Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
What is the First Amendment?
100
Has 435 members, based on state population
What is the House of Representatives?
100
Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
100
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution
What are Enumerated Powers?
100
An organization of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government
What is an Interest Group?
200
Quartering of Troops
What is the Third Amendment?
200
Approve presidential appointments, treaties, and try impeachments
What is the Senate?
200
Separate but Equal
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
200
Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constituion
What are Implied Powers?
200
A grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
What is a Block grant?
300
Woman Suffrage
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
300
The power of congress to remove the president from office
What is impeachment?
300
Wartime Porwers
What is Korematsu v. US?
300
A system created to prevent one part of government from gaining too much power
What are Checks and Balances?
300
Type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
What is a Political Action Committee(PAC)?
400
Direct election of Senators
What is the Seventeenth Amendment?
400
Delays a vote in the Senate
What is a Filibuster?
400
Executive Privelege
What is US v. Nixon?
400
A power given to the president to keep congress in check
What is a veto?
400
The appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district
What is pork barrel legislation?
500
Prohibited Poll Taxes
What is the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
500
Selects the president if there is a tie
What is the House of Representatives?
500
Search Warrants
What is Mapp v. Ohio
500
Grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers