he founding
This left Great Britain with a massive amount of debt
What is the seven years' war?
This gives the states their reserved powers.
What is the 10th amendment?
This establishes the presidential term limit.
What is the 22nd amendment
These are the two most important powers given to congress?
What is to create laws, and spend revenue?
This established the basic three-tier structure of the federal court system.
What is The Judiciary Act of 1789?
This established the first set of taxes placed on the colonists by the British after the Seven Years' war.
What is the sugar act?
This is a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial.
What is a bill of attainder?
This is the advisory group chosen by the president to help them make decisions and execute laws.
What is the president's cabinet?
This is the age one must be to serve as a senator.
what is 30 years old?
There are currently 94 of these types of courts in the US.
What are district courts?
This called for the United States to be a two-house or a bicameral legislature.
What is the great compromise?
This says that local governments Must be authorized by state governments.
What is Dillon's rule?
This presidential power is meant to be a check on the judicial branch
What is the pardoning power?
This is the current holder of a political office
what is an incumbent?
These courts have only an appellate jurisdiction.
What is the court of appeals?
This person was the first to formally propose for the colonies to become independent from Great Britain.
Who is Richard Henry Lee?
This type of local government is restricted to a particular function
What is a special district?
This person is second in the line of presidential succession.
What is the speaker of the house?
This is the presiding officer over the senate
Who is the vice president?
This is the number of Supreme Court justices who have to agree to appear on a case for it to be accepted
What is four?
This part of Article 1 gives Congress its implied powers
What is the necessary and proper clause?
This gives separate but equally powerful roles to the national and state government
What is dual federalism?
These are the three presidents that have been impeached?
Who is Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Andrew Johnson
This is the last place a bill goes before it gets voted on by Congress as a whole
What is the conference committee?
This type of opinion is written by justices who disagree with the outcome of a case
what is a dissenting opinion?