Transcript The president can check the power of the legislative

The function of the 9th and 10th
amendments is to….?
Protect rights not
addressed by the first
eight amendments
How do citizens accept responsibility
for protecting others’ 6th
amendment rights to a public trial?
By serving on juries
The 8th amendment protection
against “cruel and unusual
punishments” has
debate
over what issue?
Which of the duties of a citizen is
encouraged, but not required?
Voting in elections
Why do American men 18yrs old or
older have to register with selective
service?
So federal gov’t can
contact them in case
of a draft.
Which abuse inspired the inclusion
in the Bill of Rights of the 4th
amendment rule against
“unreasonable searches and
seizures?”
Colonists’ being forced to have their
belongings inspected for illegal goods
by British soldiers.
Opponents of gun-control laws
argue that the Second Amendment
was intended to protect
An individual’s right of
self-defense.
Who drafted the list of proposed
constitutional amendments that
became the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What is a federal system of
government designed to do?
Divide powers between
the states and the
national gov’t.
What is the role of the judicial
branch?
Interpret laws
Why is it difficult for Congress to
override a veto?
They need to have twothirds majority vote.
Which powers are concurrent, or
shared by the states and the federal
government?
Taxing, borrowing money,
and enforcing laws.
The federal government is divided
into separate branches to….?
Keep any one branch
from growing too
powerful.
The president can check the power
of the legislative branch by…?
Vetoing the law
They must move to the
U.S. permanently and
apply for citizenship.
Supreme Court decisions can be
vetoed by the president and
overridden by Congress.
THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCES THE
IDEA THAT IT IS A CITIZEN’S
DUTY TO KNOW THE LAW BY…?
Punishing lawbreakers who
claim ignorance of the law.
What were the two main goals of
the Constitution’s framers?
Protect citizens’ rights
and defend the country.
Which reason best explains why the
Constitution’s framers insisted on
dividing state representatives
into a bicameral, or two-house,
legislature?
To allow each side to
keep the power of the
other side in check.
To show government their
dissatisfaction with a law or suggest
new laws, the American people have a
right to….?
Petition
What determines how many
members represent each state in
the House of Representatives?
The U. S. census, a nationwide
population count taken every
ten years.
What do Thurgood Marshall and
Sandra Day O’Connor have in
common?
They were the first justices to
represent African Americans and
women, respectively, on the
Supreme Court.
They raise money from
contributors and give it to a
candidates who support certain
issues.
The one exception to the Fifth
Amendment rule that no person can
have property taken from them
without due process of law is
called….?
Eminent Domain
When the House of Representatives
impeaches a president they…?
Vote to bring charges of
serious crimes against them.
A grand jury’s decision that
there is enough evidence to
formally accuse a person of a
serious crime is
called…?
Indictment
What role does the Constitution
assign to the judicial branch?
Interpreting laws
Were born outside of the
U.S. to foreign-born
parents.
The First Amendment
protects….?
Freedom of religion, speech,
assembly, petition, and
freedom of the press.
On what grounds can a federal
court strike down a state or federal
law?
IF THE LAW IS
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
a tie.
Bail protects the accused by
allowing a defendant to
Avoids staying in jail
before and during a trial.
What privileges do legal immigrants
have while in the United States?
If they are at least 18 yrs old and
have spent 5 yrs in the U.S., they
can request to be naturalized as
citizens.
The greatest number
of people in a society.
What is the function of Congress
in the federal government?
Congress is the legislative
branch, which makes the
nation’s laws.
To say that a person cannot face
“double jeopardy” means that…?
An individual cannot be tried a
second time for a criminal offense if
a jury has found them not guilty.
The Ninth Amendment, which says that
the rights listed in the Constitution are
not the only rights of
citizens, has allowed citizens to address
which right?
The right to
education.
An executive order is
a…?
Presidential
command that has
the power of a law.
Supporters of gun-control laws have
generally argued that the Second
Amendment was designed to
protect the individual’s right to selfdefense.