Speech and debate clause Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

10th Amendment Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people. Also known as "reserved powers amendment" or "states' rights amendment" 13th Amendment Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70) 14th Amendment (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life, liberty or property without DUE PROCESS OF LAW; (3) no state can depriv...

FGCU Civic Literacy Exam Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence? A) privacy B) trial by jury C) pursuit of happiness D) voting - Correct Answer-C) pursuit of happiness Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for president and vice president? A) Bush v. Gore (2000) B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974) C) Baker v. Carr (1962) D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - Co...

Confrontation Clause correct answers in a criminal proceeding the defendant has the opportunity to face the witness and cross-examines them, to object to the testimony. It is designed to prevent a defendant from being convicted based on written evidence without having the opportunity to face their accuser and test their honesty and truthfulness before a jury. Advice and consent correct answers Reserves to the Senate power and oversight over certain activities of the executive branch. The sena...

CHAPTER 3 Federalism MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When the Framers drafted the Constitution, the Antifederalist opposed it primarily on the grounds that the new government a. empowered state governments. b. created a bicameral Congress. c. gave states the power to coin money. d. created a navy. e. gave too much power to the national government. ANS: E REF: 51 NOT: F OBJ: LO1 2. In this decision, the Supreme Court, by a 5–4 majority, ruled that the individual mandate component of Obamacare was...

CLEP Exam - American Government Questions with Correct Answers Punch cards - answerType of voting system that became well known immediately following the 2000 election Prospective voting - answerA person who votes based on what candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be engaged in this type of voting House of Representatives - answerShould presidential candidates receive an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by___________ Democracy - answer"A form...

adversary system: a system of law where the court is seen as a neutral area where disputants can argue the merits of their cases affirmative action: government-mandate programs that seek to create special employment opportunities for African Americans, women, and other victims of past discrimination amendment: addition to the Constitution that require approval by two-thirds of both house of Congress and three-quarters of the states amicus curiae briefs: "friend of the c...

CLEP American Government Practice Test 1 (2022/2023) Already Passed The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 Ordered the racial desegregation of public schools A person who votes based on what a candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be engaging in prospective voting Should presidential candidates receive an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives A Democracy is A form of government in which the peopl...

WGU C963 - Quizzes 1-23 (2022/2023) (Correct Answers) What describes characteristics of a social contract? -Specification of natural rights -a definition of human nature -a collective expression of a collectively shared interest In what ways is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? -The State of Nature gives definition to what it means to be human -The state of nature gives definition to natural rights Why is it important to now what the quality of life is like in t...

KPEERI Exam Study Guide 2023/2024 Latest Update.KPEERI Exam Study Guide 2023/2024 Latest Update.  A word part that contains a vowel or, in spoken language, a vowel sound - Answer syllable  Two or more consecutive consonants which retain their individual sounds - Answer consonant blend  Two consecutive consonants that represent one phoneme, or sound - Answer consonant digraph  Sources of information outside of words that readers may use to predict the identities and meanings of un...

Which right did the colonists consider "inalienable" in the Declaration of Independence? A) privacy B) trial by jury C) pursuit of happiness D) voting - Correct Answer-C) pursuit of happiness Which United States Supreme Court decision focused on how states count popular votes for president and vice president? A) Bush v. Gore (2000) B) U.S. v. Nixon (1974) C) Baker v. Carr (1962) D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) - Correct Answer-A) Bush v. Gore...