Exectutive
In his role as ___________, the President heads the bureaucracy.
Chief Executive
In the House of Representatives, the leader is ______________.
The Speaker of the House
How many people are on the United States Supreme Court?
9
The Three-Fifths Compromise called for representation in Congress based on which part of the population?
Slaves
In the Electoral College, there are ___________ members.
535
How many Amendments are in the Constitution?
27
The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the presidency is
35
Members of Congress have ___________ which allows them to send mail for free.
Franking
The Supreme Court case established Separate but equal
Plessy vs Ferguson
According to Federalism, the three levels of government are National, State, and ________ government.
Local
What is the process of drawing legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining partisan advantage?
Gerrymandering
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution is called ____________
The Bill of Rights
Who must sign a bill in order for it to become a law?
The President
What is a permanent committee that exists in Congress dealing with various types of issues?
Standing
In Brown vs The Board of Education, The Supreme Court held that
public school segregation of races violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is a group of people with similar beliefs about the role of government who attempt to obtain political office?
Political Party
What is a person who holds a political office and is running for reelection to that same political office?
Incumbent
The ________ is the introduction of the Constitution and states the six goals of the document.
Preamble
The President’s ____________ consists of advisors in various areas of governmental expertise.
Cabinet
It is more likely for a member of the _________ to vote with the opposing party due to the length of term and fewer members.
Senate
The U.S. Constitution states that the term for members of the Federal Courts is ____.
In Good Behavior
Shays’ Rebellion is important because it ____________.
showed the weaknesses of our constitution and that we needed to create a new one
What kind of primary allows a voter to select potential candidates only from the party to which they belong?
Closed Primary
The Supremacy Clause of the United States proclaims that the national laws are supreme over state and local laws. This is found in Article ___ of the Constitution.
VI (6)
At one point in our country’s history, the President could remove a portion of a bill with which he disagreed and sign the rest into law. This was called a ____________.
Line Item Veto
The power of the Congress to tax is specifically listed in the Constitution. This is an example of _____ powers.
Inherent
________ established judicial review that set the precedent that the Courts have the power and authority to review acts of Congress.
Marbury vs Madison
What was John Locke’s most prominent ideas during the enlightenment?
Social Contract Theory
A ____________ ballot encourages straight ticket voting.
Party Column
The Constitution can be amended by _____________.
2/3 of both houses of Congress
In order to remove a federal official, the ________ must impeach the person and the _________ must put the person on trial.
This plan was for the legislative Branch to be represented by population of Each state
Virginia Plan
A federal judge who interprets the Constitution literally is considered to be a ________________.
Strict Constructionist
The main debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists involved ______.
Creating a strong central government to represent the people
Which type of election ballot groups candidates for elective office under the elective office title?
Office Block
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, James Madison, and Roger Sherman- Which one did not write the Constitution?
James Madison