Constitutional Principles
This principle reflects the statement that "no one is above the law."
What is limited government?
True or False: States are obligated to provide their own natural disaster relief.
What is false?
This 1st amendment right protects your ability to practice worship and prayer.
What is freedom of religion?
The three branches of government.
What are judicial, executive, and legislative?
The mayor of Westfield.
Who is Scott Willis?
This principle is the term for powers that overlapped with other branches.
What are checks and balances?
One obligation the federal government has towards the states is to uphold these rights.
What are voting rights?
This amendment protects Americans against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th amendment?
This American document gave the central (national) government more power than the state governments.
What is the US Constitution?
This person is the CEO of Tesla.
Who is Elon Musk?
The opening of the Preamble ("We the People of the United States …") demonstrates this basic principle.
What is popular sovereignty?
State and local governments are required to conduct these for the federal government.
What are national elections?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This court case set the precedent of "one person, one vote," which accounts for making Congressional Districts an equal size from one state to another.
What is Wesberry v. Sanders?
This city is the home of Ball State University.
What is Muncie?
Simply put, this constitutional principle allows the courts to decide what the words of the US Constitution mean
What is judicial review?
When a wanted criminal from Iowa crosses the border into Illinois, Illinois Law Enforcement is obligated to catch and return the criminal under this clause.
What is the Extradition clause?
This amendment repealed prohibition, allowing Americans to make and consume alcohol again.
What is the 21st amendment?
This British Colonial policy most upset the colonists.
What is being taxed without representation?
The fourth president of the United States.
Who is James Madison?
This principle is the division of governmental power regionally-->power divided between one central, national government and many regional governments.
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What is federalism?
This obligation that states have towards each other requires states to "accept laws, records, and court decisions from other states."
What is full faith and credit?
This amendment protects Americans from having to be a witness in their own criminally accused case.
What is the fifth amendment?
The Articles of Confederation set up this type of system in the American Government.
What is Parliamentary?
The current Speaker of the House.
Who is Mike Johnson?