USSYP, US Senate Youth Program Test

Supreme Court Justices of Alabama

Will Sellers

Alisa Kelli Wise

Tommy Bryan

Lyn Stuart

James Allen Main

Michael F. Bolin

Tom Parker

Brady Mendheim Jr.

Greg Shaw

Alabama Chief Justice

Lyn Stuart

Alabama Senators

Richard Shelby and Doug Jones

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 alabama

Kay Ivey (R)

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

None since kay ivey became governor

Alabama treasurer

Young Boozer (R)

Alabama state senate

composed of 35 memebrs

Alabama Secretary of State

John Merrill (R)

Vice President of the United States

The Honorable Mike Pence

Secretary of State

Mike Pompeo

Secretary of the Treasury

Steve Mnunchin

Secretary of Defense

James Mad Dog Mattis

Attorney General

Jeff Sessions

Secretary of the interior

Ryan Zinke

Secretary of Agriculture

Sonny Perdue

Secretary of Commerce

Wilbur Ross

Secretary of Labor

Alex Acosta

Secretary of HHS (Department of Health and Human Services)

Alex Azar

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Ben Carson

Secretary of Transportation

Elaine Chao

Secretary of Energy

Rick Perry

Secretary of Education

Betsy DeVos

Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Robert Wilkie

Secretary of Homeland Security

Kirstjen Nielsen

White House Chief of Staff

John F. Kelly

CIA director

Gina Haspel

Ambassador to the UN

Nikki Haley

Supreme Court Justices

John G. Roberts, Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas First bush second african american con , Ruth Bader Ginsburg Clinton, Stephen G. Breyer clinton, Samuel A. Alito second bush, Sonia Sotomayor liberal ob, Elena Kagan liberal ob, and Neil M. Gorsuch conservative Trump (maybe Kavanaugh)

Mobile US representative

Bradley Byrne

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

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

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

the right of the accused to see a judge and be told charges against them

Ex post facto law

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

#13

Abolished Slavery

#18

Prohibition (#21 repeals #18)

#19

Women's Right to Vote

#22

President may only serve 2 terms/Max. 10 years

#26

Voting Age 18

Vice President

Mike Pence (R)

AL State Representative

1st -BRADLEY BYRNE ; 2nd - MARTHA ROBY; 3rd - MIKE ROGERS; 4th - ROBERT ADERHOLT; 5th-MO BROOKS; 6th-GARY PALMER; 7th-TERRI SEWELL (D and black women) 7 congressional district

AL State Senators

Richard Shelby (R) Doug Jones (D)

Where Constitution was written; place and date

Philadelphia 1787

Father of Constitution

James Madison

Articles of Confederations drafted/enacted

1777, 1781

New Jersey Plan

favored the small states, = rep. for all states

Virginia Plan

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

Connecticut Compromise

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