This document is set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers
What is Mayflower Compact
100
What is the constitutional principle of power being divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
What is separation of powers?
100
When a verdict is decided, there is a trial and witnesses testify that get to hear it first
What is original jurisdiction or jurisdiction?
100
Which branch of government can declare war?
The Legislative Branch
100
What house of Congress is responsible of confirming all appointments including federal judges, ambassadors, and cabinet members?
What is the Senate?
200
An English document signed in 1215 that limited the power of the British monarch
What is the Magna Carta?
200
This constitutional principle is the idea of the philosopher Montesquieu
What is separation of powers?
200
A person can do this if they do like their verdict
What is appeal
200
What is a bill?
A proposed law
200
What is another name for elastic clause?
The necessary and proper clause
300
The rights to life, liberty, and property
What is natural rights?
300
What was the purpose of the 'Federalist Papers'?
To persuade citizens to ratify the Constitution
300
we have both state and federal courts
What is dual court system?
300
What are the qualification for being a Supreme Court Judge
What is being of good moral standing
300
What are the qualifications for House of rep?
(1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent
400
What is the relationship between the 5th, 6th, and 8th Amendments?
What is rights of the accused?
400
What is popular sovereignty
People have the power, or consent of the governed
400
Process of choosing a Supreme Court Justice
What is President nominates and senate confirms ?
400
What principle is a veto an example of?
What is checks and balances?
400
What are implied powers?
Those powers not specifically listed in the Constitution
500
What is the significance of Thomas Paine and his pamphlet 'Common Sense'?
It encouraged many colonists that were undecided on the topic of independence, to become patriots and support a fight for independence
500
What are Congress's expressed powers?
Coin money, declare war, keep and maintain an army, regulate trade, approve treaties with foreign governments
500
What case determined judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
500
What does the constitution state that the President must give to Congress at least once a year?
The State of the Union Address
500
What does the necessary and proper clause do?
It expands the power of Congress by giving them implied powers in order to carry out their duties listed in the Constitution