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