Principles
"We the People" signifies which key principle?
What is popular sovereignty?
Congress is made up of two bodies. The lower house is the _________ and the upper house is the ________.
What is the House of Representative and the Senate.
The President has two options when a bill is presented to him from Congress. They are _____ or ______.
What is sign or veto?
The Supreme Court is made up of ___ members.
What is 9?
Liberals tend to be a part of the _______________ Party and Conservatives tend to be part of the __________ Party.
What is Democrat and Republican?
Citizens elect Representative Angela Alsobrooks in the state of Maryland to represent them in the Senate.
What is republicanism?
The enumerated powers of the Congress can be found in Article ___ Section ___?
What is Article 1 Section 8?
Fill in the blank and True or False: The President serves as the ____________ of the military and he can declare war.
What is Commander in Chief?
What is false?
According to Article___ Section ___ the Supreme Court will hold their offices during_______.
What is Article 3, Section 1, good behavior.
A liberal generally believes government should____________. A conservative believes government should________.
What is answers vary.
A state sets education rules while federal gov regulates environment.
What is federalism?
How many members are in the House and Senate, and how is each determined?
What is House 435 by population?
What is Senate 100 two per state?
The President can issue a directive without Congress. This is called a(n) _____________.
What is an executive order?
Currently the Supreme Court is made up of _______ Conservatives and _____ Liberals.
What is 6 Conservatives and 3 Liberals?
A state is considering a law that would make it easier for women to access abortion services, including funding for clinics and protection for patients seeking abortions.
Which political ideology is most likely to support this law?
What is a liberal?
The Constitution restricts the powers of government so that it cannot infringe on individual freedoms or allow the leaders to operate outside of the bounds of the Constitution. This principle is known as
What is limited government?
The Congress can override a Presidential veto with a ____ majority. Why is this hard to do?
What is 2/3 majority?
What is Congress tends to vote based on political parties and so getting members to vote together (bipartisanship) is less common.
During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, President John F. Kennedy met with his Cabinet. The group included the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, and other department heads. What is the role of the Cabinet?
To advise the President on important issues and help manage executive departments
The leader of the Supreme Court is called the ________ and his/her name is______.
What is the Chief Justice?
Who is Chieft Justice John Roberts?
A state proposes a law requiring background checks for all firearm purchases, limits on high-capacity magazines, and mandatory safety training for gun owners.
Which political ideology is most likely to oppose or limit these regulations?
What is a conservative?
In 2021, NBA YoungBoy was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump for certain federal offenses.
Which principle is illustrated in this scenario? What branches are involved in limiting the power of another?
What is checks and balances?
What is executive checks judicial.
A President can be removed from office for misconduct. Describe how a President can be removed, and who must be involved according to the Consitution (Article and Section).
What is House can impeach (Article 1 Section 2)
What is the Senate conducts a trial with Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Article 1 Section 3)
The President is elected by the ____________ and he must get ______ of ______ votes to win. What is one arguement for and one argument against this system?
What is Electoral College?
What is 270 of 538?
What is answers vary?
A student is researching the Supreme Court and wants to know the justices currently serve on the Court.
Who is the longest standing and newest members, when did they join and what are their political ideologies?
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (1991) Conservative
Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (2023) Liberal
The federal government considers a policy to allow a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the U.S. for many years, while increasing border security measures.
Which political ideology would most likely support this?
What is a moderate?