These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which were strongly supported by Anti-Federalists.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
In the U.S., these are the three branches of gov't:
What is the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
100
The Tenth Amendment gives power to the people and the states. These powers are known as
:
What are reserved powers?
100
The idea of "consent of the governed" first came from:
What is the Mayflower Compact?
100
Prices of products are controlled by:
What are consumers and producers?
200
The court case Brown v. Board of Education further extended this amendment by declaring segregation was unconsititution.
What is the 14th Amendment?
200
The president presents possible laws and programs to Congress addressing the country's most pressing issues in the:
What is the State of the Union Address?
200
By signing the U.S. Constitution, states agree to cooperate with each other. This means accepting official records or decisions of civil courts in other states. This is known as:
What is the full faith and credit clause?
200
Salutary neglect, taxation w/o representation resulted in Americans practicing:
What is self-government?
200
Natural resources, capital, labor, and entrepreneurship are:
What are the factors of production?
300
Citizens of the U.S. 18 years or older are allowed to vote.
What is the 26th Amendment?
300
The "Necessary and Proper" clause is this type of power granted to Congress:
What is Implied Powers?
300
Unlike Congress and most state legislatures, Nebraska has a _________ legislature.
What is unicameral?
300
The Magna Carta influenced the writing of American documents through:
What is Rule of Law?
300
The U.S. economy can be described in three terms.
What is mixed economy, capitalist, and free enterprise?
400
In order for an amendment to be written into the Constitution, it has to be passed by three-fourths of the states, a process called:
What is ratification?
400
This house of Congress represents the will of the people.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
Maintaining law & order, levying taxes, borrowing money, chartering banks, enforcing laws, etc. are:
What are concurrent powers?
400
The U.S Bill of Rights in the 6th and 7th Amendments guarantees citizens the right to a fair trial by jury. Where does this originate from?
What is the English Bill of Rights?
400
Individuals pay private insurance to cover unexpected losses. Name some types of private insurance.
What is life insurance,health insurance, property insurance, and liability insurance?
500
The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech, religion, of the press, and peaceful assembly. A court case(s) limits this right:
What is Tinker v. Des Moines Schools, Hazelwood Schools v. Kuhlmeier?
500
The judicial branch has the power of judicial review. The idea of this came about for the first time in this court case.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
Powers of gov't are divided between state and national gov't. This is:
What is federalism?
500
This enlightenment thinker promoted equality, which was a precedent for the 14th Amendment that guaranteed "equal protection under the law".
Who is Rousseau?
500
Money invested by outsiders to help new businesses grow is called: