CLAUSES
CLAUSES
CLAUSES
ALL THAT POWER!!!
Committed to Congress
Courting the Branches
Miscellaneous
100

The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes"

What is the Commerce Clause?

100

According to the U.S. constitution this branch had the least POWER?

What is the Judical Branch?

100

This type of Committee is formed for the purpose of achieving agreement between the House and the Senate on the exact wording of legislative acts when the two chambers pass legislative proposals in different forms.

What is Conference Committee

100

This limited the power of the States?

What is Maryland vs. McCullough?

100

What year did Mr. Willdigg begin teaching?

What is 2013?

200

This clause was centered around the 1819 banking SCOTUS case

What is the supremacy clause?

200

What presidential POWERS circumvent Congress?

What is pardon power, and executive orders?

200

This Committee is one of the most powerful committees in congress because of its “gatekeeping” power over the terms on which legislation will reach the floor of the House of Representatives

What is the Rules Committee?

200

This limited the power of the Federal Government?

What is Lopez vs U.S.?

200

What is Mr. Willdigg`s favorite food? 

What is Lobster?

300

The Due Process clause is located in which amendments?

What is 5th, 6th, 7th and 14th amendments?

300

The most powerful informal POWER of the president?

What is the Bully Pulpit?

300

The most powerful member of the both the house and the senate on a daily basis are?

What is the Speaker of the house and the Senate pro-tempore?

300

What year was Plessy vs. Ferguson decided?

What is 1896?

300

How many different ties does Mr. Willdigg own?

What is 278?

400

The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, is a clause located where?

Where is Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18?

400

If Congress votes against war, how long until the entire army needs to be out of the country?

30 days

400

Why does only the Senate have a filibuster?

What is unlimited debate or continuous body?

400

Reed vs. Reed and NYT vs U.S. were both decided by what Court? 

(need specific name, example the Willdigg Court)

What is the Burger Court?

400

Mr. Willdigg is obsessed with this NFL team?

What is the New Orleans Saints?

500

This clause addresses the duty that states within the United States have to respect the "public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state

What is full faith and credit clause?

500

A special power/ability of the legislative branch that allows them to not pay for postage?

What is the Franking Privilege?

500

Each member of the House serves on two standing committees, except when ?

What is when the member sits on the Appropriations, Rules, or Ways and Means committee – then they only serve on one standing committee.

500

Kelo vs. New London ruled in favor of eminent domain under what clause of the U.S. Constitution?

What is the Takings Clause?

500

What world leader has Mr. Willdigg personally met?

Who is Pope Francis, head of the Vatican?