Constitution
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Early Government
Potpurri
Hodge Podge
100
With the words, 'we the people' the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of what:
What is popular sovereignty
100
When was the bill or rights ratified?
What is after the Constitution was ratified
100
Changes to the Constitution by means other than formal amendment happen...
What is a result from the daily experiences of government
100
The President's cabinet is an example of constitutional change by:
What is unwritten custom
100
In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have what...
What is found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional
200
What describes limited government
What is government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
200
what is a method of a formal amendment
What is proposed by 2/3 of congress and ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
200
What is an example of constitutional changes as a result of party practices
What is the use of the electoral college as a 'rubber stamp' for the popular vote
200
the basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the what..
What is the Bill of Rights
200
What is NOT true of the use of the executive agreement
What is it is among the executive powers listed in Article II of the Constitution
300
The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to
What is remove judges through impeachment
300
Of the following, which is an amendment: prohibition of alcohol; repeal of a previous amendment; presidential term limits
What is all of the above
300
The Judiciary act of 1789 was an example of
What is congressional change to the Constitution
300
The president's power to veto an act of congress is an example of
What is checks and balances
300
Why has the Constitution endured for more than 200 yrs?
What is built-in provisions for accommodating change
400
According to article V of the Constitution, no amendment may
What is deprive a state of its equal representation in the Senate
400
According to #17, the Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following but:
What is the right of women to vote
400
which is mentioned by the constitution and its amendments
What is succession of the VP to the Presidency
400
What does it mean by separation of powers
What is power is distributed among three independent branches of government
400
What is not an example of the checks and balances system
What is the President makes an executive agreement
500
which is not true about the Constitution
What is it has not been changed in 50 years
500
Each of the 4 metods of formal amendment does what
What is demonstrates the principle of federalism
500
congress can effect changes to the constitution by: passing basic legislation;adding meaning to the constitution; exercising its powers
What is all of the above
500
one criticism of the formal amendment process is that
What is state legislatures, rather than convention delegates elected by the people, often ratify amendments
500
Which of the following was formally amended to the Constitution
What is prohibition of alcoholic beverages
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