Constitution

Question 1

Hobbes social theory

Answer 1

People have to give up somethings to live peacefully with each other

Question 2

Locke’s social contract theory

Answer 2

Everyone is created equally

Question 3

Popular sovereignty

Answer 3

The people have a say in the governent

Question 4

Declaration of Independence

Answer 4

The colonists wanted to be free from great britain

Purpose was to show that all men were created equally

Question 5

Virginia plan

Answer 5

3 branch government➡️ legislative, executive, judicial

Bicameral

Rep in upper= population
Rep in lower= tax given to gov by each state

Question 6

New jersey plan

Answer 6

Unicameral

States represented equally

Question 7

3/5 compromise

Answer 7

For every 5 slaves 3 would count towards state’s population

Question 8

Ratification

Answer 8

9 out of 13 states

Question 9

of house of reps

Answer 9

435

Question 10

of senators

Answer 10

100

2 per state

Question 11

Qualifications for house of reps

Answer 11

25 years old
Live in the district that you represent
Us citizen for 7 years

Question 12

Qualifications for senators

Answer 12

30 years old
Live in the state that you represent
Us citizen for 9 years

Question 13

Roles of legislation

Answer 13

Create laws

Question 14

Voting options for congress

Answer 14

Trustee vote 
Delagate vote 
Partisan vote 
Politico vote 
Voting present not voting

Question 15

Trustee vote

Answer 15

Decides their vote on their own beliefs and what they feel are the merits for the bill

Question 16

Delagate vote

Answer 16

Based on what the constituents want

Question 17

Partisan vote

Answer 17

Based on the wishes of one’s political party members

Party first view

Question 18

Politico vote

Answer 18

Mix of the others

Question 19

Voting present not voting

Answer 19

A way for congressman to get away with not voting

Question 20

Marbury vs madison 1803

Answer 20

James madison refused to deliver commissions so marbury took him to court to try and get his commission

Question 21

Us vs amistad

Answer 21

Spanish had slaves on boat
Slaves killed crew
Taken to us by marine

Question 22

Dred scott vs sanford 1857

Answer 22

Thought that he should be free because he was in a free state but jury decided not to grant him a free person because he was property of his master

Question 23

Plessy vs fergusson

Answer 23

Had the right under equal protection

Segregation

Question 24

Brown vs board of education

Answer 24

Linda brown wasnt able to go to the school in her neighborhood because it was a whites only school

Question 25

Gideon vs wainwright

Answer 25

Gideon stated that he wasnt able to have a counsel

Question 26

Miranda vs Arizona

Answer 26

Ernesto miranda said that he was not read his rights when he was arrested

Question 27

Roe vs wade

Answer 27

Legalized abortion

Question 28

Us vs nixon

Answer 28

President has to surrender evidence

Question 29

Cruzan vs Missouri

Answer 29

She was in a car accident and her parents wanted to take her off of life support but the state was able to keep her on life support

Question 30

Printz vs us

Answer 30

Congress should be able to handle gun control

Question 31

1st amendment

Answer 31

``` Freedom of expression Speech Press Religion Right to petition Right to assemble ```

Question 32

2nd amendment

Answer 32

Right to bear arms

Question 33

3rd amendment

Answer 33

No quartering of troops

Question 34

4th amendment

Answer 34

No search or seizure without a warrant or probable cause

Question 35

5th amendment

Answer 35

Due process of the law

Question 36

6th amendment

Answer 36

Right to a speedy trial

Question 37

7th amendment

Answer 37

Right to a civil trial

Question 38

8th amendment

Answer 38

No cruel or unusual punishment

Question 39

9th amendment

Answer 39

Unenumerated rights of the people

Question 40

10th amendment

Answer 40

Unenumerated rights of the states

Question 41

11th amendment

Answer 41

No suits against states

Question 42

12th

Answer 42

President and vice president run in separate elections

Question 43

13th amendment

Answer 43

Abolished slavery

Question 44

14th amendment

Answer 44

Defines us citizenship

Question 45

15th amendment

Answer 45

Black male suffrage

Question 46

16th amendment

Answer 46

Government can tax income

Question 47

17th amendment

Answer 47

Direct election of senators

Question 48

18th amendment

Answer 48

Prohibition of alcohol

Question 49

19th amendment

Answer 49

Women's suffrage

Question 50

20th amendment

Answer 50

Change in the date of the presidential takeover

Question 51

21st amendment

Answer 51

Repeal the 18

Question 52

22nd amendment

Answer 52

2 term limit for the president

Question 53

23rd amendment

Answer 53

Electoral votes for dc

Question 54

24th amendment

Answer 54

Abolished poll taxes

Question 55

25th amendment

Answer 55

Presidential order of succession

Question 56

26th amendment

Answer 56

Changed the voting age from 21 to 18

Question 57

27th amendment

Answer 57

Congressional pay

Question 58

Us rep

Answer 58

Randy hultgren

Question 59

Senators

Answer 59

Tammy duckworth | Dick durban

Question 60

Franking privilege

Answer 60

Postage free mail

Question 61

Bills to laws

Answer 61

Most bills die in committee

Question 62

House of rep does what in impeachment

Answer 62

Charges the person

Question 63

Senate does what in impeachment

Answer 63

Tries the case

Question 64

Gerrymandering

Answer 64

District lines that have been changed to help the party in power stay in power

Question 65

Census

Answer 65

Taken every 10 years | Sees what the population is

Question 66

Reapportionment act of 1929

Answer 66

Fixed the number of members of the house to 435 | Based on the census

Question 67

Day to day senate is ran by

Answer 67

Speaker of the house

Question 68

Tie vote in the senate

Answer 68

President of the senate votes

Question 69

Filibuster

Answer 69

An attempt of a minority of senators to try and block a piece of legislation

Question 70

Continous body

Answer 70

1/3 of senators up for reelection

Question 71

Role in presidential appointments

Answer 71

Senators can advise and approve appointments

Question 72

Role in treaties

Answer 72

Need a 2/3 vote | Must agree with the treaty

Question 73

Qualifications of the president and vp

Answer 73

35 years old Natural born us citizen Live in the us for at least 14 years

Question 74

Primary role of the president

Answer 74

Enforce laws

Question 75

President's options for a bill

Answer 75

1) sign the bill which will make it effective immediately 2) not sign the bill which then will make the bill into a law after 10 days 3) veto the bill which then sends the bill back to congress for a revote in both houses and must have a 2/3 vote to override the presidents veto 4) use the pocket veto which means that congress goes out of session before 10 days the president has to sign the bill which then means that the bill dies

Question 76

Maximum time a president runs

Answer 76

10 years

Question 77

of electoral votes to be president

Answer 77

270

Question 78

How it is figured out each state gets to vote

Answer 78

of reps + 2 senators

Question 79

Dual dual court system

Answer 79

State courts and federal courts

Question 80

Judicial review

Answer 80

The right to determine constitutionality of government actions

Question 81

Justices have long term appointments to the court

Answer 81

They will keep the influence of the president long after the president is out of office

Question 82

Extradition

Answer 82

Sending someone back to where they came from

Question 83

Original jurisdiction

Answer 83

Cases with the state as a party Cases with ambassadors Public ministers Consults

Question 84

Apellate jurisdiction

Answer 84

Can choose to hear the case

Question 85

8 roles of the president

Answer 85

1) chief of citizens 2) chief of state 3) chief executive 4) chief administrator 5) chief diplomat 6) commander chief 7) chief legislator 8) chief of party