Constitutional Anatomy
I Can't Believe it's Bicameral!
Step into my (Oval) Office
The (usually) Supreme Court
Constitutional Do-overs and Adsies
100
The most famous paragraph of the Constitution
What is the Preamble
100
The definition of "bicameral"
What is divided into 2 houses?
100
The President is often known as this....
What is the "Chief Executive" or "Commander in Chief"
100
What are the three types of federal courts under the Supreme Court called?
What is district courts, special courts, and circuit court.
100
The first ten amendments are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights
200
These are known as the Three Branches of the government
What are the legislative, executive and judicial branches?
200
The total number of members in Congress (broken up by house)
What is 435 seats in the House of Representative and 100 seats in the Senate?
200
The process by which a President is removed from office.
What is impeachment?
200
Supreme court justices are appointed for life for this reason.
What is so they will not be beholden to the pressures of political parties or re-elections.
200
These rights are reserved for the states by the Tenth Amendment?
What is all rights not specifically granted to the federal government, nor specifically denied to the states.
300
This refers to the a system that is divided, more of less evenly, between a central government for the nation and individual state government.
What is a federal system?
300
The presiding officer of each house of Congress
What is the Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives and the Vice President of the United States in the Senate?
300
3 of the main roles of the President.
What is the Commander in Chief, Legislative Leader, Diplomatic Leader, Ceremonial Leader and Judicial Role?
300
A supreme court justice who disagrees with the majority of the court on a particular case can write one of these.
What is a dissenting opinion.
300
Identify and explain the two methods of proposal, and the two methods of ratification involved in amending the Constitution.
What is: Proposal- vote of 2/3 of both houses of congress, or a convention passed by citizens of 2/3 of the states; ratification by 3/4 of state legislatures, or passed by citizens of 3/4 of the states at conventions
400
States that the Constitution shall be the highest law in the land
What is the "Supremacy Clause"?
400
The term limits for each house of Congress
What is 2 years for the House of Representatives and 6 years for the Senate?
400
The minimum age to run for President.
What is 35 years old?
400
Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review, meaning...
What is that federal courts have the authority to determine the constitutionality of a law passed by Congress.
400
Explain 2 main reasons the framers created the proposal and ratification process the way they did?
What is: 1. to ensure that the constitutional amendment process would be rigorous; 2. to ensure the constitutional amendment process would be attainable; 3. to ensure that both the federal and the state governments would both have a say in the process.
500
The basic roles of the 3 branches
Congress make the laws Executive enforces laws Judiciary interprets the laws
500
This refers to a technique used in the Senate to delay the vote on a bill by speaking endlessly to weaken the majority's determination to pass it.
What is filibustering?
500
The process that determines the candidate for each political party
What are the primaries?
500
The principle that a state law could be nullified if it conflicted with federal law came from this case.
What is McCulloch v Maryland
500
This amendment compelled states to apply the Bill of Rights equally to all people.
What is the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
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