The Constitution
The constitution is made up of these THREE parts
What are the preamble, articles, and amendments?
We referred to these amendments as "rights of the accused" in class because they deal with the rights of citizens during criminal proceedings
What are amendments 4-8?
These TWO principles divide power between the three branches of government, and prevent one branch from becoming too powerful
What are separation of powers and checks and balances
We have this kind of Congress in the United States thanks to the Great Compromise
What is a bicameral legislature?
It is widely thought that the first Thanksgiving happened here
What is Plymouth, MA?
These were the series of essays written to persuade citizens TO ratify the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
This amendment of the Bill of Rights states that all powers not expressly delegated to the Federal government are retained by the states
What is the 10th Amendment?
This principle refers to the division of powers between the state governments and federal governments
What is Federalism?
When congressmen make decisions based on what their constituents (the people they represent) want, they are acting as this kind of representative
What is a delegate?
This famous thanksgiving event began in the 1920s televised on NBC and has been a huge success ever since
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?
What is Article I?
What is the 17th Amendment?
This principle means that governments power comes from the people
What is popular sovereignty?
These two men are our Senators from the state of Ohio
Who are Sherrod Brown and Rob Portmann?
This NFL team has hosted and game every Thanksgiving since 1933 and has the most wins on Thanksgiving Day
What is the Detroit Lions?
This clause is also known as the "elastic clause" because it has allowed the federal government to stretch its power
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
We referred to these Amendments in class as the wildcard amendments in class because their unique historical circumstances
What are amendments 11, 21, and 27?
This type of Federalism took over after the Great Depression because of the effort that was required by governments to try and solve the issue
What is Cooperative Federalism?
This is the redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives for each states based on the US Census every ten years
What is reapportionment?
The average Thanksgiving dinner contains this many calories (within 500 either way)
What is 4500?
This article of the Constitution establishes the "Supremacy clause" which states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land?
This amendment states that Congressional pay raises may not go into effect until after an election cycle
What is the 27th Amendment?
This principle came about because of the court case Marbury v. Madison and has become and vital check on several branches of government
What is Judicial Review?
The president may call these when he needs congress to assemble to solve important issues
What is a special session?
This amino acid is often credited with making you sleepy after thanksgiving dinner, but this has been debunked as a myth
What is tryptophan?