Executive Branch
This address by the President keeps Congress informed about national affairs.
What is the State of the Union address?
This document formally declared the colonies' separation from Britain and outlined grievances against the Crown.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This amendment guarantees the right of the people to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
Setting up public schools is an example of this type of power, reserved to the states.
What are reserved powers?
The President has this power to reject bills passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
This amendment limits the President to two terms or a maximum of 10 years.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Colonists protested this practice, which denied them a say in how they were taxed.
What is taxation without representation?
This amendment protects individuals from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
The power to coin money is an example of this type of power.
What is an enumerated (or expressed) power?
The Supreme Court exercises this power when declaring a law unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
To address disputes over the presidency, this compromise created a system where electors vote based on state outcomes.
What is the Electoral College?
This event demonstrated the weakness of the Articles of Confederation to maintain public safety.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This amendment ensures protections for freedoms not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
Powers such as taxing and establishing courts, shared by state and federal governments, are called this.
What are concurrent powers?
This impeachment-related power allows the House of Representatives to bring formal charges against the President.
What is the power to impeach?
This Cabinet department oversees federal law enforcement and represents the U.S. in legal matters.
What is the Department of Justice?
This intellectual movement emphasized reason, equality, and liberty, shaping revolutionary ideas.
What is the Enlightenment?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This clause allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its constitutional duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this fraction of votes in both houses.
What is two-thirds?
This Constitutional amendment outlines the line of succession for the presidency in cases of death, resignation, or incapacitation.
What is the 25th Amendment?
The first representative assembly in the American colonies.
What is the House of Burgesses?
This amendment reserves powers not explicitly granted to the federal government for the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
The creation of the IRS is an example of this type of power inferred from the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
This legislative body must confirm presidential appointments and treaties.
What is the Senate?