The Constitution
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
The form of our federalism is named after this tasty treat
What is layer cake?
The method of voting in the US leads to this system
What is a two-party system?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted suffrage to women
What is the 19th amendment?
David Duchovny does not know what these amphibians are
These are the rights protected in the 1st amendment
What are freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition, and the anti-establishment clause?
The two kinds of powers given to the federal government
What are expressed and implied powers?
These parties are unlikely to win an election in the US
What are 3rd parties?
The two modern methods of choosing a presidential candidate are these
What are caucuses and primaries?
This kind of person does not vote
What is a bad person?
This amendment protects against improper search and seizure
What is the 4th amendment?
Governmental powers that belong only to the state are these kind on powers
What are reserved powers?
Countries with dictatorships have this kind of party system
What is a single party system?
These are the qualifications for voting in the US
What is being a citizen, 18 and older, and a resident of where you vote?
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What is Jeff?
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd articles of the Constitution contain the basis for these branches of government respectively
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches?
These are an advantage and a disadvantage of federalism
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In multiparty systems, parties that do not win a majority must form this type of government
What is a coalition?
Voting for multiple parties on a ballot is called this form of voting
What is split-ticket voting?
The nuclear triad is made up of these
What are ICBMs, sub launched nukes, and nuclear bombers?
These are the two methods of proposing amendments to the Constitution
What are 2/3rds vote in Congress or a convention of the states?
This clause gives the federal government and the Constitution the final say in governmental matters
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The Green Party played this role in the 2000 presidential election
What is the spoiler role?
The 23rd amendment granted the right to vote to this group of people
Who are the citizens of Washington DC?
Two truths & a lie:
1. Mr. Winship has been struck by lightning
2. Mr. Winship has fallen off a cliff
3. Mr. Winship was caught skipping class and leaving by his principal
Psych! They're all true!