Unit 1
Foundations
Foundations
Unit 2
Branches
Branches
Memorizable
Memorables
Memorables
Grab Bag
Holiday
Grab Bag
Grab Bag
100
Name three of America's founding values
Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Economic Liberty, Religious Freedom, Equal Opportunity
100
This is how many members of Congress needed in each house to pass a bill.
What is a simple majority in Congress?
100
This defines US citizenship and establishes that all US citizens must receive equal due process.
What is the 14th Amendment?
100
60 or more Senators are required for this procedural motion to pass.
What is needed for cloture?
100
He has termites in his smile and the sweetness of a crocodile.
Who is Mr. Grinch?
200
This form of democracy emphasizes the power and influence of many individuals.
What is participatory democracy
200
The FDA, the Federal Reserve, the CDC
What are regulatory agencies?
200
This establishes actions of the federal government are also covered by the supremacy clause and also gives a broad definition of the necessary and proper clause.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
200
These words in the constitution give Congress a lot of expanded powers when it comes to dealing with businesses across the US.
Who is Interstate Commerce Clause?
200
The Roman holiday that early Christians wanted to replaced so they moved the celebration of the birth of Jesus to December.
What is Saturnalia?
300
This was the result of the Connecticut Compromise.
What is a bicameral legislature.
300
This is the latin term for the Supreme Court respecting precedent.
What is stare decisis?
300
"If men were but angels, we would not need government." is in this document which establishes that the greed and power of each branch is in fact a good thing.
What is Fed 51?
300
This type of committee is temporary and has focused powers, almost always investigations.
What is a select committee?
300
The best-selling Christmas song of all time.
What is White Christmas by Bing Crosby?
400
This is when the federal governments requires something of the states and does not provide funding.
Who is an unfunded mandate?
400
This is the presidential enumerated power most often used during the Lame Duck period.
What are pardons?
400
This changed presidential races, make the Vice President's most important political function to be a balance for the President.
What is the 12th Amendment?
400
Two of the three most important committees in the House of Representatives.
What is the Rules Committee, or Ways and Means, or Appropriations?
400
The five-day Hindu holiday that happens in early winter/late fall.
What is Diwali?
500
You must have all states agree for it to pass.
What was the amendment process during the Articles of Confederation.
500
This is a conference committee
A congressional committee that comes together to make singular bill from the Senate and House agree.
500
This established the idea of '1 person, 1 vote.' It also set the precedent that SCOTUS can get involved in state districting issues only if people's constitutional rights are being infringed.
What is Baker v. Carr?
500
This establishes that Congress cannot pass laws and then enforce them after the fact.
What does the legal term Ex Post Facto mean?
500
In the Alp region, he is the friend of Sinterklaas and kidnaps bad little children and eats them.
Who is the Christmas Krampas?
