Amending
What % of Congress need to approve a Constitutional amendment?
66%
Which president increased federal power following the effects of the Wall St Crash?
Frankyln D. Roosevelt
This happens in January each year and is delivered by the President to Congress.
What does Article 1 of the Constitution establish?
The Legislature - Congress
Two words: US Constitution was born from ________. UK Constitution is __________
Revolution
Evolutionary
How many of the 50 states need to approve an amendment?
38
Give an example of an area that is reserved solely for the federal government
Defense
Foreign Affairs
Coin money
Declare war
This is a fourth type of presidential veto, can be used when there is less than 10 days before the end of the congressional session
Pocket veto
What does Article 2 establish?
The Presidency (Executive)
1. Allows for votes not only at a federal level but a state level
2. Both chambers are elected
3. Head of the executive is directly elected.
What does the 10th Amendment gaurantee?
Rights not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states belong to the states
Key term: those in power will only do what is essential, therefore, protecting the rights of the citizens
Limited Government
How many different presidents have been successfully impeached by the House?
3
(Trump - twice)
What are concurrent powers?
Power both the state and federal governments have e.g. building roads and collecting taxes
While the US is a federal state, the UK is....
A unitary state
What does the 16th Amendment allow?
The federal government to collect taxes
What document proceeds the Constitution and created 13 completely separate states?
Articles of Confederation
The power to declare war was last used in 1941 by Congress, to declare war on who?
Romania
What are implied powers?
Powers that the Constitution does not specifically give but can be inferred.
Because of the US Constitution what is more likely to happen in the US Congress that is all but impossible to happen in the UK Parliament
Gridlock
What is the 6th Amendment?
Right to a speedy and public trial by jury
What does 'E Pluribus Unum' mean?
Out of many, one
What do Harry Claiborne, Alcee Hastings, Walter Nixon and Thomas Protoreus all have in common?
They were federal judges removed by Congress
What does Article 4 ensure should happen?
1. All states should honor the laws of all other states.
2. A republican form of government.
Why is federalism ensured in the US yet devolution is in a precarious position in the UK?
Constitution ensures federalism, Act of Parliament created devolution and can take it away.