In a __________ system of government, most governing powers reside with the national government rather than the sub-national units.
What is unitary?
100
True or false: Term limits exist for both the President and members of Congress.
What is false?
100
True or false: A presidential veto can be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
What is false?
100
Strong bicameralism is a result of which compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
What is the Great or Connecticut Compromise?
100
Identify one limit on Congress mentioned in the First Amendment.
What is "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."?
200
What is a concurrent power?
What is a power exercised by both the national government and the state governments?
200
Given current practices, if Puerto Rico became the 51st state, there would be a total of __________ members of Congress.
What is 537?
200
On December 30, 1803, I impeached federal judge John Pickering. As a result, he was eventually removed from office. I am __________.
What is the House of Representatives?
200
Congress is designed so that the __________ acts as a check on the __________, which represents the popular majority.
What is Senate.....House of Representatives?
200
The right against unreasonable searches and seizures in stated in which part of the Constitution?
What is the Fourth Amendment?
300
The __________ clause makes national law the supreme law of the land.
What is "national supremacy"?
300
According to the original provisions of the Constitution, which of the following would not be directly elected by the people: House, Senate, President, Chief Justice?
What are the Senate, President, and Chief Justice?
300
In a parliamentary system, __________ can vote no confidence in the head of government.
What is parliament or the legislature?
300
For a bill to become a law, it must receive __________ support in both houses of Congress.
What is majority?
300
Which of the following does the original Constitution prohibit: granting titles of nobility, borrowing money, slavery, right to vote for women.
What is "granting titles of nobility"?
400
Which of the following amendments limit what states can do: 10th, 14th, 15th, 26th?
What is "all of these except for the 10th"?
400
“Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinion.” This statement expresses which view of representation?
What is the trustee view of representation?
400
In Federalist #51, Madison argues that individual ambition can be a safeguard against __________.
What is tyranny?
400
In Federalist #51, Madison argues that, in republican government, the __________ branch of government will become the dominant branch of government.
What is "legislative"?
400
What do the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments have in common?
What is "they limit the kinds of voter qualifications the United States and any state can impose"?
500
Given Article V, the current composition of Congress, and the current number of states, which of the following is not a required number in the application of the amendment process: 38, 67, 75?
What is 75?
500
In Federalist 10, Madison argues that representative government can better control __________ than can direct democracy.
What is majority factions?
500
The power of judicial review is given to the United States Supreme Court in which article of the Constitution?
What is "no article contains such a provision/clause"?
500
Identify one power that the Senate exercises, which the House of Representatives does not exercise?
What is, e.g., confirmation of treaties, confirmation of appointments, trial in impeachment proceedings?
500
According to the Constitution, what form of government must Congress guarantee to each state?