the amendments
- freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition
- the right to bear arms
- you cannot be forced to house troops
- protects from illegal searches and seizures
- due process, double jeopardy, no self incrimination and eminent domain
- right to a fair and speedy trial, you have to be informed of your charges and you have the right to an attorney
- jury trial in civil cases
- no cruel or unusual punishment and you have the right to post bail
- any law not explicitly written are reserved to the people
- powers reserved by the states
- a state can chose to be taken to court
- a separate election for the president and the vise president
- ends slavery
- equal protection for all us citizens
- the right to vote for can not be taken away because of race or previous servitude
- gives congress the right to collect taxes
- senators are chosen by the people
- prohibits liquor
- ends woman's suffrage
- changed the date that president and vice president come into office
- repealed the 18th amendment
- no president can serve more the two terms or ten years
- gives the district of columbia electoral votes
- you have the right to vote even if you don't pay your taxes
- explains presidential succession
- voting age is 18
- congress can only change its pay for the next term
The amendment process
An amendment can be proposed by either the Congress by a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or a constitutional convention called for by two-thirds of the State legislatures. After two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal then it is sent to the states for a vote. Three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed amendment
checks and balances
the president veto congresses decisions
the president nominates supreme court judges
the court can declare laws unconstitutional and presidential actions unconstitutional
the senate confirms the president's nominations
congress approves presidential nominations and controls the budget it can pass laws over the presidents veto
the president nominates supreme court judges
the court can declare laws unconstitutional and presidential actions unconstitutional
the senate confirms the president's nominations
congress approves presidential nominations and controls the budget it can pass laws over the presidents veto
Vocabulary
- Popular Sovereignty: the authority of the government is sustained by its people.
- Federalism: A system of government.
- Separation of Powers: the act of vesting the legislative, executive, judicial powers of the government is separate bodies.
- Checks and Balances: balancing the powers that are given to the legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
- Writ of Habeas Corpus: used to review the legality of a persons arrest.
- Ex Post Facto: You cant be charged for a crime that wasn't a crime when you committed it.
- Expressed Powers: Powers that are specifically spelled out in the constitution.
- Implied Powers: Powers that are not spelled out in the constitution.
- Extradition: the procedure when a state, that is requested of another state, turns over to that second jurisdiction and individual charged with a crime.
- Republic: the supreme power given to an individual that is voted upon.
Federalism:
A sharing of power between a central government and smaller political units.
- Exclusive Powers: powers that only the federal government may have.
- Concurrent Powers: powers that the state and federal government share.