USSYP, US Senate Youth Program Test

When did the second continental congress ratify the Articles of Confederation?

November 15, 1777

Final state ratifies Articles of Confederation

Maryland on March 1st 1781

Federalist papers published

1787-1788

Current U.S Constitution established in which year?

1789

Governor of Florida

Ron DeSantis (R)

Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Jeanette Nunez

Florida CFO

Jimmy Patronis

Florida state senate

composed of 40 members

FloridaSecretary of State

Cord Byrd

Vice President of the United States

Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Secretary of State

Antony Blinken

Secretary of the Treasury

Janet Yellen

Secretary of Defense

Lloyd Austin

Attorney General

Merrick Garland

Secretary of the interior

Deb Haaland

Secretary of Agriculture

Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Commerce

Gina Raimondo

Secretary of Labor

Julie Su

Secretary of HHS (Department of Health and Human Services)

Xavier Becerra

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Marcia Fudge

Secretary of Transportation

Pete Buttigieg

Secretary of Energy

Jennifer Granholm

Secretary of Education

Miguel Cardona

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Denis McDonough

Secretary of Homeland Security

Alejandro Mayorkas

White House Chief of Staff

Jeff Zients

CIA director

William J. Burns

Ambassador to the UN

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Supreme Court Justices

Chief Justice John Roberts. Chief Justice John Roberts. ...

Justice Clarence Thomas. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. ...

Justice Samuel Alito. ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor. ...

Justice Elena Kagan. ...

Justice Neil Gorsuch. ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh. ...

Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Introduction to the Constitution

Preamble

7 Divisions of the Constitution

Articles

27 changes to the Constitution

Amendments

First 10 amendments

Bill of Rights

3 branches of government

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Main Job of the Legislative Branch

to make laws

2 houses that make up the Congress

House of Representatives and The Senate

Begin 2 year session for Congress on what day...

January 3rd, odd numbered years

Congressional Record

written record of everything said in both houses of Congress

The Elastic Clause

Article 1, section 8 Congress may stretch their powers when needed

# of members of the House

435, chosen based on the state's population

Census is taken every ______ years

10

Must be a U.S. citizen for ______ years for the House

7

Must be ____ years old for the House

25

Must ________ you're representing

live in the state

Years in term for the House

2 years

Leader for the House

Speaker of the House

Senate Members act as a jury in _________ for the House

impeachment trials

# of members for the Senate

100, 2 for each state

Must be U.S. citizen for ______ years for the Senate

9

Must be _________ years old for the Senate

30

Must _________ representing for the Senate

live in the state

Years in term for the Senate

6 years

Leader for the Senate

President of the Senate, also Vice President

How a bill becomes a law

1.Introduced in one of the houses of Congress, voted on, approved 2. Sent to the other house of Congress, voted on, approved 3. Sent to the President - signs and becomes a law or veto's it 4. if vetoes - sent back to Congress and must pass both houses with 2/3 vote to override veto

Powers of Congress

Taxing, printing money, and declaring war

Habeas corpus

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 2 the right of the accused to see a judge and be told charges against them

Ex post facto law

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 3 you may not be punished for something done before a law was passed against the action

Main Job of the Executive Branch

enforces laws

Leader for the Executive Branch

President

Years in Term for the Executive Branch

4

Must be a natural-born ________ for the Executive Branch

citizen

Must be at least _______ years old for the Executive Branch

35

Years of citizenship for the Executive Branch

14

Chosen by Electoral College

President and Vice President

Each state gets as many votes as it has ___________

representatives

# of electoral votes needed for a victory

270

If something happens to the President, who is next in line?

Vice President and Speaker of the House

Powers of President include:

Commander in Chief of Armed Forces, appoints Supreme Court judges, appoints ambassadors, represents the U.S. to foreign countries, vetoes or signs bills in lawmaking process.

Main Job for the Judicial Branch

Interprets the laws

Highest Court for the Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

How many justices in the Supreme Court?

9

Term for the Judicial Branch

Life

Federal Judiciary is Appointed by:

President

Lower Federal Courts

District Courts and Court of Appeal

Lower federal courts are created by?

Congress

The Constitution is also called the...

"Supreme Law of the Land"

Constitution signed on

September 17, 1787

#1-10

Bill of Rights

Vice President

Kamala Harris (Democrat)

Where Constitution was written; place and date

Philadelphia 1787

FL State Senators

Marco Rubio, Rick Scott

Father of Constitution

James Madison

Articles of Confederations drafted/enacted

1777, 1781

New Jersey Plan

William Paterson: favored the small states, = rep. for all states

Virginia Plan

Madison: favored large states, in proportion to pop. size; solved by 3/5 compromise

Connecticut Compromise

Sherman and Ellsworth Virginia/Connecticut Plans combined; modern system

Entitlement Programs

social security, medicare, Medicaid, welfare; people are attached take change personally

Public Policy

anything that effects the pubic

Secretary of State

the most powerful member of the cabinet

Federal Funds

House of Reps can send mail to highlight achievements using this

Gone Native

cabinet looks out for president, but then puts his/her cabinet own needs above the president

Regulatory Agencies

public authority or gov't agency responsible for exercising authority over human activity (not in cabinet)

Salience

how valid something is

Registered Voting Process

state issue, through states secretary of state of the state

Incumbents

officeholder running again

Soft money

money that is not reported to the FEC (usually given by companies or wealthy people)

Hard money

donated to parties or politicians - has to be reported to the FEC (has I am Barack Obama and I approve this message)

University of California v. Bakke

race and gender can be a criteria when look at acceptance, but can't be overly weighted 1978

Federalist Papers

John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison - propaganda in support of ratification of the USC (1787-1788)

Congress' Power of Oversight

to look over things and make sure things are run correctly