Constitutional Law Bar Exam Flashcards
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| 3347244971 | How old to be in US Senate? | You must be 30 years old. | 0 | |
| 3347244972 | Term length for US Senate? | 6 years | 1 | |
| 3347244973 | How old to be in H.O.R? | 25 years old | 2 | |
| 3347244974 | Term length for H.O.R? | 2 years | 3 | |
| 3347244975 | Term length for President? | 4 years | 4 | |
| 3347244976 | How old to be President? | 35 years old | 5 | |
| 3347244977 | How many people in Supreme Court Justice? | 9 people | 6 | |
| 3347244978 | Trem length for Supreme Court Justice? | For Life | 7 | |
| 3347244979 | What branch has the power to print and coin money? | Legislative Branch | 8 | |
| 3347244980 | Which branch of government has the power to make laws? | Legislative Branch | 9 | |
| 3347244981 | Which Congressional House has the power to propose new taxes? | H.O.R | 10 | |
| 3347244982 | What branch of government has the power to decide how money raised through taxes should be spent? | Legislative Branch | 11 | |
| 3347244983 | Which Congressional House has the power to impeach the President? | H.O.R | 12 | |
| 3347244984 | Who is Commander and Chief of the Military Forces? | Presidnet | 13 | |
| 3347244985 | Who has the power to declare war? | Congress | 14 | |
| 3347244986 | Who has the power to prepose a new bill? | Congress | 15 | |
| 3347244987 | Who has the power to veto a law? | President | 16 | |
| 3347244988 | Who has the power to over ride a veto? | Congress by 2/3 vote | 17 | |
| 3347244989 | Who has the power to make other treaties with other nations? | President | 18 | |
| 3347244990 | Who has the power to ratify treaties with other nations? | Congress | 19 | |
| 3347244991 | Who has the power to declare a law or treaty unconstitutional? | Judicial Branch | 20 | |
| 3347244992 | Define federalism | system that shares powers with state government and national government | 21 | |
| 3347244993 | What are powers of national government only? | Declaring war, making treaties, and printing money | 22 | |
| 3347244994 | What are powers of the state only? | Schools, marriage, local government, owning property, licensing doctors, and lawyers | 23 | |
| 3347244995 | What are powers of the federal government and states? | Raise taxes, build roads, and barrow money | 24 | |
| 3347244996 | What is the system of "Checks and Balances"? | It limits each branch's power | 25 | |
| 3347244997 | What is popular sovereignty? | The idea that government comes from the people | 26 | |
| 3347244998 | What is elastic clause? And what does it do? | It says that congress may make all laws which should be necessary to carry out it's other powers. And it gives congress flexibility needed to do it's job. | 27 | |
| 3347244999 | What are the first 10 amendments? | 1. Basic freedoms 2. Right to bear arms 3. Quartering of soldiers 4. Search and arrest 5. Rights in criminal cases 6. Rights to a fair trial 7. Rights in Civil Cases 8. Bail, fines, and punishment 9. Rights retained by the people 10. State' rights | 28 | |
| 3347245000 | What power does the commerce clause give the government? | It gives the government to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and among indian tribes. | 29 | |
| 3347245001 | How does a bill become a law? | 1. H & S introduce then a bill send it to the committee 2. Then both H & S committee approve bill 3. Then both H & S debate and passes its form of the bill 4. Then both H & S committees compromise on differences between the two versions 5. Then H & S pass revised bill 6. Then the president signs it into a law | 30 |