TACA Government Chapter 5 Review

Impeachment is the removal of someone from office for misconduct

General time limit given for most amendments to be ratified

Rights of the accused amendment

Georgia was the last of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution

Retroactive law

The idea that a citizen cannot be imprisoned, have property taken away, or be sentenced to death without fair trial

Which one is NOT a required qualification of the President of the U.S.?

The legislative branch

Constitution is the oldest governing document in the world

The division of governmental authority into three branches is known as

No Involuntary quartering of troops amendment

The Supreme Court is the only court specified in the Constitution

Because DC is not a state, it has no representation in the Electoral College

The formal approval process for an amendment is called

In the US, the people directly elect the president

State militias may be called into service by govt. Modern militia is called the

Two-house legislative system

The judicial branch

The government may take away private land for public purposes if the owner is compensated

What fraction of the states is required to ratify an amendment?

Right to send official mail free of charge

Process by which a foreign-born person gains citizenship

Freedom of expression amendment

Congress may override a president's veto with 2/3 vote in both houses

What fraction of congress is required to propose an amendment

Permits punishment without trial

Right to bear arms amendment

NOT a way congress has used necessary/proper clause

Count of the population

$$$ set aside for a specific purpose

The ____ amendment limits the president to 2 terms

Complete Forgiveness of a crime and its consequences is called a(n)

No unreasonable search and seizure

Minimum number needed to transact business

a census must be taken ever 10 years according to the Constitution

Rights of the people and states amendment

The Executive Branch

The first 10 amendments are known as

The right to be charged with a crime or released

Political stalemate that may occur between branches of government

The only amendment to be ratified by state conventions

There are ____ amendments to the constitution

"Full faith and credit" means that each state must respect the public records, laws, and decisions of other states