The Constitution
The document preceding the constitution was?
The Articles of Confederation
What is the First Amendment?
The process that determines what the government does is?
Politics
The division of power among the federal, state, and local levels is known as?
Federalism
Power of the BLANK is a power held exclusively by the Legislative Branch
Purse
What does Article II of the Constitution lay out?
The powers of the Executive Branch
What is the Second Amendment?
Right to bear arms
A type of legislature that is divided into two houses
Bicameralism
Form of financial aid given to states by the federal government
Grant
Which Supreme Court case led to the now Judicial power known as "Judicial Review"?
Marbury v. Madison
What does Article III of the Constitution describe?
The powers of the Judicial Branch
What is the Fifth Amendment?
The right to not testify against yourself, "Pleading the Fifth"
Process in which citizens, through petitions, can vote on a certain law or amendment
Initiative
Categorical Grant
The founding fathers believed which branch of government should be the most powerful
Legislative
Name an enlightened philosopher that had an influence on the American Constitution
Rousseau or Locke
What is the Ninth Amendment?
States cannot misinterpret the Constitution to abridge someone's rights
In the Federalist Papers, the view on factions expressed was?
They are bad, but inevitable
Term for powers both the Federal and States governments have?
Concurrent Power
What can the President call that no-one else can?
A Special Session of Congress
What does Article IV of the Constitution describe?
Interstate Relations
What is the Fourth Amendment?
What form of Federalism is known as 'Marble Cake' Federalism
Cooperative
Aristocracy
Name a power that State Legislatures hold, but not federal...
Intrastate Commerce, Schooling, Run Elections, Grant Licenses, etc.