civics final Flashcards
which plan favored the smaller states
NJ plan
what is an agreement between two leaders that is approved by the senate called?
treaty
which plan favored the bigger states
Virginia plan
what document was the governing document right after the rev war?
the articles of confederation
what is a formal change to the constitution
amendment
what is the smaller house of the legislative branch that has equal representation
senate
what is the larger house of the legislative branch that is based off population
house of representatives
what are the first ten amendments called
the bill of rights
1st amendment
freedom of …
religion
press
speech
assembly
petition
2nd amendment
right to bear arms
3rd amendment
no quartering soldiers
4th amendment
protection against arborary search and seizure
5th amendment
right to remain silent
6th amendment
due process and attorney
7th amendment
right to a trial by jury
8th amendment
protection against cruel and unusual punishment
9th amendment
rights cant be arbitrarily taken away
10th amendment
all powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states.
who are the advisors of the presedent
cabinet
how many votes does it take to overpower a veto
2/3
what is the check of the judicial branch on the executive called
judicial review
what principal does judicial review fall under
checks and balances
how many votes does it take to pass a bill
majority
what powers are listed in article 1 section 8
expressed powers
what is the min age of a president
35
what is the min age for the senate
30
what is the min age for the house
25
who are the two senators of NH
Jene Sheheen and Maggie Hassen
how long is a presidents term
4 years
how long is a senators term
6 years
how long is a reps term
2 years
how many reps are there
435
how many cabinets were there under Washington
3
how many cabinets are there now
15
what was the last department to be created
department of homeland security
who was involved in tax issues
the house because they were elected by the people
what amendment limits a president to 2 terms
22 amendment
who has the power to impeach the president
house
who resides in a case of impeachment
senate
how many articles are there
7
how many amendments are there
27
how many justices are on the supreme court
9
who was the first black man on the supreme court
Thurgood marshal
who was the first woman on the supreme court
sandra day occonor
how many woman are on the supreme court
4
what was the first cabinet
department of state
how many justices have to vote for a case to be seen
4
what are the three kinds of opinions of the court
majority
concurring
dissenting
what are the 2 parties of the us
republican and democrat
what are the 2 types of primary’s
open and closed
what is the process of drawing district lines to benefit something political called
gerrymandering
tax
shared
war
fedral
schools
state
marrige
state
borrow money
shared
coin money
federal
treaty
federal
draft
federal
what were the three historical documents we took ideas of limited government and due process
magna carta
English bill of rights
petition of rights
what were three grievances that the colonist had with the king
- taxing
- quartering soldiers
- violating rights
what were 4 traits of a nation state
population
sovereignty
government
territory
distribution of power in a
federal
unitary
confederal
in a federal the power goes both ways
in a unitary the power comes from the executive
in a confederal all of the power comes from the lower level.
delegate vs trustee theory
the delegate theory the reps go back to the states and take a vote on how to vote on an issue.
in a trustee the state picks a rep to represent them and the rep decides what to do on the states behalf.
reasons we formed a confederacy after the rev war
this was to keep the from of government that was already set up in the colonies also so that there was no way to have a dictator like executives so by having a weak and or nonexistent one the power was limited.
civil rights are
powers given to the people by the government that cannot be arbitrarily taken away. (right to vote)
what are civil liberties
inalienable rights that people are born with and cannot be interfered with by the government (free speech)
what were the goals of the anti-federalist at the constitutional convention
they wanted all of the power to come from the states with a weak central government
what were the goals of the federalist at the constitutional convention
wanted a stronger fedral government
why is the federal amendment process a division of power between central and state governments
because they go through each part of gov starting in the house and senate representing the lower gov (states) then going to the president for approval (upper gov)
the checks and balances of each branch
the judicial checks executive with judicial review
the judicial checks legislative by checking constitutionality of laws
executive checks judicial: appoints justices
executive checks legislative: veto movements/laws
legislative checks executive by impeachment
legislative checks judicial by approving appointed judges.
express to implied powers
raise army: draft
coin money: banks
interstate commerce: anti discrimination laws.
what were the 3 weaknesses of the articles of confederation
no power to tax
no power to regulate interstate trade
Inorder to change it all colonies needed to agree
all of these were rectified in the constitution with individual expressed powers
what are the three types of colonies
royal
proprietary
charter
what type of colony did mass start as
charter
what type of colony has the least freedom
royal
what type of colony has the most freedom
charter
