What are the three branches of government established by the Constitution?
legislative, judicial, executive
100
How many amendments are there to the United States Constitution?
27
100
What is one way to measure public opinion in the United States?
surveys, polls......
100
What were the two original political parties in the US?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
100
Who is the Vice President of the US?
Joe Biden
200
What branch holds the "power of the purse"?
the legislative branch
200
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
200
Federalism deals with the relationship between what two types of government?
National and state
200
What is the largest growing voting bloc in the US?
Hispanic voters
300
What are powers the national government holds that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution?
implied powers
300
What does the First Amendment guarantee?
freedom of speech, press, and religion, the right to assemble and the right to petition your government
300
Name one way surveys or polls can be misleading
ordering of questions, leading questions, problems with call-in, mail back surveys, unclear questions or responses
300
Who wrote the Federalist 10 paper?
James Madison
300
Can states operate on a deficit? (spend money they do not have in their treasury?)
NO
400
How did the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan shape the legislative branch?
Virginia Plan- House of Representatives, New Jersey Plan- Senate
400
What two other guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights?
fair and speedy trial, the right to bear arms, etc.
400
What is one of the most reliable surveys/polls in the US?
the Gallup Poll
400
What are powers called that are shared by both the state and the national government? example
concurrent powers. the power to tax is a concurrent power
400
What is the elastic clause?
The last part of Article I that allows for Congress to carry out its enumerated powers and any implied powers not officially stated
500
Explain one check that the executive has on the legislative branch
The President can veto a bill that gets passed in Congress
500
How much of the legislature must approve of an amendment before it can be added to the Constitution?
three-fourths
500
How do liberals and conservatives view the role of government?
Liberals- bigger government, expanded services
Conservatives- limited government, little interference
500
What is the difference between dual federalism and cooperative federalism?
Dual federalism asserts that any powers not stated in the Constitution belong to the states and that the Constitution is an agreement between sovereign states, while cooperative federalism sees the Constitution as an agreement between citizens of states and a nation where powers overlap between nation and state
500
How many justices are on the Supreme Court and who is the Chief Justice?