The principle in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government are three independent and coequal branches of government
What is Separation of Powers?
100
The number of formal amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
What is 27?
100
This represents a change to the written word of the U.S. Constitution.
What is an amendment?
100
Congress has passed a number of laws, or this, to further explain parts of the Constitution.
What is legislation?
100
The system that allows the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to check, or restrain, the actions of one another.
What are Checks and Balances?
200
This principle says that the people are the source of any and all government power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
200
This part of the U.S. Constitution outlines the basic freedoms of all Americans.
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
For a proposed amendment to move forward, it has to be approved by Congress by this fraction of both houses.
What is 2/3?
200
This is a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state. These have the same function as a treaty, but are much easier to put into play.
What is an executive agreement?
200
While Congress has the power to make laws, the President may reject any act of Congress by doing this.
What is veto?
300
This principle states that no government is all powerful and it is restricted in what it may do,
What is limited government?
300
These amendments make up the Bill of Rights.
What are the first 10 amendments?
300
For a proposed amendment to be ratified, it has to be approved by this fraction of the states.
What is 3/4?
300
The most important part of the Judicial Branch, they interpret and apply the Constitution in many cases they hear.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court
300
This is how the Judicial Branch provides a check on the Legislative branch.
What is declaring an act of Congress as unconstitutional.
400
This principle consists of the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action.
What is judicial review?
400
These amendments are related to the freeing of the slaves.
What are the 13th, 14th & 15th?
400
This is the most common method for amending the U.S. Constitution.
What is the first?
400
Both houses of Congress are organized and conduct much of their business on the basis of this.
What is a political party?
400
One way Congress can provide a check on the power of the Executive Branch.
What is make laws, override veto, impeach president, or approve presidential appointments?
500
This principle outlines a system of government in which the powers of government are divided between a federal government and several local governments.
What is federalism?
500
This is the number of resolutions that have called for amendments over the years.
What is approximately 15,000?
500
The formal amendment process is laid out in the 5th of these "sections" of the Constitution.
What are Articles?
500
Until the 22nd Amendment, it was customary for presidents to serve a maximum of two terms. This president did not follow the established custom.