The third day of January every odd-numbered year.
Fear of tyranny and not wanting to create a new 'king'.
At least 35 years old, natural-born citizen, and resident for at least 14 years.
Powers that only the states have.
The House of Representatives and The Senate.
Cannot tax and cannot control or interfere with trade between individual states.
The power to establish an income tax.
The Congressional Record.
Philadelphia.
State legislatures.
18 year-olds.
Separate branches control or check the power of the other branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
It goes against the Constitution of the U.S.
No, because only Congress can make treaties with other countries.
General powers given to Congress that are not detailed in the Constitution; for example, establishing post offices.
435.
George Washington.
Vice President.
Chief of State; represents the U.S. abroad and makes treaties.
To make the laws.
The power of the people.
Carrying out war against the U.S. and giving help to the nation’s enemies.
1) Freedom of religion; 2) Freedom of speech; 3) Freedom of the press; 4) Freedom of assembly; 5) Right of petition.
House of Representatives.
Fourth Amendment.
The Articles of Confederation.
The New Jersey Plan, because it proposed one house with equal representation for each state.
Commander in Chief, Chief Executive, Chief of State, Chief Legislator, Chief of Party.
Each state has the same number of representatives or votes.
The Legislative Branch.
The Supreme Court can only hear a case after it has gone through the court system first.
¾.
Make decisions regarding the make-up of their individual political party.
When a person is tried twice for the same crime.
Sixth Amendment.
From excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
Kamala Harris.
One person over half of the number of members.
To form a more perfect union.
Nine out of 13 states.
The House of Representatives.
2 terms.
A settlement that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans and established a bicameral Congress.
The Executive Branch.
States must respect each other and work together.
Yes, if both state legislatures and Congress approve.
Powers specifically given to Congress by the Constitution; for example, the power to declare war.
2/3.
14.
The President.
The President.
2/3.
Power to borrow money.
52 representatives.
54 votes.
Changed the dates when elected officials took office from March 4 to January 20.
Twenty-fifth Amendment.
To sign or give formal consent to make it officially valid.
Cases involving the Constitution.
The tense relationships between individual states.
The authority to oversee trade activities.
A formal charge or accusation against a person.
Fifth Amendment.
An excessive amount of money required to be released from jail.
Nine justices that serve for life.
Must be at least 30 years old, must be a citizen of the US for at least 9 years, must live in the state from which he/she is elected.
The bill dies.
Cannot be arrested when going to or coming from Congress.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
First Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Chief Legislator; approves or disapproves laws and suggests new ones.
To interpret or define the laws.
91 district courts.
1) ⅔ of both houses of Congress agree; 2) a constitutional convention called by ⅔ of state legislatures.
The quartering of soldiers in private houses.
A group of people who decide if there is enough evidence to have a trial.
Congress cannot tax products from a state.
Right to a trial by a jury in any case involving more than $20.
Justices.
African Americans.
The President.
To accuse an official of some wrongdoing or misuse of power.
How states should be represented in the legislative body.
January 20th.
Chief of Party.
To balance the branches and ensure no one branch becomes too powerful.
The power to hear cases, given to the Supreme Court.
1) ¾ of state legislatures must ratify; 2) ¾ of states must have individual conventions to ratify.
'You shall have the body'.
States cannot make treaties with other countries or coin their own money.
United States Postal Service (USPS).
Must be at least 25 years old, must be a citizen of the US for at least 7 years, must live in the state from which he/she is elected.
6 years.
To make the laws.
Declare war, make peace, make treaties, coin and borrow money, create post offices, admit new states, and create an army and navy.
2 houses.
Commander in Chief; can call the National Guard into service.
By the population of the state.
The Judicial Branch.
A formal request to the Supreme Court to hear a case.
To protect the rights of the accused.
A document issued by a judge allowing police to search a home for evidence concerning a crime.
A law that convicts a person of a crime and punishes them without a trial.
Powers shared between the national and state governments.
They are given to the people.
To elect the President based on the selection of the people in a state.
Congressional Record.
Cannot be sued or punished for anything they say in Congress.
Achieving a balance between liberty and authority.
The American people.
Poll tax.
To carry out the laws passed by the legislative branch.
The President, with approval from the Senate.
The process for the Constitution to be amended.
The right to bear arms.
Unlisted powers that a government must have to run its affairs smoothly; for example, dealing with foreign countries diplomatically.
After the House had prepared several charges against him, on August 9, 1974.
NASA.
People vote for them on separate ballots.
2 senators.
It must be approved by both houses to become a law without the President’s approval.
Count of the people.
Having two houses.
Women.
Both houses of Congress must approve the new Vice President by a majority vote.
Into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
The Court of Military Appeals and the United States Tax Court.
Two witnesses must testify to the same story, and/or the accused must confess in court.
No, because it can cause unnecessary panic and chaos.
The Senate.
None.
To carry out, perform, or complete as required.
Vice President.
100 senators.
2/3.
An organization consisting of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.
The Virginia Plan, because it proposed two houses with representation based on population.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
By the population of the state.
To introduce the Constitution.
Cases that the Supreme Court is allowed to hear under the Constitution.
⅔.
The process by which a person can become a U.S. citizen.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Cabinet departments, independent agencies, government corporations, and regulatory agencies.
To enforce the laws made by the legislative branch.
Civil War.
President pro tempore and Vice President.
Power to tax.
Established precedents/fundamental principles by which a state or organization is governed.
To keep the common and poorly educated people from making a mistake and electing a disastrous leader.
To shorten the President’s 'lame duck' period.
1 house.
27 Articles.
Loosely associated; like 13 separate countries.
Congress.
It gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its responsibilities.
To ensure a person can be seen and heard in a courtroom by a judge.
Powers given to the national government.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
2 years.
218 representatives.
Citizens living in the District of Columbia.
Each state has 2 senators.
To change.
A government elected by the people.
To remove officials from office when they have failed at their job and are found guilty of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Fifth Amendment.
Fifth Amendment.
To interpret the laws.
Slavery.
House of Representatives.
Chief Executive; ensures cabinet and staff are doing their jobs correctly.
Giving different branches different responsibilities and abilities.
To indicate parts that are no longer in effect due to the passage of time or changes made by the Amendments.
To formally approve.
To list the rights that should be protected for all Americans.
A document that allows police to arrest someone suspected of a crime.
President Andrew Johnson in 1867 and President Richard Nixon in 1974.
George Washington in 1789.
The Supreme Court.
Speaker of the House.
Constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
A law that criminalizes an act that was not a crime when committed; for example, punishing someone for smoking before it was illegal.
A group of peers.
President Biden.
All Americans regardless of race.
The Senate or the House of Representatives.
The states.
By accusing the official.
The House of Representatives.
