Federalism
Foundational Documents
Amendments
Court cases/Compromises
Misc.
100

What is the name of a legislative body that has two houses?

What is bicameral legislature?

100

Briefly explain Fed 51

What are checks and balances?

100

What are the first ten amendments called?

What are the Bill of Rights?

100

What was the agreement in the Great Compromise?

What is a Bicameral legislature?; one house by population other has equal representation

100

Briefly explain Social Contract Theory

Answers will vary (relationship between the people and their government)

200

What are exclusive powers of the national government called?

What are enumerated powers?

200

What were the failures of the articles of confederation? (list 3)

Answers will vary. (ex: unable to collect taxes, lack of military and navy funding, no president to make decisions, no judiciary, no trade policy, weak foreign policy)

200

Explain the 7th Amendment

Answers will vary (Trial by jury)

200

Explain Tinker v. Des Moines

Answers will vary (First Amendment Rights are not given up at the school door)

200

Briefly explain the Electoral College

Answers will vary

300

What is an example of "Checks and balances" as seen in the U.S. political system?

What is answers may vary?

(ex: Judicial review; POTUS can vetos; Congress can overrule a veto)

300

Which articles of the Constitution address ratifying and amending it?

What are articles 5 and 7?

300

Explain the 10th Amendment

Answers will vary (power to the states)

300

Explain Wisconsin v. Yoder

Answers will vary (free exercise rights) 

300

What is the symbol for Coorperative Federalism?

What is Marble Cake Federalism?

400

What is the money given to states that can be spent without stipulation?

What are block grants?

400

What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?

What is the why colonists have the right to rebel, Social Contract Theory, list of complaints, and declaring independence?

400

Who was granted citizenship by the 14th amendment?

who is people born or naturalized in the United States?

400

Explain Shaw v. Reno

Answers will vary (racial gerrymandering)

400

What president promoted New Federalism/Devolution?

What is President Reagan?

500

How does the constitutional allocation of power between the national and state governments affect society?

Answers will vary? (how the differences between states make things less efficient)

500

Name and briefly explain the seven articles of the Constitution and the amendments in the Bill of Rights

Answers will vary

500

Name the first 10 Amendments

1.Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, religion.2.Right to bear arms.3.Quartering of Soldiers.4.No unreasonable search and seizures.5.Right to no self-incrimination or double jeopardy.6.Right to speedy trial.7.Right to jury trial.8.No cruel or unusual punishments.9. Rights to the people.10.Rights to the states.

500

Explain US v. Lopez

Answers will vary (interpretation of the Commerce Clause)

500

What is the reason the Magna Carta was created?

What is King John I's negotiations with his barons?

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