Fun Foundationals
Formal separation from Britain influenced by Enlightenment ideals
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Case Marbury v Madison established the precedent of what Judicial Power?
What is Judicial Review
Bicameral houses of Congress
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Presidential powers of excusing a person from a crime and reducing someone’s prison sentence
What is Article II?
SCOTUS has ______ in cases involving 2 or states, the U.S. government and a state government, and U.S. and foreign ambassadors/diplomats
What is original jurisdiction?
The first Constitution of the U.S. that favored strong state rights and a weak federal government
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What constitutional concept was being argued in U.S v. Lopez?
What is the Commerce Clasue
This vote ends a filibuster in the Senate
What is a cloture vote?
Presidential power to not sign a bill and send it back to Congress with reasons
What is veto?
SCOTUS’ power to declare federal legislation invalid if it violates the Constitution
What is judicial review?
Defines powers and limits of each branch of government through checks and balances
What is the Constitution?
How is the 14th Amendment connected to the case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
What is Equal protection under the law and separate facilities are inherently unequal
The amount needed in each house to override a presidential veto
What is a 2/3 vote?
Agreement a president makes with another nation that does not require the Senate’s approval
What is an executive agreement?
Bold policy decisions that address pressing needs that are not being addressed by the government
What is judicial activism?
Argument against the Constitution that there too many interests and the government will be too powerful
What is Brutus I?
What constitutional concept was being argued in Shaw v. Reno?
What is the state's gerrymandering policies violated the 14th or the 15th Amendment.
This house impeaches while this house holds the impeachment trial
What is the House of Representatives (impeachment) and the Senate (trial)?
Refusal to sign a bill if President receives a bill at the end of Congress’ legislative
What is pocket veto?
Plays a minimal role in policy making by letting elected officials make policy, and follows precedent and Founding Fathers’ intent
What is judicial restraint?
Letter that defends breaking the law through nonviolent protests against racial injustices
What is the Letter From Birmingham Jail?
Explain how the 1st Amendment is connected to the case of Citizen United v. FEC
What is corporations are a group of individuals and money equals speech. Put it together and you get free speech.
This Article of the Constitution gives the legislative branch its power
What is Article I?
This Article of the Constitution gives the executive branch its power
What is pardon and reprieve?
This Article of the U.S. Constitution gives the judicial branch its power
What is Article III?