Constitution Cards

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A proposed law; it can be proposed in either house of Congress, unless it is a tax law. These must be proposed in the House of Representatives

Number needed in the house or senate to impeach,to appoint, and to pass a law

Presidents power to stop a bill from becoming a law; can be overturned by congress with a 2/3rds vote, Must be accompanied with a reason, which states why the president doesn't want the bill to be a law

Presidents ability to veto by leaving a bill on his desk for 10 days and congress adjourns

All of these start in the house of representitives

Enumerated Powers

These powers deal with congress. There are 18

Gives exclusive rights for a person to publish a literary, musical, or artistic work.

Exclusive right to sell, use, or make an invention.

Powers given in the constitution which gives congress the ability to stretch the meaning of laws and carry them out

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Has to do with courts.
Law that states that authorities have to bring a person, who is arrested, into court and charge them with a crime, and schedule an appearance date. If that does not happen, then the prisoner has to leave.

Bill of Attainder

Law declaring a person guilty of a crime without a trial.

Free Enterprise

Has to do with commerce. People have a right to trade and make a living.

Declares that the president has the right to send troops into conflict for 90 days with out congressional approval. After 60 days, congress must approve or they troops will come back.
Congress must be informed in 48 hours if the president acts.

Must originate in the House of Representatives

Power to delicare war

Congress has the sole power to declare war.

Means to take a break.

Money spent
Congress must approve of all money spent.

Making fake money.

Taxes placed on specific goods.

Lawmaking branch of government.

Permission given by the legislative branch to realign seats in the House of Representitives.

The process of becoming an American citizen.

When a person is unable to pay their debt, and it is handled in federal court.

Powers not specifically stated in the constitution, but are implied

Laws having to do with the seas.

The smallest number of congressmen who must be present to make an official desicion.

All rights granted to the states.
☆ if not mentioned, it does not mean that the states doesn't have that right.

Tax on imported goods from foreign nations

All treaties involving the US must be approved by congress
An agreement between two or more warring nations.

Founders did not want to address slavery in the constitution, counted slaves as 3/5ths of a person, and left law in place for twenty years. After twenty years, they could change the law. Forbid slave trade in Washington D.C.

Capital city, placed strategically in between the north and the south.

Meaning two houses, refers to senate and congress.

Happens everyone years to know the population, ethnicity, and education of the US.

Law that can't penalizes actions that took place before the law was approved.

General Welfare

For the good of the people.

Charging a public official, usually the president, of immoral or unethical conduct, or a crime, ect.

3 branches of government of all their committees of office and responsibilities.

Speaker of the house

The highest ranking official in the house of Representatives, and a member of the majority party.
Currently John Boehner.

President Pro Temp

Highest ranking member of the Senate.
Currently Patrick Lahny

Qualifications for house/terms

Twenty five years old, seven years a citizen, must live in the state they represent.
Two year term

Qualification for senate /term

Thirty years old, nine years a citizen, live in the state they represent, and elected every six years

Ca's representative

Boxer and Feinstein.

Your representative

Highest court in the US, nine justices,
John G Robert- Chief Justice, on,y votes in cases of ties.

Inferior courts

Courts of lower rank.

Judiciary Court

Courts the ability to pass a law and to make sure it is in keeping with the constitution.

US District Courts

One in each state

Us Courts of Appeals

Hears cases that have already been heard.

Qualifications of Surpreme Court

None are listed, but must be appointed by the president and approved by Senate.

Terms of surpreme court

Original jusrisdiction

First court that a case is heard in.

Judicial reveiw

Ability to review laws to make sure they are in keeping with the constitution.

☆Chief Justice John Marshal
Case: Madison vs Marberry

Right guaranteed by constitution. 12 jurors of a person's peers.

The "leader" of the surpreme court, only votes in cases of ties
John G Robert.

Appellate Jurisdiction

Hears cases that have been heard already by lower courts.

A crime against a persons country, or trying to overthrow a country.

How is treason proved

Two witnesses
Confesses

"Corrupt the blood"

Means that a person who has committed treason is punished as well as his parents and offspring.

Malbury vs Madison

Important decision.
Chief Justice John Marshall established Judicial review.

Know as the "Great Chief Justice" served for 34 years. Controversial

McCulloch vs Maryland

Supported implied powers, which means that the government has certain powers, even thought they are spelled out in the Constitution.

Gibbons vs Ogden

Implied powers case
Boosted congresses powers to regulate interstate commerce.

Dartmouth College vs Woodward

Supreme Court Confirmed that states cannot interfere with private contracts.
・helped create an unified economy

"The Great Cheif Justice"

Someone who can testify in a case brava use they have either seen or heard something that pertains to it.

Amount of money or other property given to the court to secure the release of an accused person until the time of trial.

A crime for which a death penalty can be given.

Someone who helps a person with advice in a legal case or court of law.

A person against whom a civil or criminal action is brought in court.

To take a case to a higher court for review, usually done by the losers in a trial

A jury that decides whether there is enough evidence to charge a person in a crime.

When a grand jury formally accuses some one of committing a crime.

When charges are made against a person in court.

Executive branch

Article two. Carries out laws.

Qualifications for vice peresident and president

35 years old, naturally born citizen.

Terms of office for president and VP

Two terms , four year terms, 10 years maxed.

Term limit for president

Deals with all all foreign nations , makes treaties.
(President)

Dealing will all foreign nations.
(President)

Legislative leader

Suggests laws, especially in State of the Union speech.

Elect president, make up electoral college, each state has the number of people in the House of Representatives plus two.

Electoral collage

Made up of electors. Elects the president.

President's salary

400,000(lifetime), plus a 150,000 expense account

181,000 and 10,000 expense account

Order of succession to the president

President, VP,Speaker of the house, president pro temp, Secretary of State, cabinet.

President, as well as all officers, to defend and protect our nation.

Commander in chief

President, and he is in charge of all military things.

Presidential advisors, approved by the senate.

President's ability to release someone from a punishment of crime.

Official Agreements between two or more nations.

when a president chooses a person to serve in some official role,big jobs have to go through approvement process

State of the Union Adress

Must be given once a year. Usually given in Jan. Uses it as a platform to introduce laws that he believes in.

Official host of the US

Another job of the president.

United States vs Nixion

Supreme court ruled unanimously that the president must turn over the tapes from the Oval Office for their criminal investigation it was not "executive privilege"

Home of the president.

Changed the way the president was elected, and the Vice President. To ensure that they President and VP didn't come form different parties,also said that VP must have same requirements as President.

Presidential ability and disability. Stated the role of VP
Stated what to do with VP vancancies, and president disabilities

Limits the number of presidential terms to two, after FDR

President of the senate

VP, but since the VP is rarely there, the president pro temp takes over.

Anti federalist

Someone who did not support the constitution because it did not have a bill o rights

Nations first VP

Know dem amendments

Most Americans were

Article of confederation

First constitution; weak and ineffective

Government in which citizens rule though elected representatives.

Daniel shay, shay rebellion

Lead a rebellion of farmers against the federal government because they were seizing farmers lands

Father of constitution

New Jersey father

Plan that favored small states

Favored large states

Three fifth compromise

Delegates agreed that blacks would be 3/5th of a person

Ratification of the constitution

Senate does the case
House- brings charges

Makes laws and amendments

States electoral votes

Representatives plus Senators

Leaders of the senate

Vote in case of a tie

Final court of appeals

Year constitution was ratified

Congress has the power to establish black

First ten amendments

How many total amendments

Know checks and balances for essay

KNOW IT LIKE REALLY BRAAAH

Most powerful law in the US

The Constitution

How many members in congress

100 in senate
435 in House of Reps
535 in all

The rights given to an accused person

Person who is going out of office

Impeached president

Clinton and Johnson

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