History test 1

Question 1

5th amendment

Answer 1

jury studies charges, double jeopardy, no self incrimination, due process of law, fair price for property

Question 2

6th amendment

Answer 2

a speedy trial, fair jury, crime report, opportunity to defend yourself, lawyer to represent you

Question 3

7th amendment

Answer 3

those dealing with disagreements aren’t punishable by death

Question 4

8th amendment

Answer 4

the government can’t force you to pay bail or a high fine

Question 5

9th amendment

Answer 5

entitles you to rights not listed in the constitution

Question 6

10th amendment

Answer 6

powers not given to the us government are reserved for the states/people

Question 7

13 amendment

Answer 7

abolished slavery(1865)

Question 8

19th amendment

Answer 8

gives women the right to vote (1920)

Question 9

22nd amendment

Answer 9

limits the president to two terms (1951)

Question 10

26th amendment

Answer 10

lowers the voting age to 18 (1971)

Question 11

27th amendment

Answer 11

regulates salaries of the congress (1992)

Question 12

what are nation government powers also called?

Answer 12

delegated powers

Question 13

what are nation government powers also called?

Answer 13

delegated powers

Question 14

what are state government powers also called?

Answer 14

reserved powers

Question 15

what is one concurrent power?

Answer 15

collect taxes

Question 16

what is one national government power?

Answer 16

to declare war

Question 17

what is one state government power?

Answer 17

to conduct elections

Question 18

republicanism

Answer 18

support for a republican system of government

Question 19

ratified

Answer 19

signed or given consent to a treaty

Question 20

sovereign

Answer 20

a supreme ruler, especially a monarch

Question 21

federal

Answer 21

having or relating to a system of government in which states form a unity but remain independent

Question 22

constitutional convention

Answer 22

the gathering that drafted the constitution of the us in 1787

Question 23

delegates

Answer 23

people sent to represent others

Question 24

framers

Answer 24

the 55 delegates who shaped the constitution

Question 25

federalism

Answer 25

the federal principle or system of government

Question 26

dual sovereignty

Answer 26

the ability that separate states have to pursue the same case in criminal court if the crime impacts both states

Question 27

separation of powers

Answer 27

the act in putting judicial,executive, and federal powers of government in separate bodies

Question 28

checks and balances

Answer 28

provides each branch of government with equal power, not one becoming too powerful

Question 29

legislative branch

Answer 29

made up of house and senate, known as congress

Question 30

executive branch

Answer 30

enforces diplomacy with other nations, president signs treaties

Question 31

judicial branch

Answer 31

interprets laws, figure out the constitutionality of the law

Question 32

the great compromise

Answer 32

the coming together of the small state plan and the large state plan(for equal power)

Question 33

popular sovereignty

Answer 33

power comes from the people

Question 34

limited government

Answer 34

the government has only the powers that the constitution gives to it

Question 35

separation of powers

Answer 35

the constitution divides the government into three branches

Question 36

checks and balances

Answer 36

each branch of government has the power to check or limit the actions of the other two

Question 37

federalism

Answer 37

division of power between the federal government and the states

Question 38

republicanism

Answer 38

citizens elect representatives to carry out their will

Question 39

individual rights

Answer 39

the constitution protects individual rights

Question 40

7 principles of constitution

Answer 40

popular sovereignty, limited governments, checks and balances, federalism, republicanism, individual rights

Question 41

what is an amendment

Answer 41

a modification to the constitution

Question 42

who is in charge of the executive branch

Answer 42

the president

Question 43

who makes federal laws

Answer 43

congress

Question 44

how many us senators are there

Answer 44

100(2 per state)

Question 45

we elect a us senator for how many years?

Answer 45

6 years

Question 46

what are the two parts of congress

Answer 46

the house of representatives and senate

Question 47

if the president and vice president can’t serve, who becomes president?

Answer 47

the speaker of the house

Question 48

what does the presidents cabinet do?

Answer 48

advise the president

Question 49

what does the judicial branch do?

Answer 49

enforces the law

Question 50

what is one responsibility only for us citizens?

Answer 50

jury duty

Question 51

what is one power of the federal government?

Answer 51

to tax

Question 52

what are the three branches of government?

Answer 52

congress(leg.)- makes laws president(ex.)- carries out laws courts(jud.)- explains/interprets the law