1st Exams Flashcards
Written lies that are harmful to a persons reputation
Libel
5 freedoms protected by first amendment
Speech religion press petition assembly
Spoken lies are harmful to a person’s reputation
Slander
A court order allowing Law enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence
Search warrant
A sum of money used as a security deposit to make sure that an accused person returns for trial
Bail
The right to vote
Suffrage, franchise
2nd amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd amendment
Doesn’t force you to house soldiers during peacetime
4th amendment
No illegal searches/seizures
5th amendment
No double jeopardy, plead the fifth, must be an indictment
6th amendment
Garuntees a speedy and public trial by jury
8th amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
13th amendment
Outlawed slavery
14th amendment
Defined a citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the us
15th amendment
Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on color or race
Prohibition
Ban on alcohol
19th amendment
Gave women the right to vote
The social separation of races
Segregation
The court case in which NAACP lawyers argued aggregation in school stone unconstitutional. Ended segregation in schools
Brown vs. board of education
Civil rights act of 1965
Banned segregation in stores restraunts hotels theatres
Voting rights act of 1965
Banned the use of literacy tests
Two house Legislature
Bicameral
People from a legislatures district
Constituent
Party in which more than half the members belong
Majority party
Party in which less than half the members belong
Minority party
How many members are in the Senate
100
How many members are in the house
435
How long is a senators term
Six years
How long is a representatives term
2 years
How many senators per state
2
How many representatives per state
Based on population
What does the Senate represent
Their entire state
What does a house member represent
Their district
Is the senate upper or lower house
Upper
Is the house upper or lower
Lower
The leader of the House of Representatives and it would take over the presidency vice president and president died or are removed
Speaker of the house
Chairperson of the Senate
President pro tem poor
Powers given to Congress there specifically written in the Constitution
Expressed powers
Powers given to Congress better not explicitly stated in the constitution
Implied powers
Who is the current speaker of the house
Paul Ryan
Who is the current president pro tem poor
Oren Hatch
Who are the two current senators that represent Alabama
Jeff sessions and Richard Shelby
Who is the house number that represents the district that prattville lives in
Martha Roby
Who was the first president of United States
George Washington
What are the 3 qualifications of the us president
At least 35 years old
Live in us for at least 14 years
Native born American
President dies
VP
VP dies
Speaker of the house
Speaker of the house dies
President pro tempore
President pro tempore dies
Secretary of State
Most important speech given by the president
State of the Union address
7 roles of the president
Chief executive Chief diplomat Head of state Commander in chief Legislative leader Economic leader Party leader
How much is the president paid
$400,000 per year
Other benefits that the president recieves
Live and work in whitehouse
Staff of over 80 people
Some $ for personal use
How many total electoral votes are in the us presidential elections
538
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency
270
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to
The number of senators and representatives for the state
The role of the president which involves making key decisions on how the us acts towards other countries in the world
Chief diplomat
The role of the president which involves being leader of the military and ordering troops into battle
Commander in chief
An official representative of a country’s government
Ambassador
National security
The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
22nd amendment
Limits president to 2 terms in office
4 goals of American foreign policy
National security
Build trade with other countries
Promote world peace
Advance democracy
Department of defense
Manages the armed forces
Department of veterans affairs
Directs services for armed forces veterans
Department of state
Plans and carries out the nations foreign policy
Members of a country who have rights and responsibilities
Citizen
The study of the rights and duties of citizens
Civics
When and where did the concept of citizenship originate
Athens Greece
Over 2500 years ago
Ruling authority of a community that makes and enforces laws
Government
A type of government where a country is ruled by 1 person
Dictatorship
A type of government in which the people rule
Democracy
A type of democracy in which citizens choose a small group of leaders to make decisions in the best interest of the people
(People still hold the power)
Representative democracy
Highest level of government in the US centered in Washington DC
National government
Differences of opinion arise, and the government will abide by what most people want
Majority rule
Love for ones country
Patriotism
2 ways that you can get citizenship
Naturalization
By birth
What country has a democracy
US
What country has a dictatorship
North Korea
2 things aliens cannot do
Serve on juries
Work in most government jobs
Ellis island
Located in upper NY
Prime immigration station of the country
Angel island
Located in San fransisco
Chief immigration station on the US western coast
Mainly Chinese immigrants
Why is America called the melting pot?
Because it has a mixture of all races and cultures
King/queen
Monarch
Written in 1215 that limited the power of the King
Magna Carta
A group of people that make laws
Legislature
British legislature
Parliament
1st permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
First representative legislature in the English colonies
Virginia house of burgesses
Refuse to buy
Boycott
To cancel a law
Repeal
First constitution of the US
Articles of confederation
3 branches of government
Legislative, executive, judicial
Boston tea party
Group of colonists dressed as native Americans and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor
Colonists wanted to further protest taxes on tea
Stamp act
Required all colonists to attach expensive stamps to all newspapers and legal documents
Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
A group of people in one place that are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
Colony
Common sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued about independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic
John Locke
English philosopher
Made central contributions to the development of liberalism
Weaknesses to the articles of confederation
Couldn’t pass laws unless 9 states voted in favor of it
All states had to be in favor when anything was changed in the articles
Shays rebellion
A rebellion on high taxes
Sent a wake up call to the US
Led to the revising of the articles
1st constitutional convention
Decided to send a letter to the king about the king respecting the colonists rights
Organized a boycott on British goods and a ban on all trade with Britain
2nd constitutional convention
Discussed what to do and decided to free from British control and be independent
The meeting in 1787 to revise the articles which led to the adoption of the US constitution
Constitutional convention
How many delegates were present at the constitutional convention
55
Where did the constitutional convention take place
Philadelphia, independence hall
Which 3 groups were excluded from the constitutional convention
Native Americans, African Americans, and women
Makes laws
Legislative branch
Carries out and enforces the laws
Executive branch
Interprets and applies the laws
Judicial branch
Includes congress
Legislative branch
Includes the president, Vice President, and cabinet
Executive branch
Includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts
Judicial branch
Great compromise
Made the legislature have 2 houses, senate and house
Each state would have equal representation in the senate and representation based on population in the house
Stated that for every 5 slaves, 3 would be counted towards a states population for determining representation in the house
3/5 compromise
When was the constitution signed
Sept 17 1787
What is the introduction to the constitution
Preamble
A system in which each branch of government is able to check the powers of others
Checks and balances
Article 4
Establishes the balance between the states and the federal government
Article 5
Describes how to amend the constitution
Article 6
Deals with national debt
Article 7
Provides provisions for ratification of the constitution
5 fundamental principles of the constitution
Popular sovereignty Rule of law Separation of powers Checks and balances Federalism
The notion that power lies within the people
Popular sovereignty
Means that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Rule of law
What is the name of the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Separation of powers
A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
Checks and balances
The system in which power is shared by the national government and the states
Federalism
