Federalism
The state government is able to collect taxes. True or false.
True
How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
2 years
Why are there 9 supreme court justices?
How long is a Presidential term?
4 years
Leader of Civil Rights for African Americans
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does federalism mean?
Different levels of government (federal, state, local)
Which chamber of congress is the only one allowed to introduce tax bills (AKA Power of the Purse.)
House of Representatives
What is the most powerful court in the United State?
Supreme Court
Who normally presides over the Senate?
Vice president
Which plan was based on population and favored larger states?
Virginia Plan
What are powers that the federal government has that are NOT written in the constitution?
Why are Senators required to be older than members of the House?
Age and wisdom with longer terms
What does judicial review allow the Supreme Court to do?
Declare laws unconstitutional
Number of required votes to win the electoral college
270
What year was Brown vs. Board of Education?
1954
What two things prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances
Who pays lobbyists to influence congress?
Interest groups
Which type of court always hears cases first?
Trial
Who does the job of the vice president in the Senate if the vice president cannot?
President Pro Tempore
John Locke
Give me an example of a check or balance
Student response
What is this definition
"a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body."
Constituency
What are the three levels of federal courts?
Trial, appellate, supreme
Name all 3 presidents who have been officially impeached
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Three English documents that inspired the Declaration of Independence