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48 Cards in this Set
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Age, Term, and citizen requirement for u.s. senator.
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age- 30 yrs. old
term- 6 yrs. U.S. citizen-9yrs |
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Age, term, and citizenship for U.S. house member
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Age- 25 yrs. old
term-2 yrs. citizen- 7 yrs. |
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Approves judges, treaties, and presidential appointments
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U.S. Senate
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Describe implied powers of congress that are "Necessary and Proper".
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Elastic Clause
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Age, term, and citizenship requirment for IL. SENATOR
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Age- 21 yrs.
term- 4 yrs. Citizenship- U.S. citizen |
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Age, term, and citizenship for IL HOUSE member
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Age- 21 yrs.
Term- 2 yrs. Citizenship- U.S. citizen |
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Who has the power to impeach an official
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U.S. and IL HOUSE of REPS!!
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Who has the power to remove
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U.S. and IL SENATE
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2- house legislator. "what has two things"
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bicameral
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People from IL district elect them
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IL House member and IL senate
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Regulates interstate (b/w states) commerce
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U.S. congress
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What IL General assembly needs to override a veto
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3/5 vote
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What does it mean for the constitution to be the supreme law of the land
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Superior over the stat and local laws
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What is federalism
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Divided and shared powers b/w the federal and state gov.
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List examples of powers of the states
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. issue licenses
. conduct elections . regulate intrastate commerce . finance education . reserve power |
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U.S. Government power examples
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. Can declare war
. establish post office . regulate interstate commerce . they coin money . fix standards and measures . delegated power |
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Examples for both U.S. gov. and states
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.pass taxes
. pass laws . maintain courts . borrow money . provide wealth and welfare to people |
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what is the purpose of "separation of powers" and how does it relate to checks and balances.
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so that not one branch would not have too much power over the other and to make sure they don't overstep their boundaries.
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what does the executive branch do? and how does it keep the legislative and judicial branch in check?
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The executive enforces the laws.
Legislative can veto a bill Judicial- president can appoint judges |
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What does the legislative branch do? And how does it keep the executive branch and judicial branch in check?
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The legislative makes the laws
executive can override a veto with 2/3 vote JUDICIAL . appoint judges to lower court . senate appoints . starts amendment process |
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what does the judicial branch do? How does it check power for excecutive and legislative
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The judicial interprets the laws
executive- see if laws are unconstitutional legislative- (judicial review) |
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How do the elastic clause and the amendments allow for change in the U.S. Constitution?
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The elastic clause lets congress to do the necessary and proper when fulfilling power which relates it to delegated power,
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What is judicial review?
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the court can decide if it is constitutional or not
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What are the qualifications for citizenship and age for the president
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Age- 35 yrs. old
1. live in the U.S. for 14 yrs. 2. natural born citizen |
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Whats the presidents power of the office?
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Enforce laws
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Terms of office for the president?
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4 yrs.
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How is the president elected or chosen?
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Elected by majority vote by electoral collage.
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Qualifications of age and citizenship for justice
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Age- 25 yrs.
. no need for qualifications |
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Powers of the office for justice
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Interprets laws
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Terms of office for justice
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LIFE
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How elected or chosen for justice?
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President appoints
Senate approves |
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How many for each state/ how are they chosen for SENATORS?
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. 2 Senators
. citizen for 9 yrs. . live in the state . elected by people from state |
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powers specific to each branch for senators
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approve treaties
trials removal impeachment approve and appoint |
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Powers specific to representatives
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impeach
all TAX bills begin in the HOUSE |
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What is a veto? How can it be overridden? Who has the power to override?
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A veto is when the president says no to a bill.
It takes "2/3" of both houses to override a veto |
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What are the steps for a bill to become a law?
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1. Bill is introduced to House or Senate
2. House or senate then sends bill to committees 3. Bill is then sent to president 4, President either signs bill or vetoes it 5. If vetoed then it goes back to the house it first started in ( house or senate) 6. Then if it is not vetoed then it becomes a bill |
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What is the highest court in the land
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U.S, Supreme court
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What actions must be done at the federal and state level to amend the federal and state constitution
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2/3 vote in both houses
3/4 vote for legislature to approve it. |
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Whats the bill of rights
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First 10 amendments to our constitution
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Purpose of the bill of rights
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To protect our freedoms from the federal gov.
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Whats the 5 freedoms we have protected by the 1st amendment
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Press
Assembly Petition Religion Speech |
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Explain the second amendment
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The right to bear arms
Right of the people to keep and bear arms |
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Explain 5th amendment
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The right of the accused
Gives rights to people that committed a crime *no self incrimination |
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Explain 14th amendment
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The rights of citizenship
this amendment was to resolve issues that appose after the civil war ended |
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What powers are denied to congress
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. Expo facto laws
. no money draw from treasury . habeus corpus- Need to be charged with crime to be locked up |
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5th amendment right of refusal
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no self incrimination. Can't force you to say things
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rights under due process
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Right to be heard by a judge
jury fair and speedy trial |
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what groups are guaranteed the right to vote
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1. 18 yr olds. (26th amendment)
2. Women voters (19th amendment) 3. African Americans (15th amendment) |
