The government and its officers must obey the _____, which is another way of describing the concept of limited government.
What is Rule of Law
100
A (a) _____ is one of the seven numbered sections of the Constitution
What is an Article
100
The system of ____ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the others.
What is checks and balances
100
The Constitution provides for the _____ by creating three distinct branches of government:
What is Separation of Powers
200
A(a) ______ carries the same force of law as a treaty
What is an Excutive Agreement
200
A governmental action that denies someone fair and equal treatment under the law may be declared____
What is unconstitutional
200
The first ten amendments are called the _____
What are the Bill of Rights
200
Changes to the written provisions of the Constitutin may be made only thrugh the process of _____.
What is formal amendment
200
With the words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of
What is popular sovereignty
300
True or no True, the first ten amendments were ratified at the same time as the Constitution?
What is No True: Constitution is ratitfied in 1788
Bill of rights is ratified in 1791
300
Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people. This is a description of which of the six principles of the Constitution.
What is limited government
300
The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the ______
What is the Bill of Rights
300
Removing judges through impeachment is an example of checks and balances involving the _______ branch and the _______ branch of government.
What is legislative and judicial branches of government
300
The president's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of ______
What are checks and balances
400
Why has the Constitution had the ability to endure for more than 200 years?
What is built - in provisions for accommodating change
400
True or not True, the Bill of Rights guarantees the right of women to vote?
What is No True, happens as a result of the 19th amendment in 1920.
400
1. The Supreme Court declares a law passed by congress
to be unconstitutional.
2. The President vetoes a bill
3. The Senate approves the President's nominee for
Supreme Court justice
These are all examples of ________.
What is checks and balances
400
What is the concept of separation of powers?
power is distributed among three independent branches of government
400
The concept of separation of powers is a means to what end? One of the six principles of government / constitution.
What is limited government
500
Which of the six basic principles of the Constitution can be diluted when the President and a majority of the members of Congress are of the same political party?
What is separation of powers
500
Which branch of the Federal Government plays the largest role in the formal amendment process?
What is the legislative branch
500
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to meet the demands of the?
What is Anti - Federalists
500
Once ratified, a constitutional amendment may only be changed by?
What is another Amendment. 18th amendment Prohibition was overturned by the 21st amendment
500
Proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of State legislatures is a method of ______,
and is used to do what ________.
What is a method of formal amendment and change the written word of the constitution.