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100
Our legislative branch has 2 houses, which is the meaning of this term
What is bicameral?
100
This person is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
Who is the president?
100
This is the function of the judicial branch
What is interpret the law?
100
This amendment established a federal income tax
What is the 16th?
100
Some founding fathers warned that these would divide the nation
What are political parties?
200
What is the senate
This house of Congress approves presidential nominess
200
This president was the first to have a Cabinet
Who is George Washington?
200
This is the highest court of the land
What is the Supreme Court?
200
This amendment repealed prohibition
What is the 21st?
200
James Madison felt that this type of faction was most dangerous
What is a majority faction?
300
What is to make laws
What is the function of the legislative branch?
300
This arrangement between a president and a foreign government does NOT require Senate approval
What is an executive agreement?
300
This gives the courts power to determine if a law is constitutional
What is judicial review?
300
This amendment guaranteed freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly
What is the 1st?
300
This occurs when political opponents block one another's legislation
What is gridlock?
400
What is to amend the constitution
2/3 vote in both houses or a national convention of 2/3 of the states is required for this?
400
This is what a president can do to keep a bill from becoming law
What is veto?
400
This court case established the power of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
400
This amendment made the production and transportation of alcohol illegal
What is the 18th?
400
This balances the powers of the national, state, and local governments
What is federalism?
500
This term means to reverse a legislative act
What is repeal?
500
This is a group of department heads and advisers to the president
What is a cabinet?
500
This "clause" declares that the national government is more powerful than those of the states
What is the supremacy clause?
500
This amendment reserves powers not mentioned in the Constitution for the states
What is the 10th?
500
Because the Constitution is flexible and allows government to adapt, sometimes it is nicknamed this type of document
What is a "living document"?