Constitution 101
The Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
The division of power between the states and federal governments.
What is federalism?
The Senate has this power over the appointment of federal judges.
What is to approve appointments by a simple majority?
This group insisted that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?
Who are the Antifederalists?
This clause states that NY must respect a divorce order from Florida.
What is the Full Faith and Credit clause?
"We the People" establishes that the authority of the government is based on this concept.
What is popular sovereignty?
The power to tax citizens is an example of this type of power.
What are concurrent powers?
Name one way the judicial branch can check the executive branch.
What is declare an action as unconstitutional?
If an Amendment begins by a 2/3 vote in each house, it must be ratified by either a vote in 3/4 of the state legislatures or this by method.
What is be ratified by conventions in 3/4 of the states?
This clause states that if I commit a crime in NY but run away to Colorado, NY can demand that Colorado return me to NY to face the charges.
What is the Extradition Clause?
This branch has the power to interpret acts of the Government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The President's cabinet is an example of the ______ constitution.
What is the unwritten constitution?
One check the legislative branch has over the executive branch.
What is they can override a veto by a 2/3 vote or impeach?
The 6th, 7th, and 8th Amendments are all designed to protect the rights of individuals in the _______ ________ .
What is the Court system?
The deadline to ratify an Amendment.
What is 7 years?
The two parts of Congress and the basis for determining the number of representatives in each State has.
What is the House of Representatives, which is based on population, and the Senate, which is based on equality.
This clause forbids a state from trying to enforce a law that directly conflicts with a federal law.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The difference between separation of powers and federalism.
Separation of powers divides the powers among the 3 branches of the federal government and federalism divides the power between the federal, states, and local governments.
This Amendment protects citizens against double jeopardy.
What is the 5th Amendment?
The unwritten practice that a presidential appointment will not be approved by the senate unless the candidate is acceptable to the senators of the President's party from the state involved.
What is senatorial courtesy?
______ powers such as the right to enact marriage laws, licensing laws, and education.
What are examples of reserved powers?
The reason why did Framers created a federal system?
To ensure that neither the federal or state governments would have too much power.
President Trumps nominee for the Ambassador of England is not approved by the Senate is an example of the _______ branch checking the _______ branch.
What is the Legislative Branch checking the Executive Branch?
What two Amendments gave African American males the right to vote and women the right to vote?
What is the 15th and 19th Amendments?
Two of the three authors of the Federalist Papers.
Who are Madison, Jay, and Hamilton?