Identify and explain the sections of the US Constitution.
What is Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Relations Among States, Amendment Process, Supremacy Clause, and Ratification.
Residents in most states play a direct role in the legislative process by proposing and creating laws. Identify.
What is initiative?
Ian was arrested for a felony and plans to plea not-guilty. Identify the part of the criminal case when Ian would make his plea.
What is arraignment?
Republicans compete with other Republicans and/or Democrats compete with other Democrats regarding who the final choice is to be placed on the Presidential ticket. Identify the type of election.
What is primary?
Unlimited power is to despotism as (blankety blank) is to usurpations.
What is unjust power?
Identify and explain the sections of the Declaration of Independence in the correct sequence.
What is Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, Grievances, Resolution of Independence, and Ratification?
(Blank) powers are represented by coining money, regulating trade between states, and declaring war.
What is legislative?
Ella feels her 1st Amendment rights have been violated. Identify the type of law.
What is Constitutional?
Dov, a prominent criminal attorney, is working an appeal for a guilty verdict Pavel received in the lower courts. Before the trial begins in the higher court system, Dov needs the previous case records in order to effectively represent Pavel. Identify the necessary document to request the records.
What is writ of mandamus?
Viktoria is a young girl who lives in Iraq. More often than not, Viktoria is fearful ISIS will drop a bomb on her school. Identify the type of government Viktoria often daydreams about.
What is democratic republic?
Identify and explain the minority amendments.
What is 13, 14, 15, 19, 24, and 26?
Unitary America is an interest group driven to change the system of government in the United States to a unitary system of government. Identify the change needed.
What is remove 2 branches?
(Blankety blank) chooses the President.
What is electoral college?
Dominick really wants to vote but he just can't afford the extra expense because he needs to support his wife Mackenzie and their three children, Albina, Tommy, and Zach. Identify the constitutional amendment which will allow Dominick to vote without it being an economic hardship.
What is Amendment 24?
The United States banned all trade with Cuba because of the missile crisis. Identify the purpose.
What is punishment/trade war?
Dr. Binder is running for president. Dr. Binder's campaign poster presents him standing in front of a podium with the American flag in the background. Identify the propaganda technique.
What is transfer?
Identify the strongest argument against the United States having a direct democracy.
What is population too large?
Nash was arrested for a felony. He must be indicted and also have a speedy and fair trial. Identify the constitutional protections.
What is Amendments 5 and 6?
The first document to limit the king's power, grant fair laws & punishments, not to mention grant citizens due process and property rights.
What is Magna Carta?
Identify the common factor for the following: adequate housing, education, healthcare, employment, etc.
What is human rights?
Sponge-Bob is a soldier in the military. One night he partied hard -he drank way too many beers- and then drove over Patrick and killed him. Identify the type of law.
What is military?
Identify the concept upheld in the United States Supreme Court decision United States v. Nixon.
What is rule of law?
Sponge-Bob was allowed to drink whiskey, then he wasn't, and then he was again. Identify the appropriate constitutional amendments.
What is 18 and 21?
Two house legislation is to bicameral as one house legislation is (blank).
What is unicameral?
Caroline is suspected of being the ringleader in a terrorist plot against the United Nations. Normally, federal agents would need a search warrant to tap her phone lines and sift through her private emails. Identify the loophole for the federal agents to not need a search warrant.
What is Patriot Act?