Chapter 9
Give three of the five first amendment guarantees
religion, assembly, petition, press, speech
What is the main constitutional function of congress
to make laws
Who lived at Mount Vernon
Washington
How many people are in the House
435
What is the only state with unicameral legislature
nebraska
What is Commerce between the states
interstate commerce
What is a strict constructionist
someone who closely follows what the constitution says
Who started the "Great Society"
LBJ
What is the formal way of using long speeches to prevent or delay a bill
filibuster
what form of dictatorship seeks to control every aspect of the peoples lives
totalitarianism
What is a license granted by a nation to a private citizen, allowing him to capture merchant ships of another nation
letter of marque
Specific powers written in the constitution
enumerated
Who is the father of the constitution
cloture
what is the lowest level of a group or activity
grass roots
what term means favors for local citizens obtained at the expense of all taxpayers
pork barrel
How many constitutional amendments are there
27
What court case set up judicial review
marbury v madison
What is the redrawing of district lines based on a census
reapportionment
what describes a society in which there is diversity and has all views of right and wrong
pluralism
When a member of congress supports another member's project in exchange for support of his own
logrolling
What date was the constitution signed
Sept. 17, 1787
Who led an insurrection of debtor farmers who were afraid of foreclosures and prison
Daniel Shays
The head of a congressional committee
chair
what principle says that gov. is formed by the consent of the governed in exchange for the protection of rights