This section of the Constitution states the purpose and why it was written.
What is The Preamble
100
Civil laws passed by state legislatures.
What are public acts?
100
Creating and running a post office, coining money, issuing search warrants and declaring war. One of these is NOT an expressed power of Congress in the Constitution.
What is issuing a search warrant?
100
This gives the federal government the right to tax your income.
What is the 16th amendment?
100
Collectively, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are known as.
What is The Civil War Amendments?
200
This was money paid in order to vote. The 24th amendment overturned it.
What is the poll tax?
200
Must be passed in order to bring a territory into the Union
What is an enabling act?
200
This brought the Judicial Branch to a higher status.
What is Judicial Review?
200
An agreement between states.
What is an interstate compact?
200
Delegated, Supreme, reserved or denied. This is a power granted to the national government throught the Constitution.
What is delegated?
300
This section provides for change in the Constitution.
What is the amendments?
300
This law affects criminals who flee to another state.
What is extradition?
300
Article 1 of the Constitution created this "voice of the people."
What is The House of Representatives
300
Those, like FDR, who favor federal action over states rights support this position.
What is a nationalist position.
300
A federal order requiring states to perform a service.
What is a mandate?
400
Divisions within the Constitution are known as
What are Articles?
400
The national government provides money to the states through these.
What are federal grants?
400
The modern-day time limit on passing an amendment.
What is 7 years?
400
This law requires state and federal government meetings to be open to the public.
What are sunshine laws?
400
Article IV of the Constitution orders the states to give this to its' citizens.
What is privileges and immunites?
500
The constitution is based on this important principle.
What is Popular Soverignty (power of the people)
500
Powers that almost all national governments have because they are "who they are"
What are inherent powers?
500
State the Constitution is the law of the land.
What is the Supremecy Clause?
500
One of these powers states that the national government cannot tax imports
What are denied powers?
500
A republican form of government, protection from invasion and territory are all part of this clause.