constitution flash cards
Bicameral
two houses
congress
senate (term)
6 years
senate (qualifications)
House of representatives (term)
2 years
House of representatives (qualifications)
Illinois Senators
Dick Durban & Tammy duckworth
House of representative (name and district)
Darin Lahood (16th district)
Legislative Branch (what are they responsible for)
making laws
Number of house representatives
president (qualifications)
president (term)
4 years
President (max amount of years served)
10 years
vice president (job)
president of the senate
electoral college (job)
group of electors that elect the president and vice president
number of electoral votes (U.S)
538
number of electoral votes (Illinois)
19
Executive branch
enforce laws
Judicial branch
interprate laws
Court systems in the U.S
State and federal
What was the name of the first constitution of the U.S
Articles of confederation
what is the purpose of the constitution
to describe our laws and government
this plan was supported by small populated states
new jersey plan
number of supreme court justices
9
the ability of the supreme court to rule laws unconstitutionaly
judicial review
congress cannot suspend wrists of ____ explaining why one is imprisoned
Habeus Corpus
where are bills that are passed sent to?
the president
number of members in the senate
100
a law saying someone is guilty of a crime is called a bill of ____ and is illegal
attinder
virgina plan
plan supported by large populations
article 1 deals with (1)
legislative branch
article 2 deals with (11)
executive branch
article 3 deals with (111)
judicial branch
article 4 deals with (1V)
states powers
article 5 deals with (V)
amendments
article 6 deals with (V1)
federal powers
article 7 deals with (V11)
ratification
Ex post facto clause
-Prevents the government from creating rules after the fact to punish individuals for actions that were legal when performed.
S.A.D
supreme court, appellate court, and district court
District courts
Fact-finding courts with original jurisdiction in federal cases, and their decisions are subject to appeal.
Judicial term
-Appointed for life unless they resign, retire, or die. Removal can only occur through the impeachment process.
Rule of 4
-Requires agreement from 4 out of 9 Supreme Court Justices for a case to be added to the docket.
Supreme court location
washington D.C
Chief Justice
John Roberts
1st amendment
Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
2nd amendment
right to remain silent
3rd amenedment
right to not quarter soldiers
4th amendment
Protection from illegal search and seizure (police must have a proper warrant)
5th amendment
6th amendment
7th amendment
Right to trial by jury in civil cases heard by federal courts
8th amendment
No excessive bail and no cruel or unusual punishment
9th amendment
reserves rights to the people that are not listed in the Constitution
10th amendment
Reserves powers that are not listed in the Constitution to the states
13th amendment
abolished slavery
14th amendment
Right to citizenship and due process
15th amendment
Cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
19th amendment
women get the right to vote
what is not a power of the congress
recieving foreign guests
how many senators does Illinois have?
2
which branch contains the house of representatives and the senate
legislative
who NOMINATES the supreme court justice
the president
who APPROVES the supreme court justice
the senate
who is the first in line to take over after the president
vice president
If congress wants to over ride a veto, how many need to approve the bill
2/3 votes
what determines amount of representatives a state gets
population
what is the bill of rights?
1st through 10 amendments
which compromise gave us the biavameral legislature
the great compromise
rule by the people
popular soverignty
makes sure one branch of government does not have too much power
checks and balances
power shared between national and state governments
federalism