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Which Amendment creates Income Tax?
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Which Amendment allocates 3 electors to Washington DC in the electoral college?
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Which Amendment limits the president to two terms, or 10 years?
1796
This election year saw the first time political parties were present (Federalist vs Democratic Republican)
1800
This election resulted in a tie, and was sent to the House of Representatives. They chose Thomas Jefferson over Aaron Burr
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This amendment makes it that the president and vice president must run for office together
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This amendment formalizes the line of succession in 1967 beyond the presidency:
Section 1: The Vice President replaces the President
Section 2: When there is a vice president vacancy, the president elects a new one with senate approval (majority)
Section 3: A written letter of transferring power from president to the vice president written to the speaker and the president pro tempore
If the president transition is contested, both houses of Congress vote to remove
Unelected Administration of 1974
During this time, Â No P/VP was elected after Nixon and his VP were convicted of tax fraud. Nixon chooses Gerald Ford as the new VP, and then Nixon resigns due to Watergate. Gerald becomes the president without an election.
Federal Judiciary Act of 1789
This act established the courts in the United States
Marbury vs Madison
The power of Judicial Review comes from this 1803 case
Edmund Randolph
This person proposed the Virginia Plan
William Paterson
This person proposed the New Jersey Plan
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You must be ____ years old to run for the House
7
You must be a citizen of _____ years to run for House
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You must be at least _____ years old to run for Senate
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You must be a citizen of ______ years to run for Senate
Lori Trahan
Acton’s Representative in the House
Mike Johnson
The current speaker of the House
Steve Scalise
The current House Majority Leader
Hakeem Jeffries
Current House Minority Leader
Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey
MA’s Senators
Patty Murray
Current Senate President pro Tempore
Elastic Clause
This clause is a source of significant powers in Congress: depending on the construction, a law can be interpreted in several ways and gives Congress the jurisdiction on the interpretation
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article 4.1
This requires states to respect judgements of other states
Courts + law (cannot move to another state to avoid penalties or lawsuits)
Can make limited public policy exceptions
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Article 4.2
States cannot discriminate against other states
However, can change instate/out of state tuition for college due to taxes
Fugitive Slave Clause
Article 4.2
This gives states the absolute right to recapture slaves even if slavery is outlawed in that state
Guarantee Clause
Article 4.4
Guarantees a republican form of government to the states (representative legislature)
Congress protects the states from invasion by other countries or significant domestic threats
Supremacy Clause
If a state law is in conflict with the federal law, the federal law prevails (“supreme law of the land”
For judges: the US Constitution > State Constitution
This is a change from the loose independent confederation states. Now, states are united by the federal government
War Powers Act
Article 2
This act in 1973 is after the Korean War and Vietnam. The president still has the authority to react, but any deployment of soldiers for longer than two months must be approved by congress
Take Care Clause
The presidential version of the flex clause: executive orders that are significant powers, but congress can overturn. This basically gives the president power over how laws are executed.
John Roberts
The current chief justice of the Supreme Court
Chuck Schumer
Senate Majority Leader (D)
Mitch McConnell
Senate Minority Leader (R)