Healthy Democracy
In a democracy, this group of people holds the ultimate power through their ability to vote.
What are the citizens?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Another name for the Legislative Branch.
What is Congress?
The President checks the Judicial Branch by doing this to federal judges.
What is appointing/nominating them?
This amendment states that powers not delegated to the federal government, nor prohibited to the states, are reserved for the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This is the minimum age a person must be to vote in a federal election.
What is 18?
Called "the wisest man in America" at the Constitutional Convention.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The two parts of the Legislative Branch.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
The President acts as this, but only Congress can declare war.
What is Commander in Chief?
This Constitutional clause ensures that states must respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
What is the Full Faith and Credit Clause?
This term describes a "healthy" democracy where everyone’s rights are respected and everyone is treated fairly under the law.
What is justice?
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president.
Who is George Washington?
How many Senators are there in total?
What is 100?
The President can check the judicial branch by granting these for federal offenses.
What are pardons?
his Supreme Court case established the principle of implied powers, allowing the national government to function without constant state interference.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This type of democracy allows citizens to elect representatives to make laws and decisions on their behalf.
What is representative government (or republic)?
This article defines the Legislative Branch.
What is Article 1?
The power to formally accuse the President of misconduct
What is impeachment?
This is a check the President has over Congress regarding sessions.
What is calling special sessions?
This type of power is shared by both the federal and state governments, such as the power to tax or create courts.
What are concurrent powers?
A free and fair one of these is required to choose and replace government leaders.
What is election?
This article defines the Executive Branch.
: What is Article 2?
A two-house legislature is known as this.
What is bicameral?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this fraction of votes.
What is a two-thirds vote?
This clause, found in Article VI, makes federal law the supreme law of the land, providing a defense against state nullification.
What is the Supremacy Clause?