Scholarship Flashcards

President

Donald Trump

Vice President

J.D Vance

Secretary of State

Marco Rubio

Secretary of the Treasury

Scott Bessent

Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth

Attorney General

Pam Bondi

Secretary of health and human services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of homeland security

Kristi Noem

Director of National Intelligence

Tulsi Gabbard

White House Press Secretary

Karoline Leavitt

House Minority Leader

Hakeem Jeffries

Senate Minority Leader

Chuck Schumer

Speaker of the house

Mike Johnson

House Majority Leader

Steve Scalise

Senate Majority Leader

John Thune

Chief Supreme Court Justice

John G. Roberts

Clarence Thomas

Associate Justice

Samuel Alito

Associate Justice

Sonia Sotomayor

Associate Justice

Elena Kagan

Associate Justice

Neil Gorsuch

Associate Justice

Brett Kavanaugh

Associate Justice

Amy Coney Barett

Associate Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson

Associate Justice

Chris Van Hollen

Maryland Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Maryland Senator

Andy Harris

MD Representative

John Alzewski

MD Representative

Sarah Elfreth

MD Representative

Glenn Ivey

MD Representative

Steney Hoyer

MD Representative

April Mclain Delaney

MD Representative

Kweisi Mfume

MD Representative

Jaimie Raskin

MD Representative

What are the two methods for calling for an amendment?

• proposal from 2/3 of both

  2/3 of state legislatures called for a convention

what are the two methods of amendment ratification?

• affirmative votes from ¾ of state legislature

• affirmative votes from ¾ of state ratifying conventions

Article 7 of Constitution

the ratification of the conventions of nine states shall be sufficient for the establishment of the constitution between states so ratifying the same

1st amendment

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

2nd amendment

right to bear arms

3rd amendment

no quartering of troops

4th amendment

no unreasonable searches or seizures

5th amendment

indictment, double jeopardy, protection against self-incrimination, due process

6th amendment

speedy and public trial by jury of peers, cross examination of adverse witnesses, to call favorable witnesses to testify, right to defense counsel, to be informed of crime accused

7th amendment

lawsuits and juries

8th amendment

no cruel or unusual punishment, no excessive fines or bail

9th amendment

listing rights in constitution does not deny others

10th amendment

delegated and reserved powers

how many representatives are there?

435

11th amendment

limits lawsuits against U.S. states in federal courts. It bars suits brought by citizens of another state or by citizens or subjects of a foreign country without the state’s consent.

12th amendment

revised the electoral college

13th amendment

abolished slavery and servitude

14th amendment

all people born in the United States are naturalized citizens including former slaves

15th amendment

any citizen has the right to vote

16th amendment

allowed income tax

17th amendment

terms for electing senators