chapter 6

Question 1

Draft

Answer 1

required military service

Question 2

Search warrant

Answer 2

an order authorities must get before they search someone’s
property

Question 3

Impeach

Answer 3

vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president

Question 4

Double jeopardy

Answer 4

rule that says a person cannot be tried for the same crime more
than once

Question 5

Due process

Answer 5

a rule that the law must be fairly applied

Question 6

Indict

Answer 6

formally accuse

Question 7

Eminent domain

Answer 7

the government’s power to take personal property to benefit
the public

Question 8

Deport

Answer 8

return to an immigrant’s country of origin

Question 9

Federal system

Answer 9

the government system that gives certain powers to the federal
government

Question 10

Representative democracy

Answer 10

government in which people elect leaders or officials
to make decisions for them

Question 11

Petition

Answer 11

a request made of the government

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

cancel

Question 13

Executive orders

Answer 13

commands from the president that have the power of law

Question 14

Checks and balances

Answer 14

system set up in the Constitution where each branch of the
government has some authority over the other

Question 15

List the three requirements to serve as president.

Answer 15

Native born U.S. citizen, at least 35 yrs. old, resident of the U.S. for 14 yrs.

Question 16

Why does the Bill of Rights provide an opportunity for bail?

Answer 16

Defendants have not yet been proven guilty

Question 17

Legislative

Answer 17

writes laws and approves treaties,

Question 18

executive

Answer 18

proposes laws and
command the armed forces,

Question 19

judicial

Answer 19

interprets the laws and reviews lower court decision

Question 20

Why does the federal government have separate branches?

Answer 20

To keep any one branch from growing too powerful

Question 21

What did Federalists favor in the debate over the Constitution?

Answer 21

A strong national government

Question 22

How can the president check the power of the legislative branch?

Answer 22

By vetoing a law

Question 23

Due process

Answer 23

law must be fairley applied

Question 24

Anti federalists did not like the proposed Constitution because?

Answer 24

The national government would be too strong

Question 25

What happens to citizens rights when they move from one state to another?

Answer 25

Nothing, they remain the same

Question 26

Explain how the system of checks and balances makes it difficult for Congress to pass a law that the president opposes.

Answer 26

Congress needs two-thirds majority vote to override a presidential veto

Question 27

Delegated

Answer 27

powers granted to federal government,

Question 28

reserved

Answer 28

powers kept by the states,

Question 29

concurrent

Answer 29

powers shared by state and federal

Question 30

List three ways the Sixth Amendment protects Americans in a court of law.

Answer 30

Guarantees a speedy public trial, right to know the charges against them, right to question witnesses, right to an attorney

Question 31

What were the two main goals of the Constitution’s framers?

Answer 31

To protect citizens rights and defend the country

Question 32

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

Answer 32

Many states wouldn’t sign the Constitution, the writers wanted to protect people’s personal rights and freedom, and many people believed it was needed to limit the power of the national government

Question 33

Explain the difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate in terms of numbers.

Answer 33

The House of Representatives is based on population while the Senate is based on equality

Question 34

List the freedoms included in Amendment 1.

Answer 34

Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

Question 35

Name two different ways a person can become a U.S. citizen.

Answer 35

Born in the U.S. or a U.S. territory, at least one parent who is a citizen, and become a naturalized citizen

Question 36

Unconstitutional

Answer 36

A federal court can overrule a state court if it finds a law to be what

Question 37

If the president vetoes a bill, what needs to happen in order for it to still become a law?

Answer 37

The bill goes back to both houses and needs two-thirds of the members of each house to approve it