Gov Final Flashcards
What are the two Hawaii US Senators
Brain Schatz, Maize Hirono
What was the effect of Plessy v Ferguson
Jim crow laws
How many years must a senator live in the state they represent
9
How many years must you live in the state you represent to be a US rep of that state
7
How many states were required to ratify the US Constitution
9
What year was the Consitution ratified
1789
Does congress have the power to suspend Habeus Corpus (due process)
no
how old must you be to be a member of HOR
25
which amendment outlawed slavery
13th
which branch of government is outlined in Article II of the US Consitution
the executive branch
what year was plessy v ferguson
1896
what percentage of the world’s prison population is in the US
25%
this is an agreement between two countries
treaty
what year was the bill of rights ratified?
1791
congress has the power to determine US boundaries
true
what percentage of the world population lives in the US
5%
what year was Madison v Marbury
1803
the US constitution is the “______” law of the land
Supreme
how many years must a person live in the US to be president
14
which amendment guarantees free speech
1st
the US congress has the power to grant titles of nobility
false
how many members make up the HOR
435
what is the term length of a Supreme Court Justice
lifetime
this voter suppression tactic allows elected figures to change congressional boundaries in order to manipulate the amount of votes they get
gerrymandering
what is the term length of a representative
2 years
what year was the Dred Scott Decision
1857
how is the numbers of electors determined
population of the state
most immigrants come from which region
asia
how many members make up the senate
100
Miranda v Arizona appealed to this amendment.
5th
which amendment gave women the right to vote
19th
which protestant reformer wrote “Institutes of the Christian Religion”
John Calvin
which amendment gave African American men the right to vote
15th
which branch of government is outlined in Article I of the US Constitution
legislative branch
what fraction in both houses is needed to override a presidential veto of a bill
2/3
what does tabula rasa mean
blank slate
what year was gideon v wainright
1963
how old must a person be to become the US president
35
an amendment must be proposed bo this fraction of both US houses
2/3
which countries were part of the age of exploration
france, england, portugal
which amendment guarantees a fair and speedy trial
6th
who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
what years was the Civil War fought
1861-1865
what year was the 15th amendment ratified
1870
how is determined how many us senators each state gets
two per state
what was the result of gideon v wainwright
right to an attorney
what percentage of immigrants are in the US illegally
23%
what year was the magna carta signed
1215
more mexican immigrants are leaving the US than those who are coming
true
did Dred Scott died a slave
no
which amendment garantees freedom of religion
1st
who won the Civil War
the union.
which amendment prohibits quartering soldiers
3rd
why did people come to North America
to trade, escape religious persecution, God, Glory
which state did Roe v Wade originate
texas
examples of cash crops
tea, sugar, tobacco
is it the state’s right to determine the type of gun one has the right to carry
yes
what percentage does it take for a bill to pass through the HOR with a “simple majority”
over 50%
do all tax bills originate in the Senate
no
do electors have to vote for the candidate their party has chosen
no
who has the power to coin money
US congress
who was the king that signed the Magna Carta
king john
how many immigrants are currently living in the US.
44 million
two Hawaii US reps
Jill Tokuda and Ed Case.
dates of the reconstruction era
1863-1877
which state did Dred Scott live in when he sued for freedom
Missouri
which amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines
8th
which state did Gideon v Wainwright originate
florida
does the president have the powers to appoint ambassadors
yes
what branch of government is article III
judicial
who was the first female supreme court justice
sandra day o’connor
how many illegal immigrants are there in the US workforce.
8 million
which country do most illegal immigrants come
mexico
which state did plessy v ferguson originate
Louisiana
who wrote the social contract
Jean Jaquez Rousseau
what percent of US Congress is made up of women
25%
are the requirements to be president and vice president the same
yes
(T or F) 1 in 4 homeless women are homeless as a result of domestic violence
true
the HOR has the power to confirm Supreme Court Justices
no
what year was Miranda v Arizona
1966
what year was the declaration of independence issued
1776
how many electoral votes does the state of Hawaii have
4
how many fatalities were in the Civil War
620,000
what amendments are “reconstruction amendments”
13th, 14th, 15th
what year was the 14th amendment ratified
1868
(T or F)athens form of democracy was a true democracy where everyone had the right to vote on everything
false
who is the newest member of the Supreme Court
Katanji Jackson
which amendment guarantees the right to bear arms
2nd
in the initial supreme court ruling of Dred Scott, was he determined a free man
no
what year was the emancipation proclamation signed
1863
what is the term length of the US president
4 years
does a bill have to pass through the HOR and Senate before going to the president
yes
Marbury v Madision gave this right to the judicial branch
judicial review
what is the term length of a senator
6 years.
who is the president of the senate
the vice president
this term means no government
anarchy
approximately how many people came over on the mayflower
100
what was the outcome/effect of the Brown v Board of education case
end of jim crow laws
can states may combine or split in order to form new states
no
which king started the church of england
king henry the VIII
what year was roe v wade
1973
if a person escapes one crime and flees to another, they must be returned to the state where the committed the crime
extradition
who was the first latino supreme court justice
sonya sotomayor
how many US reps does Hawaii have
2
in which state did Brown v Board of Education originate
Kansas
what was the nearly immediate effect of the Dred Scott decision
the Civil War
who wrote “two treatises of government”
john locke
which amendment protects against illegal search and seizures
4th
does each state have to recognize the laws of every other states
yes
does the president have to be born in the US
yes
another name for separate but equal in the south
jim crow
does the united states have the highest number of immigrants in the world
yes
how many terms is a president allowed to serve
2 terms
which immigrant groups have the highest education levels
asians
who wrote “Leviathan”
Baron de Montesquieu
who takes over if both the president and vice are unable to serve duties of the office
speaker of the house
how many electors is each state automatically granted
3
who holds the power to confirm Presidential Cabinet members
the senate
what percentage of americans feel immigration should decrease
24%
when an individual cannot be called to testify against oneself they are protected under this amendment
5th
who has the power to appoint Supreme Court Justices
the president
where did democracy originate
greece
how is it determined how many representatives each state gets
population of state
an amendment must be ratified by this fraction of States Legislatures
3/4
does congress have the right to favor one port over the other
yes
what year did the mayflower sail to the east coast of North America
1620
was there religious tolerance in the early British colonies
yes
what years were the revolutionary war fought
1775-1783
what year was the 13th amendment ratified
1865
where was the magna carta signed
england
how old must you be to be a senator
30
what year was the 19th amendment ratified
1920
which protestant reformer believed in the concept of predestination
john calvin
who is the current vice president of the US
kamala harris
what was the outcome of the original Roe v Wade case
right to a womens choice to have an abortion
does the president have the power to declare war
yes
what year was Brown v Board of Education
1954
which amendment gave all those born in the US citizenship
14th
when an individual cannot be tried twice for the same crime
double jeopardy
which philosopher came up with the idea of “blank slate”
john locke
who is the chief justice of the supreme court
john roberts
