This is the thing that provides a rule book for government.
What is a constitution?
100
With the words "We the People", the Constitution established its authority on the basis of this principle to our Constitution
What is popular sovereignty?
100
Once and amendment has been proposed by Congress, it must be ratified by these regional bodies
What are the states?
100
These are the two teams in the Super Bowl Sunday night.
Who are the Patriots and Falcons?
100
The basic rights of the people were first established in this important document
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
A federal system of government divides power this way...
What is between the national and regional/local levels
200
The concept of separation of powers divides the power of government...this is how.
What is between the executive, legislative and judicial branches
200
Of Formal and Informal Amendment Methods, this is the one that is used more often and why that is so...
What are informal methods; because they are easier
200
These are 4/7 countries impacted by President Trump's new immigration restrictions.
What are Iraq, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, and Libya?
200
This is the job of each branch of government. Please place them in the order they are found in the Constitution...
What is leg: make
exec: execute
judicial: interpret
300
This is the difference between a direct and an indirect form of democracy?
What is answers will vary?
300
The legal drinking age in every state is 21; id states wished to lower this, they could. The only thing they risk is losing Highway funds from Washington D.C.
This constitutional principle is represented by this scenario.
What is Federalism?
300
The fourth amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects all Americans from this...
What are unreasonable searches and seizures?
300
This is the name of any ONE of President Trump's new cabinet officials.
Who is answers will vary?
300
The principle of checks and balances allows Congress to ______ a presidential veto with a __/__ vote in this...
What is override, 2/3, Congress
400
One of the following below is a check and a balance in our system?
A. The President passes a law in Congress
B. The President appoints judges to the Supreme Court
C. Congress passes laws by unanimous vote
D. Congress vetoes a law passed by the President
400
Imagine the President nominates Kevin Hart to be the new director of NASA. The Senate, thinking this nominee to be unserious, rejects the appointment. Which principle of our Constitution is being demonstrated?
What is checks and balances?
400
This informal amendment method allows for the President to issue orders that have the force of law...name what these 'mini' laws are called...
What is executive action; executive orders
400
Because she did not want to defend President Trump's immigration restrictions, acting US Attorney General Sally Yates was fired from her position. This is the executive department she was in.
What is the Department of Justice?
400
According to this clause in the Constitution, if a state law or state constitutional amendment conflicts with the national Constitution, the national Constitution wins out.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
Type of government where the power of the state is found in ONE central location or agency.
What is unitary?
500
The President has an opportunity to select a new Supreme Court justice.
1. This is the branch whose power he is 'taking' by doing so,
2. the branch that can stop him,
3. and the constitutional principle that is represented
What is the judicial branch, the Senate, and checks and balances.
500
All presidents have established a group of advisors called a cabinet, representing this informal amendment method...
What is custom?
500
President Trump nominated _____ Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court Tuesday.
Who is Neil?
500
According to Article VI, clause 2 of the US Constitution, if a state constitutional amendment OR law conflicts with the national Constitution, the state amendment OR law must