Vocabulary
Questions
More Vocab
More Questions
Movie Quotes
100
The powers not written in the constitution are reserved for ____________.
states
100
Concurrent powers are those that are ___.
Shared by the National and State Governments.
100
The National Government has three types of ____________ that have been granted to it in the Constitution.
delegated powers
100
States must honor national laws because of the ________.
Supremacy clause
100
I wanna thank little baby Jesus, who's sittin' in his crib watchin the Baby Einstein videos, learnin' 'bout shapes and colors.
Talladega Nights
200
Delegated powers are also called ____________ powers.
Expressed powers.
200
Where does the Baltimore County government get their power from?
State Constitutions and State Laws.
200
You cannot be sentenced based on guilt. this is called ________.
Bill of attainder
200
Citizens cannot be charged for a crime that has not yet been considered illegal. this is called ________.
Ex Post Facto
200
Sir, the Vault is a high-security prison for super-criminals, like your recent contributions Whirlwind and Blacklash. The elite unit watching them, known as the Mandroids, are federal agents!
Iron Man
300
This allows the federal government to "stretch" the law to fulfill its duties for what is necessary and proper.
Elastic Clause
300
Which of the following is an expressed power of the national government? a. the power to coin money b. the power to license doctors c. the power acquire territory d. the power to grant divorces
a. the power to coin money
300
Declaring grants of nobility is a ______ power.
Denied
300
Which of the following powers can the National Government legally exercise? a. expressed only b. expressed, implied, and inherent powers c. delegated and reserved powers d. powers not granted to the States
Expressed, implied, and inherent powers (b)
300
Jeremy Grey: Okay, what's our back story? John Beckwith: We're brothers from New Hampshire. We're venture capitalists. Jeremy Grey: I'm sick of that. Let's be from Vermont. And let's have an emerging maple syrup conglomerate. John Beckwith: Wait, that's stupid. We don't know anything about maple syrup. Jeremy Grey: I happen to know everything there is to know about maple syrup! I love maple syrup. I love maple syrup on pancakes. I love it on pizza. And I take maple syrup and put a little bit in my hair when I've had a rough week. What do you think holds it up, slick?
Wedding Crashers
400
The division of governmental powers between National Government and state governments is ____________.
Federalism
400
The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT... a. local action in matters of local concern. b. a dual system of government. c. uniform laws among the States. d. strength through unity.
C- UNIFORM LAWS AMONG STATES
400
Enumerated is another word for _______ powers.
Expressed powers
400
Which of the following is NOT among the obligations that the National Government has to the States? a. protection against foreign attack b. representative form of government c. recognition of each States legal existence and physical boundaries d. recognition of State constitutions as the supreme law of the land
D.
400
I've been slimed!
Ghostbusters
500
The powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government.
Expressed powers
500
The 9th amendment grants _____________.
States power
500
Holding someone in jail without being charged with a crime is called _________________.
Habeas Corpus
500
Ernesto Miranda was not given ___ ______ causing his case to be thrown out.
Due Process
500
Sorry for the interruption, folks, but I always do the last dance of the season. This year somebody told me not to. So I'm gonna do my kind of dancin' with a great partner, who's not only a terrific dancer, but somebody... who's taught me... that there are people willing to stand up for other people no matter what it costs them. Somebody who's taught me about the kind of person I wanna be. Miss Frances Houseman.
Dirty Dancing
M
e
n
u