1. Powers Checks & Balances
Eleanor M. Savko
Powers
5/11/2018
Bill of Rights,
part 2
Bill of Rights, part 1
Checks &
Balances
Requirements
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2. 2 year term
25 year old
7 years as citizen
(Article I Section 2)

3. What are requirements to join the House of Representatives?

4. 4 year term, 35 years or older,
natural born citizen,
14-year resident of the U.S.
(Article II Section 1)

5. What are requirements to be the president?

6. 6 year term,
30 years old,
9 years as citizen.
(Article I Section 3)

7. What are requirements to join the Senate?

8. No official requirements to be eligible for the position are mentioned in the Constitution.
(Article III)

9. Who are judges of the Supreme Court (and other federal courts)?

10. (Unless she/he behaves badly)
Serves a life term
(Unless she/he behaves badly)
(Article III Section 1)

11. Who are judges of the Supreme Court (and other federal courts)?

12. Branch of government
responsible for
making laws.
(Article I Section 1)

13. (Congress: House of Representatives and Senate together.)
What is the
Legislative Branch?
(Congress: House of Representatives and Senate together.)

14. Commander in Chief of the U.S. military. (Article II Section 2)

15. Who is the President?

16. Principle that gives each branch the power to limit the actions of other branches.
(AHON page 257, HA! 126)

17. What is Checks and Balances?

18. Branch of Government that decides if laws have been violated (broken.)
(Article III)

19. What is the Judicial Branch?

20. Has the power
to declare war
(Article I Section 8)

21. (Senate & House, Legislative Branch) ?
Who is
Congress
(Senate & House, Legislative Branch) ?

22. States that you cannot be forced to give evidence against yourself if you are accused of a crime.

23. What is the
5th Amendment?

24. This bans unreasonable punishments like mental and physical abuse.

25. What is the
8th Amendment?

26. This states that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to trial by an unbiased jury.

27. What is the
6th Amendment

28. This states that private property cannot be searched by the police without permission from a judge. (Called a warrant)

29. What is the
fourth Amendment?

30. This guarantees basics rights to people living in the United States.

31. What is the
1st Amendment

32. Guarantees the right of states to have armed militias for security

33. What is the
2nd Amendment

34. This guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases involving money.

35. What is the
7th Amendment

36. This prevents the government from using your home as a military barracks.

37. What is the
3rd Amendment

38. This states that powers not mentioned in the U. S
This states that powers not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution belong to the states

39. What is the
10th Amendment

40. This states that Americans have more rights than those listed in the Constitution.

41. What is the 9th Amendment

42. Has the power to impeach
the president,
Tries the president
after impeachment
(Article I Sections 2 & 3)

43. House of Representatives
Who are the
House of Representatives
& Senate?
(Congress)

44. Has the power to appoint Supreme Court judges.
Has the power to approve or deny judicial appointments.
(Article II Section 2)

45. Who are the President and Senate?

46. Has the power to approve bills into laws or veto them.
Has the power to make vetoed bills into law with a 2/3 majority vote.
(Article I Section 7)

47. Who are the
President
and
Congress
(Senate & House) ?

48. Any treaties (agreements made with foreign countries) made by the President must be approved by this group.
(Article II Section 2)

49. Who is the Senate?

50. This person is the leader of the Senate and breaks any tie votes.
(Article I Section 3)

51. Who is the Vice President? (President of the Senate)