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When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing this type of governing
What is Representative democracy?
The power to declare war can only be made by this level of government
What is the federal government?
Congressional power to make laws comes from this document
What is the constitution?
You must be this age to be elected to the House of Representatives
What is 28?
1st amendment
Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Petition
A constitutional monarchy and the US have this in common
What is a constitution?
The power to establish local governments can only be made by this level of government
What is state government?
Debating bills on the floor of Congress is part of this process
What is the lawmaking process?
This qualification applies to both houses of congress
What is live in the state they represent?
2nd Amendment
Bear arms
These are listed in the Declaration of independence
What is a list of grievances?
The power to borrow money belongs to this/these government levels
What is both federal and state government?
Widely considered the most important power of congress
What is the power to make laws?
This is the term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
3rd Amendment
Quatering Act
The reason the list of grievances was put in the Declaration of independence
What is to justify the need for independence?
This amendment freed former slaves
What is the 13th Amendment?
This expressed power helps Congress manage the federal budget
What is the power to coin money?
This is the term for a representative
What is 2 years?
4th Amendment
Illegal search and seizure
This movement helped to inspire the Declaration of Independence
What is Enlightenment?
This amendment granted citizenship
What is the 14th Amendment?
Presidential appointees are approved by this house in congress
What is the Senate?
You must be this old to be elected POTUS
What is 35?
5th Amendment
Remain silent
This number of states ratified the constitution of the United States
What is Nine?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
The Office of Administration is the core group of advisors for this public office
What is the President?
This court reviews decisions made in lower courts
6th Amendment
Speedy trial
This provision or "clause" of the Constitution resolves conflicts between state and federal laws
What is the supremacy clause?
The protection from double jeopardy is given by this bill
What is the bill of rights?
The other name for the President of the Senate and the tie breaking vote
What is the Vice-President?
What is precedent?
7th Amendment
This fraction of states can propose an amendment to the constitution
What is three-fourths?
This amendment granted women's suffrage
What is the 19th amendment?
A dispute between two states gives jurisdiction to this court level
What is the federal court?
This supreme court case established judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
8th Amendment
No cruel of unusual punishment
This check and balance is evoked by the executive branch over the legislative branch
What is a Veto?
This clause stretches congressional power to meet new needs
What is the elastic clause, or the necessary and proper clause?
This is a no no regarding Congress and our states
What is favor one state over another?
This article of the constitution references the "supreme law of the land"
What is Article VI?
9th Amendment
Rights reserved by the people
This group chooses what cases are heard by the supreme court
What is the supreme court?
This is the total number of members on the supreme court
What is 9?
This is the highest ranking member of the supreme court
Who is the Chief Justice?
The greatest teacher ever...
Who is all your teachers?
10th Amendment
Rights reserved by the states