What is the indirect method we use to elect the president?
electoral college
Who follows the vice president in succession to the president?
speaker of the house
What is the most important role of the president?
Carry out laws passed by congress
What is the basic goal of American foreign policy?
national security
A state has as many ____ as the total of its U.S. senators and representatives.
electoral votes
the president has the power to issue an _____ which is a rule or command that has the force of law
executive orders
The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the ____.
speaker
What is the term that is used when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office?
impeachment
A ______ is a population count taken every 10 years.
census
Who is the person who usually acts as chairperson of the Senate?
President Pro Temper
A _______ is a court order allowing police to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence.
search warrant
When the Second Amendment was written, a ____ was a small, local army made up of volunteer soldiers.
militia
Many Southern states practiced ____, or the social separation of the races.
segregation
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group is called what?
discrimination
The right to _____ means the right to express one ideas to the government.
petition
Which Amendment protects Americans �against unreasonable searches and seizures�?
The Fourth Amendment
What is needed before a citizen can be put on trial for a serious federal crime?
An indictment
______ is the sum of money used as a security deposit to allow an accused person to remain free until trial.
bail
______ believed in nonviolent resistance, or the peaceful protest of unfair laws.
Martin Luther King
The ______ Amendment protected the right of women to vote in all national and state elections
19th Amendment (1920)
freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair treatment
Civil liberties
a formal request
petition
Protects Americans �against unreasonable searches and seizures�
4th Amendment
a formal charge by a grand jury, accusing a person of a crime
indictment
right of the government to take away private property for public use
eminent domain
money forfeited if the accused person fails to appear in court
bail
money paid before casting a ballot
poll tax
organized boycotts, marches, and demonstrations to promote the civil rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
being singled out as a suspect because of one's race or ethnicity
Racial Profiling
protected the right of women to vote in all national and state elections
19th Amendment
population count taken every 10 years
census
oddly shaped district designed to increase one groups voting strength
gerrymander
Usually acts as chairperson of the senate
President Pro Tempore
another name for Clause 18, the �necessary and proper� clause
elastic clause
requires police to explain why they are holding a prisoner
writ of habeus corpus
congressional members right to send job-related mail without paying postage
franking privilege
helping people in dealing with the federal government
case work
Passed by both houses of Congress, they become law if signed by the president.
joint resolution
completely unrelated amendments to a bill
riders
procedure used to end a filibuster
cloture
indirect method for electing the president
electoral college
follows the vice president in succession to the presidency
speaker of the house
declaration of forgiveness and freedoms from punishment
pardon
delays a persons punishment until a higher court can hear the case
reprieve
president most important speech to congress each year
state of the union address
basic goal of American foreign policy
national security
agreement between the president and the leader of another country
executive agreement
efforts to punish another nation by imposing trade barriers
trade sanction
practice of hiring government workers through examinations and merit
civil service system
makes and enforces the rules for a certain industry or group
regulatory commission