Principles
What is the idea that the people rule?
Popular Sovereignty
What is the introduction to the Constitution?
The Preamble
What is the label for the first ten amendments?
The Bill of Rights
What type of Jurisdiction is where a trial first takes place?
Original
What does it mean to ratify something?
To formally approve
Veto
How many times has the Constitution been formally amended?
27
Nebraska and Maine use the ________ plan to select delegates for the Electoral College System.
District Plan
When there is general agreement on an issue
Consensus
This theory of origins of state says that countries grew naturally from the family to clans then tribes and finally states
Evolutionary
What is the name for a change to the Constitution?
Amendment
What does Article 1 of the Constitution outline?
The Legislative Branch
Who has the burden of proof in a criminal trial?
The Prosecution
Strong support of a party and its policy, and not ideas outside of the party.
Partisanship
What is a two house legislature?
Bicameral
This group formally elects the President.
Electoral College
The ability for Congress to raise an army and navy is an example of what?
Expressed Power
What is an election which uses no political party labels?
Nonpartisan election
When the person with the most votes wins.
Plurality
What is the ability to make decisions without the consent of a higher power?
Sovereignty
This is the group of department heads that formally advise the President
Cabinet
Article II of the Constitution outlines what?
The Executive Branch/Presidency
The Connecticut Compromise called for:
A bicameral legislature. Senate represented equally, house by proportion.
When a strong candidate at the top of the ballot helps other candidates in their party get elected.
Coattail effect