| Term | Definition |
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| amendment 1 | Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and pettition. |
| amendment 2 | right to bear arms. |
| amendment 3 | gov't. can not force citzens to lodge soliders in their private home. |
| amendment 4 | prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and requires a warrent if there is a probable cause. |
| amentment 5 | no dubble jepordy(can not be tried twice for the same crime) eminent domain(gov't. can not seize private property for public use without paying. a person must be charged with a specific crime. |
| amendment 6 | speedy and public trial. the accused must be told the charges against them. they are aloud to have a lawyer. |
| amendment 7 | right of trial by jury in civil cases. |
| amendment 8 | forbids unreasonable high bail. punishment may not be cruel or unusual. |
| amendment 9 | the rpeople retain certain rights even though the constitution may not specifically list them. |
| amendment 10 | powers that are not given to the federal gov't. belong to the states. |
| amendment 11 | prohibits federal courts from hearing cases loged against a by a citizen from another state. |
| amendment 12 | requires that choices for the President and Vice-President be designated as such. |
| amendment 13 | abolished slavery. |
| amendment 14 | defined citizen ship a a person born or naturalized in the Unites States. |
| amendment 15 | the right to vote cannot be denied because of race. |
| amendment 16 | Congress can impose individual federal income tax. |
| amendment 17 | U.S. senators be elected directly by the people. |
| amendment 18 | prohibits the manufacture, sale, and shipment of alcholic beverages. |
| amendment 19 | women have the right to vote. |
| amendment 20 | President and Vice-President start their term on Jan. 20. Congress begins on Jan. 3. |
| amendment 21 | repealed the 18th amendment. |
| amendment 22 | President can only serve 2 terms. |
| amendment 23 | Washington,D.C. is given the right to vote. |
| amendment 24 | cannot charge people to tax. |
| amendment 25 | outlines the procedure for presidential succession. |
| amendment 26 | voting age lowered to 18. |
| amendment 27 | Congress cannot pass immediate salary increases for itself. |
| Executive Branch. | inforce laws. |
| Legislative Branch. | makes laws. |
| Judicial Branch. | intrepert laws. |
| define Bill of Rights. | amendments writen so the gov't. does not have to much power. |
| the main purpose of the Bill of Rights. | to protect the right of the people and to seperate the power of the gov't. |
| amendment. | any change or addition to the constitution. |
| representative. | type of gov't. where people elect representatives to go and vote for them. |
| 435. | # members of the House of Representatives. |
| Speaker of the house. | Leader of the House of Representatives. |
| census. | population count taken every 10 years. |
| 100. | # members of the Senate. |
| Vice-President. | Leader of the Senate. |
| 638. | # of official presidential votes available. |
| 270. | # of votes needed to be elected president. |
| all electoral votes. | what the winner gets in EACH STATE. |
| Senate. | the group that OFFICIALLY elects the President. |
| appeal .. | when the Supreme Court reviews a law and decides if it is Constitutional or not. |
| accuse. | first step of the impeachment. |
| a trial. | second step of the impeachment process. |
| What type of case is heard by a district court? | Criminal, Civil. |
| What type of case is heard by an appeals court? | cases on appeal. |
| What is the main type of case heard by the Supreme Court? | mostly ones to do with the question of the constitution involved. |
| Commander in Chief of the armed forces. | The President |
| Approve treaties. | The House |
| Appoint Cabinet members and Supreme Court Justices, and federal judges. | The president |
| Approve judges and people selected for the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. | Senante |
| Chief Executive. | The President |
| Start a new tax. | The House |
| Declare war. | The House |
| Head of Party. | The President |
| Impeach the Prestident. | The House and The Senate |
| Have a tiral to remove and impeached president form office. | The Senate |
| Represent us to other countries. | The President (Cabinet) |
| Serve as Chief Executive of our country. | The President |
| Take over if the President dies or cannot do his job. | The Vice-President |
| Serve as advisors to the President. | Cabinet |
| Make laws. | The House and Senate |
| Serve as head of a gov't. department. | The House and Senate |
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