Constitutional Knowledge
The first article of the U.S. constitution outlines the powers of this branch.
What is the legislative branch?
John Locke defined these as natural rights.
What is life, liberty and property?
This principle divides power between the national government and the states.
What is federalism?
These two chambers make up the U.S. Congress.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Which contraversial artist headlined the 2026 Superbowl?
Who is Bad Bunny?
Texas Senate Bill 10 requires this religious text to be displayed in public school classrooms.
What are the 10 Commandments?
The amount of votes needed to win the Electoral College.
What is 270?
This is the first ten amendments to the Constitution which protect individual liberties.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This document established America’s first national government before the Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This power allows the Supreme Court to decide whether a law or action is constitutional.
What is judicial review?
The majority of bills die here.
What is committee?
President Trump criticized this religious leader as being “weak on crime” after comments about immigration and humanitarian policy.
Who is Pope Leo?
These 2 senators currently represent Texas.
What is John Cornyn & Ted Cruz?
The phrase used for your right to remain silent.
What is "I plead the 5th"?
The phrase “separation of church and state” is most connected to this constitutional clause.
What is the Establishment Clause?
The idea that people give up some freedoms in exchange for protection and order.
What is the social contract?
This constitutional principle is debated when Congress tries to limit presidential war powers.
What is checks and balances?
All tax bills begin in this chamber of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
Roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply passes through this strategic waterway.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
This type of local tax primarily funds schools in Texas.
What are property taxes?
These 3 presidents are the only ones to officially be impeached.
Who is Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump?
This amendment ensures that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states or the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This compromise gave both small states and large states representation in Congress.
What is the Great Compromise?
This phrase from the Constitution’s preamble reflects the principle of popular sovereignty.
What is "We the people"?
Congress can use this constitutional power to influence presidential policies by approving or denying funding.
What is "power of the purse"?
SCOTUS struck down a Louisiana voting map as a racial gerrymander, which critics say has weakened this landmark civil rights law.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Texas launched the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (Senate Bill 2) providing $1 billion in state-funded accounts for private school tuition.
What are school vouchers?
This happens when the president takes no action on a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session.
What is a pocket veto?
When state and federal laws conflict, this clause in the U.S. Constitution gives federal law priority.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This Enlightenment idea that believes a government that violates or fails to protect natural rights may be overthrown.
What is the dissolution of government?
This principle limits government power by dividing it among three branches so no single group becomes too powerful.
What is the seperation of powers?
This type of vote requiring 60 senators, is used to end a filibuster.
What is cloture?
This term describes the process of using powerful computers to verify Bitcoin transactions and create new coins.
Concerns about electricity demand and water usage in Texas have increased due to the expansion of these technology hubs.
What are data centers?
President Trump is using this executive power in the current summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
What is diplomatic power?