 3) redisent of the US for 14 yrs
- if appealing after the supreme court, where does the case go?
- no where
- who elects the president of the US?
- electoral college
- is the office of the VP is vacant, the president may appoint a VP with the approval of whom?
- majority of both houses
- 2 powers denied to the national government
- 1) illigal punishment EX. bill of attainder 2) levy direct taxes EX. poll tax on special groups
- how long is the term of office for a senator?
- 6 yrs
- who is the presiding officer of the house?
- the speaker
- what are 2 methods of ratifying amendments?
- 1) 3/4 vote of the state legislatures* 2) 3/4 of the states using a special convention called for that purpose * = most common way
- what due the 14 and 5 amendment have in common?
- thy both show the extension of individual liberties and personal rights in the constitution
- preamble
- 1) form a more perfect union 2) establish justice 3) insure domestic tranquility 4) provide for the common defense 5) promote general welfare 6) secure the blessings of liberty
- another way to make a bill a law
- passed by a majority vote of both houses and kept by the president for ten days while congress is in session without signing or returning it to congress
- how many electors to the electoral college does each state recieve?
- as many members as in congress
- what are the name of your US senators?
- dik durbin and barack obama
- how can a supreme justice be removed?
- house impeachment and 2/3 sente vote
- pocket veto
- when the president fails to sign a bill after congress adjourns and the bill is automatically killed (dead)
- 3 qualifications for beaing a member of the senate
- 1) at least 30 years old 2) US citizen for 9 yrs 3) resident of state represented
- 3 reserved powers
- 1) providing/supervising education 2) establish marraige laws 3) regulate trade within a state
- due process
- the procredures for fair treatment which must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime
- ratify
- offical approval by the people of the US
- two self-evident truths
- 1) all men are created equal 2) we have certain unalienable rights; life, liberty, & the persuit of happiness
- what is the only type of bill which must originate in the house of representatives?
- revenue bills (money)
- how many senators are from each state?
- 2
- 3 delegated powers
- 1) foreign affairs 2) providing the national defense 3) coining money
- which article of the constitution does it state that it is the supreme law of the land?
- article 6
- what year was the constitution ratified?
- 1788
- powers granted to senate
- to try persons impeached by the house with a 2/3 vote, elects the VP if the electoral college fails to do so, to approve of the appointment of high officials made by the president (approval requires majority vote), to approve or reject treaties made by the president (approval requires 2/3 vote)
- democracy
- the people elect individulas to act as their agents in making and enforcing laws and decisions
- why are amendements added to the constitution?
- to allow the national government to cope with problems that were nonexistant when the constitution was written
- which amendment to the constitution states that the president shall be inaugurated (take office) on january 20 following the election?
- 20
- where is the first place you will find popular sovereignty in the constitution?
- the preamble
- federalism
- the divison and sharing of powers between the state and national government
- how many people serve on the supreme court?
- 9
- how many terms of office may the president be elected to?
- 2 terms
- who appointes supreme court justices?
- president
- 3 concurrent powers
- 1) right to tax 2) borrow money 3) pay debts
- jurisdiction
- the right of a court to hear a particular kind of case
- which amendment in the constitution created a term limit?
- 22 amendment
- how often does the house of representatives meet?
- at least once a year
- what is the title of the person who fills in for the preseident of the senate most of the time?
- president protempore
- how long is a term of office for a representative?
- 2 yrs
- what is the name of the current speaker of house?
- nancy pelosi
- habeas corpus
- protects people from being held with little or no evidence
- a third way to make a bill a law
- passed by a majority vote of both houses of congress, sent to the president, he vetoes it and returns bill to the house where it originated. the veto can be overridden if it repasses each house by a 2/3 majority vote/ the bill then becomes a law over the presidents veto.
- ex-post-facto
- law which punishes after the act is comitted
- where does the power to govern come from?
- the consent of the governed
- delegated powers
- powers specifically granted to the national government
- who becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or removes?
- VP
- the constitution established the US supreme court and left congress with the power to create additional loswer courts. which article and section is this found?
- article 3 section 1 or article 1 section 8 clause 18
- how did marbury v. madison case expand the power of the supreme court?
- it established the power of "judicial review" and gives the judicial branch the power to interpret laws
- cabinet
- the presidents advisors
- a candidate must recieve a majority of the electoral votes (270). what happens if no candidate gains a majority of the votes?
- the house must decide among the 3 candidates with the largest number of electoral votes
- what qualifications are for the supreme court?
- none
- what vote is necessary in the senate to convict president?
- 2/3 and the trial is held in the senate
- who is the chief justice?
- john roberts
- 3 powers denied to the state government
- 1) declare war 2) sign treaties 3) grant patents
- how many states are needed to ratify the constitution?
- 9
- in which article and section will you find the "elastic clause," otherwise known as the "necessary and proper" clause?
- article 1 section 8
- how is it decided how many representatives are sent from each state?
- it depends on the population of each state
- how many members are in the house of representatives?
- 435
- who presides over an impeachment trail?
- the chief justice
- does each state get a representative
- yes
- concurrent powers
- powers granted to the national government but not denied to the state government, so they can be exercised by both
- bill of attainder
- act passed to punish a person without trail