Will
1. Our Congress is made up of two houses, also known as:
2. A system of government in which the citizens come together to discuss & pass laws/select leaders is called...
1. Bicameral
2. Direct democracy
1. How many people make up the US Senate?
2.Integral to the ideal of self-government is the notion that ultimate government authority comes from
1. 100
2. the people
1. This is the ability to accuse and potentially remove a federal official from office:
2. In which form of government does one person control most of the government decisions?
1. Impeachment
2. Autocracy/Dictatorship
1. To override a Presidential VETO, _____ of Congress must agree.
2. In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of
1. 2/3rds
2. limited government
1. How many people make up the House of Representatives?
2.The Declaration of Independence reflect's Locke's understanding of the social contract by stating that people have the right to ____________ if their unalienable rights are NOT protected.
1. 435
2. overthrow the government
Once a bill is introduced in Congress where does it go?
a committee
Qualifications to be in the United States Senate are:
9 years a citizen of the United States, 30 years old, citizen of the state one wants to represent
1. All revenue bills must begin in which house (Power of the purse)?
2. What did the Framers want to achieve by establishing the principle of federalism in the Constitution?
1. House of Representatives
2. Power distributed about the states and national government
What powers are shared by the state governments and the federal government?
Concurrent
1. The enumerated powers of Congress and the national government are those
2. If a state has supreme authority within its own borders (i.e. ability to make and carry out its own laws), which of the following characteristics does it possess?
1. Specifically spelled out in the Constitution.
2. Sovereignty
Which of the following is an enumerated power of the federal government that is not shared with the states?
a. Declaring War
b. taxation
c. Licensing
What type of committee is permanent in both houses of Congress?
Which of the following is a power reserved to the states?
a. taxation
b. education
c. coining money
What is the term that is used when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office?
impeach
Article I of the Constitution established this branch of government:
Legislative
Changing voting boundaries to benefit one political party is known as
Gerrymandering
Over time, there has been a gradual change from dual federalism to _____________ federalism.
Cooperative
1. New federalism refers to
2. One of the main ideas to come from the Magna Carta was......
1. tranferring responsibility for policies from the national government to the state governments.
2. Limited government (King had to obey laws too)
1. If a state law is in conflict with a national law, a state judge must (Supremacy Clause)
2. What is the main difference between a parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy?
1. Uphold the Constitutional law (national laws trumps state laws)
2. A presidential democracy allows the population to choose the executive, but a parliamentary democracy allows the legislature to choose the executive.
1. State governments may exercise ____ powers, as outlined by the Tenth Amendment.
2. Which theory states that people joined together to form society and gave up some rights for protection?
1. Reserved
2. Social Contract Theory
1. Which of the following is the best description of federalism?
2. What part of the Constitution details the judicial branch?
1. Different levels of government share authority over the same land and people
2. Article III
1. How has the balance of power changed between national and state governments since the signing of the Constitution?
2. What ideal did the Antifederalists find the Constitution lacked?
1. division between state powers and federal powers was very clear at first, but over time their powers have intertwined
2. Individual rights
1. The system in place that prevents one branch of government from becoming more powerful than another is known as ___.
2. Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?
1. Checks and Balances
2. Judicial Branch
1. Give me 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
2. Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was held by which of the following?
1.
-Could not tax,
-Needed a strong central government
-States had too much power
2. States
1. Any changes or amendments to the Articles of Confederation required the approval of all _______.
2. Who holds the power in an oligarchy?
1. 13 colonies
2. A few people