Supreme Court Cases
In Marbury v Madison, this important power was bestowed onto the Federal Government
What is Judicial Review
This is the main reason why the Articles of Confederation were unsuccessful
What is the inability to tax the citizens of the United States
These are the numbers of the members in both the Senate and the House of Representatives
What is 100 members in the Senate and 435 in the House
The powers not delegated to the Federal Government are reserved to the states in this amendment
What is the 10th Amendment
This is the main difference between interest groups and political parties
What is interest groups try to influence policies and political parties try to control policy
The Supreme Court decision in Tinker v Des Moines concluded this about the armbands used for protest.
What is the armbands represented pure symbolic speech under the 1st Amendment
According to Federalist 51, this is the reason why a strong Federal Government would prevent tyranny.
What is a system of separation of powers and checks and balances
This is a power that the Senate has over the House of Representatives (multiple answers exist).
What are the fillibuster, longer terms, or the power to hold an impeachment trial.
These are the three main parts of the 14th Amendment
What is citizenship rights, due process under the law, and the equal protection clause
These are legal constitutional protections against the government
What are civil liberties
This amendment was used in justification of Citizens United spending in the Hillary Clinton movie
What is the 1st Amendment
In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, MLK Jr argued that this was the best method of enacting social change
What is non-violent protest
This person has the important role of the President of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President
The debate over the 2nd Amendment is whether its meaning was intended to apply to _____ or to _____.
What is the militia or the citizens' right to bear arms
These are the three things that make up an iron triangle
What is Congress, the bureaucracy, and interest groups
This Supreme Court case upheld the importance of the free exercise clause in schools.
What is Wisconsin v Yoder
According to Federalist 78, this aspect of the judicial branch protects the justices from partisan pressure.
What are life tenures
In Congress, the power to set a federal minimum wage is a _____ power, while the power to establish post offices is an _____ power
What is implied and expressed
This amendment protects individuals from unreasonable search and seizures
What is the 4th amendment
This power of the president allows them to speak directly to the people about an issue
What is the bully pulpit
According to the Supreme Court, this was the reason why the Gun-Free Zones act of 1990 was unconstitutional (United States v Lopez)
What is the possession of a gun in a local school is not an issue of interstate commerce.
This foundational document argued in favor of a strong executive government and emphasized the importance of _____ in the executive branch as a distinguishing feature of the Constitution.
What is Federalist 70; unity
This chamber elects the President if the Electoral College is tied
What is the House of Representatives
These 4 amendments deal with voting rights, and this is what they protect
What are the 15th (African American's suffrage), the 19th (Women's suffrage), the 24th (prohibits poll taxes), and the 26th (moves voting age to 18)
This political party advocates for civil liberties, non-interventionism, laisse-faire economy, and the abolition of the welfare state
What is the Libertarian party