Checks and Balances
Principles of the Constitution
Amending the Constitution and Judicial Review
Depression and Recession
Odds and Ends
100
Name one way the legislative branch can check the Executive
What are overriding a veto and impeachment?
100
Under the Separation of Powers, our government is divided into these 3 branches.
What are judicial, legislative and executive?
100
The first step to amend the Constitution is to pass both houses of Congress by this amount.
What is 2/3?
100
Government program that guarantees bank deposits up to $250,000
What is FDIC?
100
The 2% rule referred to the number of ___
What are women in any one branch of the military?
200
Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?
Who is the president?
200
The dividing of powers between the state governments and the national government.
What is Federalism?
200
Once a proposed amendment passes Congress, this many states must ratify it.
What are 3/4?
200
If we spend more than we take in as a country we have a ___
What is a deficit?
200
If as a country we spend the same amount of money as we take in, we have a ___.
What is a balanced budget?
300
Who approves the president's appointments to the Supreme Court?
Who (what) is the Senate?
300
Some people have argued that regulating campaign contributions violates this right.
What is first amendment or free speech?
300
The power the Supreme Court has to declare a law unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
300
This New Deal program set up a government run retirement program using employer and employee contributions.
What is Social Security?
300
In addition to North Korea, what other country are we concerned about building a nuclear weapon.
Who is Iran?
400
How does Congress override the president's veto?
What is a 2/3 vote in both houses?
400
The legislative branch is made up of these 2 parts.
What are the House (435 members) and the Senate (100 members)?
400
When the Supreme Court uses the power of judicial review, they judging the law based on this.
What is the Constitution?
400
This president presided over the beginning of the depression and believed that government should stay out of the economy.
Who is Hoover?
400
The 1968 treaty that said those countries who do not yet have the bomb shall not seek one, and those who do will not spread the secrets.
What is Nonproliferation Treaty?
500
When Senators who are in the minority talk a bill to death.
What is a filibuster?
500
The principle of our Constitution that says ultimately power rests with the people (voters).
What is popular sovereignty?
500
This was the last proposed amendment that passed the first step, but was not ratified?
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
500
This group of workers suffered the effects of the depression before others were affected.
Who are the farmers?
500
One way the U.S. borrows money is through the sale of these.
What are bonds?
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