Mrs. Atkinson Exam
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- Department of State
- keeping track of people traveling to and from the U.S
- 25th Amendment
- allow for presidential succession
- Three Branches of Gov't
- Legislative, Judical, Executive
- 22nd Amendment
- no president cannot serve no more than two terms
- Pocket Veto
- a mean by which the president can reject a bill when congress is not in session by not signing it-Sign it, veto, keep the bill for 10 days w/o signing
- Impeachment
- to accuse an official os misconduct
- Enlightenment
- explains everything thru reason; influence american gov't
- Poll tax
- money paid in order to register to vote
- Committees in Congress
- HOR-Senate
- Cloture
- a limit on the debate of a bill in the senate
- 27th Amendment
- congress may not vote themselves a pay raise until after the next election
- President Pro-tempore
- preside over daily meetings of the senate
- Duties/Responsibilities of citizenship
- Responsibilities: You must vote, take part in the government, Respecting and protecting others, You must know your own rights, Duties: have to pay taxes, Obeying law, You have to go to school at least until you are 16, Require men of certain age and qualifications to serve in military, Jury Duty
- 11th Amendmnt
- states cannot be sued in federal court by other states or foreign countries
- 26th Amendment
- 1971 lowered voting age from 21 to 18 in all elections
- Census
- count of all people in each state that is taken every 10 tyrs
- 23rd Amendment
- 1961 gave citizens in Washington D.C the right to vote for president or vice president
- Constitution
- was made after the article of confederation failed
- Double jeopardy
- Cannot be tried for the same crime
- State of the Union Adress
- Given my the president usually in Jan. President tell congress what he want them to put into effect
- Immunity
- Legal protection
- Franking Privileges
- right to mail official letters or packages free of charge
- 5th Amendment
- Grand Jury of review, Due Procss of law, Protection against self-incrimination, Eminent Domain, Double Jeopardy
- 21st Amendment
- appeals 18th Amendment
- Regulatory Commission
- Powers to make rules and bring violaters to court
- Procedure for a bill becoming a law
- Intro into the state-Assign to committee-Subcommittee makes recommendation-Committee debate, amends, then votes- Senate debates, amends, then vote- Conference comittee merges the two bills- House and Senate vote on merged bill, President signs, vetoes, or ignores, If vetoed congress may overturn with a 2/3 vote
- 26th Amendment
- lowered voting age from 21 to 18 in all elections
- 1st Amendmnt
- Freedom of assembly, Freedom of the press, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech, Freedom of petetion
- Separation of church and state
- clear division between gov't and religion
- Filibuster
- long speeches on a bill=talking a bill to death
- 3rd Amendment
- No quartering of troops
- 6th Amendment
- Speedy or Public Trial, Councel, Call witnesses on behalf, Be informed of charges against you.
- Speaker of the House
- The person who preside over the house when it is in sesion
- 9th Amendment
- Guarantees right not specifically listed
- Magna Carta
- Right to own private property, Right to a trial by jury
- 14th Amendment
- 1868 full citizenships to american african
- Representative Democracy
- People vote for Rep to go work for them
- Bill of rights
- Congress approve the first 10 Amendments
- Congress
- Lawmaking body of th federal gov't
- 12th Amendment
- election of BOTH president & vice-president together
- 18th Amendment
- prohibiton
- 10th Amendment
- Powers not delegated to the federal gov't are reserved to states or people
- Electoral College
- 585 members the group of ppl that vote for President
- Presidential cabinet
- Secretary of State- Condoleeza Rice, Defense- Roberts Gates, Education- Margaret Spellings, Homeland and Security-Micheal Chertoff
- Supreme Court
- highest judicial body
- 24th Amendment
- (poll tax) Money paid in order to register to vote ( banned poll tax as requirement for voting in national election
- Primary Election
- election in which a political party selects candidates for the general election
- 20th Amendment
- date of in inaguation of president moved from March to January folling elections
- 7th Amendment
- Sue for damages in civil court
- 16th Amendment
- federal income tax provision
- Direct Democracy
- People Choose Everything
- 17th Amendment
- direct election of senators ( previously chosen by state legislators)
- 8th Amendment
- Protection against cruel and unusual punishment; bail
- Limitations of the First Amendment rights
- Freedom of Speech-cannot use these rights in away that will physically harm someone; Assembly: must be peaceful: Prees:
- Presidential Sucesson
- President, VP, Speaker of the house, President pro-tempure, preidents cabinet oldest member
- Preamble
- the intro to the constitution
- Great Compromise
- Roger Sherma; Bicameral legislative,House of Rep based on pop; senate; equal # for each state
- 2nd Amendment
- Bear Arms
- Three Branches of Gov't
- exeutive-president, legislative-congress, and the Judicial: supreme Court
- 19th Amendment
- 1920 have women the right to vote
- Article of Confederation
- under this the federl gov't was weak
- 13th Amendment
- 1865 abolished slavery
- 15th Amendment
- 1870 stated that no 1 could be denied suffrage b/c of race or color