VOCAB

Question 1

subpoena

Answer 1

a writ ordering a person to attend a court.

Question 2

qualification for president

Answer 2

4 year term
natural born citizen
35+ years old
citizen for 14+ years

Question 3

bill vs Law

Answer 3

bill = proposed law
law = signed into law

Question 4

supremacy clause

Answer 4

the constitution is the highest law of the land

Question 5

pleading the fifth

Answer 5

refusing to answer incriminating questions

Question 6

checks and balances

Answer 6

each branch of gov. has some power over each other

Question 7

impartial Jury

Answer 7

a jury made of people with no connection or bias to the case

Question 8

jurisdiction

Answer 8

the power to make legal decisions

Question 9

qualifications + terms (the house)

Answer 9

2 years
at least 25
U.S. citizen for 7+ years
live in the state when elected + registered voter

Question 10

3 laws of political power

Answer 10

1 power flows
2 power is never static
3 power is exponential

Question 11

Federalism

Answer 11

a system of government that divides power between a central government and regional governments

Question 12

Branches of Government

Answer 12

legislative, executive, and judicial branches

Question 13

The Great Compromise: Small States vs. Big States

Answer 13

The compromise gave large states more power in the House of Representatives and small states more power in the Senate

Question 14

Search Warrant

Answer 14

a legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises.

Question 15

Tyranny

Answer 15

cruel and oppressive government or rule.

Question 16

Due Process

Answer 16

a legal requirement that the government must follow certain procedures before taking away a person’s life, liberty, or property

Question 17

Articles of Confederation

Answer 17

the first constitution of the United States, establishing the country’s national government after the Revolutionary War.

Question 18

Separation of Powers

Answer 18

a constitutional law doctrine that divides the government into three branches, each with its own responsibilities, to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Question 19

3/5 clause

Answer 19

a provision of the United States Constitution that states that enslaved people are counted as three-fifths of a free person for the purposes of determining representation in Congress

Question 20

Treaty

Answer 20

a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.

Question 21

Commerce Clause

Answer 21

a clause in the United States Constitution that gives Congress the power to regulate commerce

Question 22

Haudenosaunee

Answer 22

a confederation of Indigenous nations in North America, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy or the Six Nations

Question 23

Constitution

Answer 23

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 24

Article 1

Answer 24

establishes the legislative branch of the government, Congress, and outlines its powers

Question 25

article 2

Answer 25

establishes the executive branch of the federal government and the role of the President

Question 26

article 3

Answer 26

establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court and other lower federal courts

Question 27

bill of rights

Answer 27

the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution

Question 28

Impeach

Answer 28

to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official, such as the U.S. president, a senator, or a federal judge

Question 29

Veto

Answer 29

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

Question 30

Eminent Domain

Answer 30

the power of the government to take private property for public use, while providing just compensation to the owner

Question 31

Double Jeopardy

Answer 31

prohibits anyone from being prosecuted twice for substantially the same crime .

Question 32

Probable Cause

Answer 32

when there is a reasonable basis for believing that a crime may have been committed (for an arrest) or when evidence of the crime is present in the place to be searched (for a search ).

Question 33

Central Government Powers vs. State Government Powers

Answer 33

the federal government has powers to act on a national level, while state governments have powers to act on a regional level

Question 34

Appeal

Answer 34

apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

Question 35

Power vs. Right

Answer 35

the authority of a government to make decisions, give orders, and enforce laws Vs. a legal entitlement or privilege that is granted to a person or group of people

Question 36

Qualifications and Term: Supreme Court Justices

Answer 36

Most Justices have attended law school, often at Harvard or Yale Many have worked as lawyers or served as judges Many have held public office Serve For Life

Question 37

Qualifications and Term: Senators

Answer 37

Be at least 30 years old Have been a U.S. citizen for at least nine years Be a resident of the state they represent at the time of election serve for 6 years

Question 38

James Madison

Answer 38

the fourth president of the United States and a Founding Father. He was a key figure in the ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and came up with the idea of Federalism

Question 39

Slave Trade Clause

Answer 39

restricted Congress's ability to prohibit the importation of enslaved people before 1808

Question 40

Sovereign

Answer 40

possessing supreme or ultimate power.