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U. S. CONSTITUTION
Accused refuses to testify against himself
5th AMENDMENT
PROTECTS VOTING RIGHTS
OF WOMEN
19TH AMENDMENT
RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO VOTE REGARDLESS OF RACE
15TH AMENDMENT
Our country’s first constitution was
called…
Articles of Confederation
The main reason for wanting to change the Articles of
Confederation
To form a stronger government
Father of our Constitution
James Madison
Goals of the government provided by the Constitution
Remember the Preamble: Form a more perfect union Establish justice Insure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare Secure the blessings of liberty
7 Articles
Article 1 - Legislative Branch Article 2 – Executive Branch Article 3 – Judicial Branch Article 4 – Relation of State and Federal
Government Article 5 – Methods for Amending the
Constitution Article 6 – Supreme law of the land Article 7 – Methods of ratifying the
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Another name for the first 10 amendments
Amendment must be ratified by ? to become part of the
Constitution
¾ of the States By State Legislatures
By Special Conventions
Total number of amendments
27
Number of Senators
100( 2 from each state)
Number of representatives per state is determined by
Population of the state
Revenue (tax) bills must originate only in the
House of Representatives
Only amendment to be repealed
18th Amendment
Length of term for member of the House of Representatives
2 years
Speaker of the House is chosen by
House of Representatives
1/3 of the Senators are elected every
2 years
Number of branches in our government
3
Legislative
Branch of government responsible for making
laws
Supreme Court and U.S. Courts
(Branch of government)
Judicial
Congress(Senate and House of
Representatives)(Branch of government)
Legislative
Headed by the President(Branch of government)
Executive branch
U. S. Representative from the 18th Congressional
district in Illinois
Aaron Schock
Date the President takes office(Inauguration Day)
January 20
Presidential line of succession
Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro-Tempore of the
Senate Secretary of State
Court of final authority
Supreme Court
Order in which a case moves through the federal courts
District CourtCourt of AppealsSupreme Court
Number of days the President
may consider a law
10 days
Number of times a President may be
elected
2 (twice)
Where all impeachments are tried
Senate
Length of term for a federal court judge
Life
Requirements for Senators
30 years old Citizen for 9 years Lives in the state
Number of Senators from each state
2
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John Roberts
Longest possible time a person can serve as
President
10 years
Main group of Presidential Advisors
CABINET
Current President of the U.S.
Barack H. Obama
Name of presiding officer of the Senate
Joseph Biden
Chief Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives
(name)
John BoehnerSpeaker of the House
Length of term of the President
4 years
Congress can override the President’s veto with ?
2/3majority in both
houses
Length of term of Senators
6 years(with 1/3 being elected
every 2 years)
Names of 2 U.S Senators from Illinois
Dick DurbinMark Kirk
Presides over impeachment trial
of a President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Qualifications for President and Vice
President
35 years oldNatural born citizenLives in the U.S. for 14 years
ratify
To vote in favor of an amendment or treaty
amend
To change
veto
Chief executive’s decision toreject an act of the
legislation
compromise
To give up part of one’s original demands or desires in order
to reach an agreement
majority
Part of the group that is more than half of the total
quorum
Number of legislators who must be present in order to
conduct official business
republic
A nation whose laws are made by representatives
elected by a popular vote
Checks and balances
A system by which each branch of government has
the power to block or overrule the decisions of the other
branches
3 Responsibilities of the President
Makes treatiesReports to CongressMeets foreign dignitaries
Number of Presidential electors
for each state
Number of SenatorsPlus
Number of Representatives
Current U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry
Number of Supreme Court Justices
9
Appoints Supreme Court Justices (with approval of
Senate)
President
Senators are elected by ?
The people of the state
Judicial
Branch of government responsible for
interpreting the law
Executive
Branch of government responsible for enforcing
the law
Presiding officer in the House of Representatives
(title)
Speaker of the House
Total Number of House of Representative
435
Requirements for member of the House of Representatives
25 years oldCitizen for 7 years
Resides in state represented
FEDERALISM
Sharing of power by the federal
government and state governments
Wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name for a written plan of government
CONSTITUTION
Judicial Review
It is the name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution and the laws passed under it.