AP Gov Unit Test 1 Flashcards
1st Amendment
freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition
2nd Amendment
right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
soldiers can’t invade households
4th Amendment
the right to not be searched without a warrant
5th Amendment
The right to life, liberty, property, and no double jeopardy or self-incrimination.
6th Amendment
The right to a speedy trial, public trial, and with a jury of your peers.
7th Amendment
The right to a jury trial in a civil case.
If you have a lawsuit filed against you, you can have a jury trial.
8th Amendment
Protection from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments.
There will be no punishment that would be considered torture.
9th Amendment
The rights not listed in the Constitution.
If there is a right not listed in the Constitution it is assumed to be a person’s right.
10th Amendment
Any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states.
11th Amendment
Protects the states from law suits.
12th Amendment
There are separate ballets for the President and Vice President.
13th Amendment
The abolishment of slavery
14th Amendment
Equal protection under the Constitution for all United States citizens.
15th Amendment
No voting discrimination of race.
16th Amendment
Income tax is legal.
17th Amendment
allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators
18th Amendment
Prohibition of alcohol.
19th Amendment
Women’s rights
20th Amendment
Moving of dates for terms of presidency. (January 20)
21st Amendment
Repeal of prohibition of alcohol.
22nd Amendment
Limits the terms Presidents can serve.
23rd Amendment
Washington D.C. have the right to vote for President.
24th Amendment
No poll taxes are allowed.
25th Amendment
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.
26th Amendment
The minimum voting age is 18.
27th Amendment
Congress cannot increase their pay during a term, just because they feel like it.
The basics of what happened with the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists
-The Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7th
They attacked because they wanted to free Palestinian prisoners and stop Israeli aggression on al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system in which private individuals or businesses own capital goods.
Democracy
a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.
Representative Democracy
Small group of people chosen by the people to act as their representatives and citizens express their own opinions through representatives.
Elite Class Theory
a small group of people have more influence over the gov.
Political Socialization
The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values
Checks and Balances
The Checks and Balances system provides each branch of government with individual powers to check the other branches and prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Electoral College
the process by which the United States elects the President
Natural Rights
all people are granted the right to life, liberty, and property and that should not be denied by a government or an individual.
Article 1 Section 8, The “Elastic Clause”
allows Congress to decide how it should carry out the many powers given to it by the Constitution
Article 6, The “Supremacy Clause”
this article declares that the Constitution and the laws and treaties of the federal government are the highest in the land.
