The Constitution
Federalism
Interaction Among Branches of Government
Civil Liberties and Rights
100

The father of the Constitution

Who is James Madison?

100

Unlike a federal system, this type of government has one government body that holds power

What is a unitary government?

100

One main task of the bureaucracy is this, which can be done through coordinating resources to accomplish its goals, creating a new agency to carry out a task, or many other things

What is policy implementation?

100

This is the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states

What is incorporation?

200

The United States' first Constitution; states were given power

What are the Articles of Confederation?


200

This amendment gives states reserved powers

What is the Tenth Amendment?

200

These Congressional committees are formed to work out differences of a bill

What are conference committees?

200

This amendment guarantees "equal protection of the laws"

What is the Fourteenth Amendment?

300

This was called to revise the Articles of Confederation 

What is the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

300

These are powers held by the federal and state governments

What are concurrent powers?

300

This is the process of a formally indicting a government official, which is done by the House of Representatives

What is impeachment?

300

Throughout American history, groups such as women and African Americans have fought for this fundamental right, later provided by constitutional amendments

What is the right to vote (or suffrage)?

400

This event, orchestrated by impoverished debtors, brought attention to the issues of the Articles of Confederation 

What was Shays' Rebellion?

400
Also called marble-cake federalism, federal, state, and local governments work to solve problems

What is cooperative federalism?

400

Courts with this are the ones who first hear a case, no matter if it is a civil or criminal case

What is original jurisdiction?

400
Although never mentioned in the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ruled in cases like Roe v. Wade that this right is implied throughout the Constitution and its amendments

What is the right to privacy?

500

This group favored state sovereignty and opposed the Constitution

Who were the Anti-Federalists?

500

This is the process of transferring more power to the state and local levels of government from the federal government

What is devolution?

500

The president appoints justices to the Supreme Court, subject to the approval of this

What is the Senate?

500

These policies give benefits to groups that previously faced discrimination and inequality

What is affirmative action?

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