Twenty-First Century Flashcards
Example of social liberal policy
Legalization of same sex marriage
Original framework of US government
Loose confederation among states, weak democratic government
Articles of confederation
Weak government resulted in(2)
Halting trade
Inflation due to creation of own currency
Separation of powers (3)
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Executive branch:
Legislative branch:
Judicial branch:
Executive branch: president
Legislative branch:Congress *. MOST power - make laws **
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
_ Nominates judges, veto legislation
_ can impeach president, override a veto
_ can declare executive acts, laws as unconstitutional
Powers that limit the power of other branches is called:
Executive branch - president
Legislative branch - congress
Judicial branch- Supreme Court
Checks and balances
Branch with most power
Make laws
Congress
Legislative branch
Lower house, proportional representation
Directly elected by the people
Serve needs of people directly
House of Representatives
Upper house
Equal representation, elected by the people
Serve the needs of the states
Senate
Tenth amendment
Any power not given to federal government is given to people or th states
Last state to ratify the constitution
Rhode Island
1st amendment
2nd amendment
3rd amendment
1st freedom of speech
2nd right to bear arms
3rd no quartering troops
4th ammendment
5th ammendment
6 th ammendment
4th no search without a warrant
5th eminent domain, cannot be prosecuted without due process
6th right to a fair and fast trial by jury
7th ammendment
8th ammendment
9 th amendment
10 ammendment
7th civil cases tried by jury
8th prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
9th list of rights is not exhaustive
10th all power not provided to federal government belongs to states
