Constitution
Ideologies
Checks and Balances
Powers of Government
Powers/ Purpose of Government
100
This document was adopted two years after the Constitution went into effect.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
This term represents the range of ideologies from left to right.
What is the political spectrum?
100
Can veto laws, call special sessions of Congress, and make agreements with other nations.
Who is the President?
100
The act of collecting taxes.
What concurrent power?
100
Because they are stated in the constitution, the enumerated powers are often called this.
What are the expressed powers?
200
The duties of making treaties, appointing ambassadors and addressing congress are given to the executive branch under this part of the Constitution.
What is Article II?
200
This ideology believes that government should take a limited role in the lives of citizens.
What is conservatism?
200
Can fail to pass bills the president proposes, override the president's veto and refuse to provide the money needed to carry out the presiden't orders.
What is Congress?
200
This level of government establishes public schools.
What is State government?
300
True or False. The continued use of the dealth penalty would represent the liberal ideology.
What is false?
300
Can declare the executive orders unconstitutional.
Wha is the Supreme Court?
300
Can grant patents and copyrights.
What is Federal government?
300
The purpose of government is to Promote the General Welfare, Provide for the Common Defense, Secure the blessings of Liberty, Establish Justice and Insure Domestic Tranquility. The right to an attorney is an example of one of these goals
What is to Establish Justice?
400
To provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, insure demestic tranquility, to establish justice and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity are all stated purposes in this document.
What is Preamble to the Constitution?
400
This political party is known for its conservative ideology.
What are republicans?
400
Can eliminate federal courts, refuse to set up federal courts, set the number of juctices on the Sumprem Court, and impeach and remove judges.
What is Congress?
400
Has the job of regulating interstate commerce.
What is the Federal Government?
400
The purpose of government is to Promote the General Welfare, Provide for the Common Defense, Secure the blessings of Liberty, Establish Justice and Insure Domestic Tranquility. The right to public schools is an example of one of these goals
What is to Promote the General Welfare?
500
Amendments to the constitution are ratified when this fraction of the Legislatures agree.
What is 3/4 of State Legislatures?
500
True or false. The continued use of affirmative action programs would be supported by the conservative ideology.
What is false?
500
Can refuse to confirm judical appointments.
What is the Senate?
500
Has the power to charter banks.
What are concurrent powers?
500
The establishment of the US Army represents one of the stated purposes of our government.
What is providing for the common defense?
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