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  • -No excessive bail. -No excessive fines -No cruel and unusual punishment
    Amendment 8
  • Joe Biden is
    President
  • James Madison took notes here.
    Constitutional Convention
  • Must be a citizen for 7 years, 25 Years old, serves term for two year
    Representative
  • Right to bear arms (own guns)
    Amendment 2
  • Unconstitutional means
    Not permitted by The Constitution.
  • Kirsten Gillibrand
    Senator
  • Legislative Branch is know as
    Congress
  • Right to a speedy trial
    Amendment 6
  • This branch of government makes the laws.
    Legislative Branch (Congress)
  • This branch of government is responsible for enforcing the law.
    Executive Branch (President)
  • Bill is a Proposed law In order for congress to pass this, they need a
    simple majority vote (51% or more votes).
  • Legislation means
    Laws
  • A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
    Checks and Balances
  • People get rights not listed in Constitution.
    Amendment 9
  • Brian Higgins
    Representative
  • Representative Government is
    System of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them.
  • No Restrictions, must be approved by the senate, serves for life until death, retirement or impeachment
    Supreme Court Justice
  • Who can override a president's veto?
    Congress
  • The 3/5th's Compromise
    Three out of every five slaves in a state would be counted in their population.
  • The right to a jury in federal/civil (non-criminal) charges
    Amendment 7
  • Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (List 2)
    1. The national government can't force states to pay taxes. 2. States taxed each other for trade. 3.. The national government cant settle disputes between state
  • Nancy Pelosi is
    Speaker of the House
  • Chuck Schumer is
    Senator
  • No soldier shall be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner
    Amendment 3
  • Constitution Convention was in
    Held in Philadelphia in 1787.
  • to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
    Judicial Review or the Supreme Court
  • Kamala Harris is
    Vice President
  • The Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan)
    Split Government into two houses. 1. Senate- Every house has two votes. 2. Hose of Representatives- Each state has numbe
  • This branch of government is responsible for interpreting the law.
    Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
  • Veto means
    Reject
  • Federalism is
    Division of power between the states and the national government.
  • Must be a Natural Born Citizen, at least 35 years old, serves term for 4 years
    President
  • a group of electors from each state who are chosen by voters every four years to vote for the President and Vice President of the United States
    Electoral College
  • Must be a Citizen for 9 years, at least 30 years old, serves term for 6 years
    Senator
  • Formal written change of the Constitution
    Amendment
  • Judicial Branch
    (Supreme Court)
  • Rights of the accused. -No person shall be held to answer for a crime without being indicted by a grand jury. -No double jeopardy -You don't have to be a witness against yourself.- Right to Due Process
    Amendment 5
  • the power of the government is divided among separate branches.
    Separation of Powers System
  • Executive Branch is known as
    (President)
  • The 5 Freedoms -Freedom of Religion -Freedom of Speech -Freedom of the Press -Freedom of Assembly -Freedom of Petition
    Amendment 1
  • Protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures.
    Amendment 4
  • To bring formal charges against a public official, such as the President
    Impeach
  • Any rights not given to federal government are given to the states and people.
    Amendment 10
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