The Constitution
This Constitutional principle means the people hold the ultimate authority.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
This Amendment protects freedom of speech
What is the First Amendment?
This chamber of Congress is known as the "Upper House."
What is the Senate?
The President serves as the head of this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
This branch interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The main purpose of the Preamble is to do this.
What is outline the goals and guiding principles of the government?
This Amendment guarantees a fair and speedy public trial
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This chamber is called the "Power of the Purse"
What is the House of Representatives?
The President's main constitutional role within the Executive Branch is to do this to laws?
What is enforce laws?
There are currently this many justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is 9?
This principle allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the others.
What is checks and balances?
This Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the fourth Amendment?
What is the first step in the lawmaking process
What is a bill being introduced?
This presidential role involves working with foreign nations and treaties.
What is Chief Diplomat?
This Supreme Court case established Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This term in the Preamble refers to future generations of Americans.
What is Posterity?
The first ten Amendments are collectively known as this.
These groups in Congress review, debate, and often “weed out” bills before they ever reach the House or Senate floor.
What are Congressional Committees?
When acting as Commander in Chief, the President oversees this.
What is the military?
This term describes support or agreement from both major political parties.
What is bipartisan support?
The president vetoing a bill passed by Congress is an example of this Constitutional Principle.
What is Checks and Balances?
A law requiring government approval before publishing news would violate this freedom.
What is Freedom of the Press?
Most proposed bills fail because the lawmaking process is designed with these.
What are multiple stages/checkpoints requiring support?
These are the five official presidential roles discussed in class.
What are:
How many U.S. Senators and House Representatives does New Mexico have in Congress?
What is 2 Senators and 3 Representatives?