Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Gives congress the power to pass laws "necessary and proper" |
Elastic clause |
|
|
a person has the right to appear in person, in court |
writ of habeas corpus |
|
|
current Chief justice of the supreme court |
John Roberts |
|
|
First woman to be appointed a supreme court justice |
Sandra day o'connor |
|
|
Supreme court hears a case that has already been heard in a lower court |
writ of certiorari |
|
|
punishes for something that was not illegal when it was done |
ex post facto |
|
|
amendment can be proposed by |
2/3 votes of each house of congress |
|
|
what is the youngest age a president can be |
35 |
|
|
amendments can be ratified by |
legislatures of 3/4 of the state |
|
|
an example of a government organization |
U.S. postal service |
|
|
a person actually becomes president when |
he/she takes the oath of office |
|
|
powers that both federal and state governments share |
concurrent powers |
|
|
a naturalized citizen cannot become |
president |
|
|
a law that punishes without a trial |
bill of attainder |
|
|
first time the superme court hears a case |
original jurisdiction |
|
|
constitution forbids state to |
coin money |
|
|
name of the power of the president that is associated with the military |
commander in chief |
|
|
a person appointed by the president to fill the vacant office of vice president needs to be confirmed by |
majority vote of both houses of congress |
