St Petersburg College Civic Literacy Flashcards Exam Questions (128 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

Amendment 4 {Ans: Amendment that prohibits unreasonable search & seizures (probable cause= warrant= search) Mapp v Ohio (1961); evidence obtained outside of warrant is inadmissible in court. "Exclusionary Rule."}Amendment 2 {Ans: The right to bear arms for self-defense; District of Columbia v. Heller (2008).}Impeachment {Ans: A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office. The House of Representatives is responsible for the investigation and the Senate is responsible for holding a trial to determine removal.}Bill {Ans: A statute in draft before it becomes law.}Preamble to the Constitution {Ans: The opening section of the Constitution; brief introductory statement of the fundamental purposes and guiding principles that the Constitution is meant to serve. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."}Implied Powers {Ans: Powers to the branch(es) of government that aren't stated in the Constitution (e.g. Elastic/Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I).}