It is a group--that included Alexander Hamilton--that pushed for ratification of the new Constitution after the Articles of Confederation failed
Who were the Federalists?
100
It is the big economic event in the 1930s that helped change the U.S. from a "traditional system" of federalism to a system of cooperative federalism in which the national government had a much larger role
What was the Great Depression?
100
It is the name we give to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
It is the number of years between U.S. Censuses
What is 10?
100
It is the title the Constitution gives to the president to signify that he manages the U.S. armed forces
What is "Commander in Chief"?
200
He is author of many of the Federalist Papers who also became president
Who was James Madison?
200
Of these two choices--INCREASE or DECREASE--it is what President Ronald Reagan swore he would do to the role of government in American life
What is DECREASE?
200
It is the name of the journalist who broke the story of the CIA "black sites" that held some terrorism suspects after 9/11
Who is Dana Priest?
200
It is the institution that CONFIRMS Supreme Court Justices
What is the U.S. Senate?
200
It is legislation passed in the 1970s meant to stop the president from going to war without authorization or consultation with Congress
What is the "War Powers Act"?
300
It is the institution established by Article III of the Constitution
What is the Supreme Court?
300
It one of two clauses under Article I, section 8 of the Constitution that Congress used for many years to justify much of its legislation
What is the Commerce Clause? Or what is the Elastic Clause (i.e. the "Necessary and Proper" Clause)?
300
It is the name of the Supreme Court case that said the Bill of Rights applied ONLY to the federal government, NOT the state or local governments. (Though this changed after the 14th amendment...)
What is Barron v. Baltimore?
300
She is the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
300
He is the president who pursued a "War on Poverty" as part of his Great Society programs
Who was Lyndon Johnson?
400
It is a description of the main method by which the U.S. Constitution has been amended
What is by passing the House and the Senate with 2/3 votes and ratification by 3/4 of the states?
400
It is the name given to an era AFTER "regulated federalism" in which federal institutions such as the president and Supreme Court worked to decrease the role of the federal government in some areas of public policy
What is "new federalism"?
400
It is the case that Brown v Board of Education overturned
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
400
He was the British legislator who was a proponent of the "trustee" approach to representation
Who was (Edmund) Burke?
400
It is the amendment to the Constitution under which other amendments are "incorporated" thereby applying them to the states and local governments (and ensuring those states and localities respect certain rights and liberties)
What is the 14th Amendment?
500
He was a leading Federalist who switched from opposing a Bill of Rights to supporting one for the new Constitution
Who was James Madison?
500
It is the amendment to the Constitution that says that if the powers are not given to the federal government, then they are reserved to the states or to the people
What is the 10th amendment?
500
It is the amendment to the Constitution that says citizens should not be subjected to cruel and unusual punishments?
What is the eight amendment?
500
It is the number of votes required in the U.S. Senate to stop a filibuster.
What is 60?
500
It is the side that won in case of Gideon v. Wainright