Chapter 6 review rough draft

Kunwoo Kim

2nd hour

Group Number: 10

1. Impeach

House of Representatives can impeach, or vote to bring charges of serious crimes

against, a president. Impeachment cases are tried in the Senate. If a president is found

guilty, with two third majority vote, Congress can remove him from office. After found

guilty, then can now charged with district court. In 1868 Andrew Johnson was the first

president to be impeached. President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998. However,

the Senate found each man not guilty. Only reason for impeachment is treason, bribery,

and high crime. President, Vice President, and Federal Judges can be impeached.

2. Veto / Override

Congress passes laws. The president, however, can ask Congress to pass or reject

bills. The president also can veto, or cancel, laws Congress has passed, if he or she

do not like them. Congress can try override, or undo, the veto. However, this is difficult

since it takes a two-thirds majority vote. There is also thing that is called Pocket veto.

Pocket veto is that if there is less than 10 days left in session in Congress, not including

Sunday, President can do nothing to disagree, without veto, to not make law pass.
 3. Search Warrant

Search warrant order gives government agency (police, FBI, etc.) authorities

permission to search someone’s property. They must get a search warrant from a

judge, stating the place and what they are looking for. A judge issues this order only

when it seems likely that a search might uncover evidence relating to a crime. Writs of

assistance is one-time search, and they have to keep privacy.

4. Legislative Branch

Legislative branch, or Congress, is responsible for proposing and passing laws. It is

made up of two houses, as created in the Great Compromise. The Senate has two

members from each state. In the House of Representatives each state is represented

according to its population, total of 435 members. Members of Congress have

unlimited terms. Leader of House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House.

Leader of the Senate is Vice President. President Pro-Tempore run the Senate if Vice

President is absent. Only Congress can declare the war. The session of the Congress

begins at first week of January.

5. Executive Branch

Executive branch includes the president and the departments that help run the
government. The executive branch makes sure the law is carried out. They list the

powers of the President- enforces laws. President is the head of the Executive Branch.

President is Commander in Chief in all armed forces. Twenty-second Amendments

limits presidents to two terms. The Cabinet is the head of the Executive Departments,

and they give the President advice. Only natural citizen, 35 years old and over can

run for the president. President has to have good relationship with Congress.

6. Judicial Branch

The judicial branch is made up of all the national courts. This branch is responsible for

interpreting laws, punishing criminals, and settling disputes between states. Federal

Courts ca rule State and Federal laws unconstitutional, however, it must be presented

in a case, and this is call Judicial Review. The President makes appointments to

federal courts. If you are convicted of a crime, you can appeal the decision. There are

13 courts of Appeals, al panel of Federal Judges that review your case. This is call

Court of Appeals. There are nine justices sit on the Supreme Court. The chief justice

of the United States leads the Court.

About Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O’Connor?

7. Checks and Balances

The framers of the Constitution created a system of checks and balances, which keeps
any branch of government from becoming too powerful. For example, Congress has

the power to pass bills into law. The president has the power to veto, or reject, laws

that Congress passes. However, congress can override the president’s veto with a

two-thirds majority vote. Pardons are checks and balances that President can do to

Judicial Branch, that can free person that he or she feel should not have been

convicted. Also, President can veto the law passed by Congress, and Congress can

override the veto by two third majority vote. Another example is that the Senate gives

the President advice and consent on all appointments and Treaties.

8. Judicial Review

The Supreme Court has the power to review laws passed by Congress and strike

down any law that violates the constitution by declaring it unconstitutional. The power

of the Supreme Court to rule a law passes by Congress or an act by the President to

be unconstitutional. Supreme Court can only do this if it is presented to them in a case.

9. Bill of Rights

10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens’ rights. These 10

amendments set a clear example of how to amend the Constitution to fit the needs of

a changing nation. The flexibility of the U.S. Constitution has allowed it to survive for

more than 200 years. I chose three rights, freedom of speech and religion on the First
Amendment, Search Warrant on the Fourth Amendment, and Eminent Domain on Fifth

Amendment. First, freedom of speech and religion are essential elements to make the

Nation better, by make sure that people do not get pressure by government. Second,

Search Warrant, is also important, because most of the clues can be inside the

suspect’s house, and if there is nothing like Search Warrant, suspect can just hide

clues in his or her house. Lastly, Eminent Domain, is important some people might

collect valuable artworks, and it is really important for world’s history, the owner will

demand high price for selling, or borrowing. However with Eminent Domain,

government can just take with, with fair price.

10. Due Process

Due Process means that the law must be fairly applied, if you charged the crime, you

have the right to try jury. You are innocent until you proven guilty by Jury of peers.

11. Fifth Amendment

The government cannot punish anyone without due process of law. This means that

the law must be fairly applied. A guard jury decides if there is enough evidence to indict,

or formally accuse, a person. without an indictment, the court cannot try anyone for a

serious crime the fifth Amendment also protects people from having to testify at their

own criminal trial. To keep from testifying, a person need only “take a Fifth”. I addition,
anyone found not guilty in a criminal trial cannot face double jeopardy. In the other

words, he or she cannot be tried again for the same crime. The final clause of the fifth

Amendment states that no one can have property taken without due process of law.

There is one exception: the government’s power of eminent domain. This is the power

to take personal property to benefit the public. However, the government must pay the

owners a fair price for the property.