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What are the requirements to be in the House of Representatives?

-must be at least 25 years of age

-must be a citizen of the United States for At least 7 years

-must live in the state from which you are serving

-2 Year term

-no term limits

What are the requirements to be in the Senate?

-must be at least 30 years of age

-must be a US citizen for at least 9 years

-must live in the state from which you are serving

-6 year terms

-no term limits

What are the requirements to be the president of the United States?

-must be at least 35 years of age

-must be a natural born citizen

-must live in the state from which you are serving

-4 year terms

-maximum of 2 terms

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, executive, and judicial

Which branch makes laws?

The legislative branch

Which branch enforces laws?

The executive branch

Which branch interprets laws?

The judicial branch

Who makes up the legislative branch?

Congress

What makes up Congress?

The House of Representatives and the Senate

Who makes up the executive branch?

The president, vice president, and cabinet

Who is the head of the executive branch?

The president

What makes up the judicial branch?

Supreme Court and other Federal courts

What is the highest court in the nation?

The Supreme Court

How many Supreme Court justices are there?

Nine

Unitary government

Central government has all the power

Federal government

Power is divided between National and state governments (USA)

Confederal government

States have most of the power, central government is weak

when was the Magna Carta created?

1215, June

What does the Magna Carta state?

That no one is above the law

When was the rule of Law first implemented?

In the Magna Carta in 1215

When was the Mayflower compact formed?

November 1620

What is the Mayflower compact?

First example of self government

What did the English Bill of Rights from 1689 do?

Limited the power of the monarch

When was the treaty of Paris created?

1783

What did the treaty of Paris do?

It ended the revolutionary war

Who wrote common sense?

Thomas Paine

What were John Locke’s beliefs?

Natural rights of life, liberty, and property (Happiness)

Who wrote the federalist papers?

Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison

What name were the writers of the federalist papers under?

Publius

What was the purpose of the federalist papers?

To convince states to ratify the constitution

Who wrote federalist paper number 8 and what did it state?

Hamilton - strong national government is needed for safety. not disunited states

Who wrote federalist paper number 10 and what did it state?

Madison - Faction = A group of citizens, majority or minority, with common interest that goes against the rights of others

What are ways to control faction?

1. Remove causes of faction (Not possible)

2. Control its effects

3. Best way = LARGE REPUBLIC (representative democracy)

What are benefit benefits of the federalist papers?

protects rights, reduces factions, better than small republics or direct democracy.

Who wrote federalist paper number 39 and what did it state?

Madison - Constitution balances power between national and state governments

Who wrote butterless paper number 51 and what did it state?

Madison - CHECK AND BALANCE = Each branch can control the others

What was the big idea of the federalist papers?

Unity over disunity. Strong central government is better than weak states

Why do the Bill of Rights exist?

To limit the power of the government and protect individual rights

The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the constitution true or false?

True

First amendment

Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

Second amendment

The right to bear arms

Third amendment

No quartering soldiers

Fourth Amendment

No unreasonable search and seizure

Fifth amendment

Due process (Rights of the accused)

Sixth amendment

Right to a fair trial, lawyer, witnesses

Seventh amendment

Right to a jury trial in civil cases

Eighth amendment

No Cruel or unusual punishment

Ninth amendment

Rights not listed are still with the people

Tenth amendment

Power is not given to the federal government go to the states or the people

What is the Indian removal act of 1830?

Allowed the president to move Native American tribes west of the Mississippi river

What is the trail of tears? 1837-1839

It forced the relocation of Native American tribes (Especially Cherokee). Thousand died during the journey.

What was “remember the ladies” about?

Abigail Adams asked for equality for women

Women could not vote or hold office originally in the past true or false?

True

19th amendment (1920)

Gave women the right to vote

What are some citizenship rights? (What you can do)

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, Right to vote, right to a fair trial, Right to run for office, right to bear arms

What are some citizenship responsibilities? (What you should do)

Obey law, pay taxes, serve on a jury, Defend the country, stay informed, respect, others and their rights

Marbury versus Madison (1803)

Judicial review - Courts can declare laws unconstitutional

McCulloch versus Maryland (1819)

Federal government is supreme in necessary and proper clause

Gibbons versus Ogden (1824)

Federal government can regulate interstate commerce

Brown versus Board of Education (1954)

“Separate But equal” Is unconstitutional (overturned Plessy versus Ferguson)

Mapp versus Ohio (1961)

Evidence from illegal searches cannot be used in court

Gideon versus Wainwright (1963)

Right to a lawyer in criminal cases

Moranza versus Arizona (1966)

Must read Miranda rights before police questioning

Tinker versus Des Moines (1969)

Students have first amendment rights at school

New York Times versus Sullivan (1964)

Public officials must prove “actual malice” In libel cases

Texas versus Johnson (1989)

Burning the flag is Protected in free speech

Bush versus Gore (2000)

Recount rules can be unconstitutional

District of Columbia versus Heller (2008)

Individual right to keep guns at home

Citizens United versus FEC (2010)

Money = speech (Corporations can spend)

Obergefell versus Hodges (2015)

Same-sex marriage is a constitutional right

Shared power equals freedom, true or false?

True

Checks and balances equals fairness, true or false?

True

Active citizens keep our country, strong, true or false?

True

Which state had the most influence on federal government? (Constitution)

Massachusetts