U. S. CONSTITUTION

Accused refuses to testify against himself

5th AMENDMENT

PROTECTS VOTING RIGHTS

OF WOMEN

19TH AMENDMENT

RIGHT OF ALL CITIZENS TO VOTE REGARDLESS OF RACE

15TH AMENDMENT

Our country’s first constitution was

called…

Articles of Confederation

The main reason for wanting to change the Articles of

Confederation

To form a stronger government

Father of our Constitution

James Madison

Goals of the government provided by the Constitution

Remember the Preamble: Form a more perfect union Establish justice Insure domestic tranquility Provide for the common defense Promote the general welfare Secure the blessings of liberty

7 Articles

Article 1 - Legislative Branch Article 2 – Executive Branch Article 3 – Judicial Branch Article 4 – Relation of State and Federal

Government Article 5 – Methods for Amending the

Constitution Article 6 – Supreme law of the land Article 7 – Methods of ratifying the

Constitution

Bill of Rights

Another name for the first 10 amendments

Amendment must be ratified by ? to become part of the

Constitution

¾ of the States By State Legislatures

By Special Conventions

Total number of amendments

27

Number of Senators

100( 2 from each state)

Number of representatives per state is determined by

Population of the state

Revenue (tax) bills must originate only in the

House of Representatives

Only amendment to be repealed

18th Amendment

Length of term for member of the House of Representatives

2 years

Speaker of the House is chosen by

House of Representatives

1/3 of the Senators are elected every

2 years

Number of branches in our government

3

Legislative

Branch of government responsible for making

laws

Supreme Court and U.S. Courts

(Branch of government)

Judicial

Congress(Senate and House of

Representatives)(Branch of government)

Legislative

Headed by the President(Branch of government)

Executive branch

U. S. Representative from the 18th Congressional

district in Illinois

Aaron Schock

Date the President takes office(Inauguration Day)

January 20

Presidential line of succession

Vice President Speaker of the House President Pro-Tempore of the

Senate Secretary of State

Court of final authority

Supreme Court

Order in which a case moves through the federal courts

District CourtCourt of AppealsSupreme Court

Number of days the President

may consider a law

10 days

Number of times a President may be

elected

2 (twice)

Where all impeachments are tried

Senate

Length of term for a federal court judge

Life

Requirements for Senators

30 years old Citizen for 9 years Lives in the state

Number of Senators from each state

2

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

John Roberts

Longest possible time a person can serve as

President

10 years

Main group of Presidential Advisors

CABINET

Current President of the U.S.

Barack H. Obama

Name of presiding officer of the Senate

Joseph Biden

Chief Officer of the U.S. House of Representatives

(name)

John BoehnerSpeaker of the House

Length of term of the President

4 years

Congress can override the President’s veto with ?

2/3majority in both

houses

Length of term of Senators

6 years(with 1/3 being elected

every 2 years)

Names of 2 U.S Senators from Illinois

Dick DurbinMark Kirk

Presides over impeachment trial

of a President

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Qualifications for President and Vice

President

35 years oldNatural born citizenLives in the U.S. for 14 years

ratify

To vote in favor of an amendment or treaty

amend

To change

veto

Chief executive’s decision toreject an act of the

legislation

compromise

To give up part of one’s original demands or desires in order

to reach an agreement

majority

Part of the group that is more than half of the total

quorum

Number of legislators who must be present in order to

conduct official business

republic

A nation whose laws are made by representatives

elected by a popular vote

Checks and balances

A system by which each branch of government has

the power to block or overrule the decisions of the other

branches

3 Responsibilities of the President

Makes treatiesReports to CongressMeets foreign dignitaries

Number of Presidential electors

for each state

Number of SenatorsPlus

Number of Representatives

Current U.S. Secretary of State

John Kerry

Number of Supreme Court Justices

9

Appoints Supreme Court Justices (with approval of

Senate)

President

Senators are elected by ?

The people of the state

Judicial

Branch of government responsible for

interpreting the law

Executive

Branch of government responsible for enforcing

the law

Presiding officer in the House of Representatives

(title)

Speaker of the House

Total Number of House of Representative

435

Requirements for member of the House of Representatives

25 years oldCitizen for 7 years

Resides in state represented

FEDERALISM

Sharing of power by the federal

government and state governments

Wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Name for a written plan of government

CONSTITUTION

Judicial Review

It is the name given to the process by which the courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution and the laws passed under it.