US CONSTITUTION
FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS
SCOTUS CASES
THE BUREAUCRACY
ODD & ENDS
100
These TWO amendments contain the phrase "due process of law.
What are the 5th and 14th amendments?
100
"The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, ..."
What are the Articles of Confederation?
100
This case established the concept of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury vs Madison?
100
This Federal agency oversees elections.
What is the Federal Elections Commission?
100
This person helped write the Federalist Papers.
Who is James Madison?
200
This amendment contains the phrase "equal protection of the laws".
What is the 14th amendment?
200
The term "unalienable rights" is contained in this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
This case was appealed to the Supreme Court based on a hand-written document from prison.
What is Gideon vs Wainwright?
200
The Federal agency that is responsible for tax collection.
What is the IRS (Internal Revenue Service)?
200
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The phrase "necessary and proper" comes from this part of the Constitution.
What is Article I Section 8?
300
Madison argues for a large Republic in this document.
What is Federalist #10?
300
This case dealt with the issue of a state drawing congressional district boundaries while trying to create majority minority districts.
What is Shaw vs Reno?
300
If you are offended by something on television, you could file a complaint with this Federal agency.
What is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission?
300
The number of states currently needed to ratify any amendment to the Constitution.
What is 38?
400
The Constitutional Article that contains the "Supremacy Clause".
What is Article 6?
400
This document says "if men were angels, no government would be necessary".
What is Federalist #51?
400
This case centered on the question of freedom of the Press and the US involvement in the war in Viet Nam.
What is New York Times vs US?
400
This Federal agency manages over 22 million acres of public land in Utah, about 42% of the entire state.
What is the BLM (Bureau of Land Management)?
400
The number of Electoral College votes needed to secure a win in a Presidential election.
What is 270?
500
This gives Congress broad authority to regulate trade.
What is the Commerce Clause?
500
"... the Judiciary, ..., will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them."
What is Federalist #78
500
What is US vs Lopez?
500
This Federal Department oversees the FBI and other Federal law enforcement agencies.
What is the DOJ (Department of Justice)?
500
The last time Congress impeached, convicted and removed a US President from office.
What is NEVER?