Constitution
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the.
What is the bill of rights?
In a Federal system of government, the national government and state governments derive their power from this.
What are the people?
Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy
Who is the president
Each state has this many Senate seats.
What is Two?
Has the power to confirm justices.
What is the legislative branch?
The process by which changes may be made to the constitution.
What is an amendment?
The principle that the government's power comes from the people is called.
What is popular sovereignty?
The maximum number of terms a president can serve.
What is 2
The type of legislature we have in America.
What is a bicameral legislature?
The authority of a court to hear a case for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
The constitutional clause used in McCulloch vs Maryland
What is Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18)?
The two plans were included in the Great Compromise that resolved a disagreement between large and small states regarding representation in Congress
What is The Virginia plan and New Jersey plan?
True or False,
If the president does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days (excluding Sundays) while Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law without the president's signature.
True
The only house that can filibuster
What is the senate?
The clause declares that the Constitution and all national laws and treaties are the supreme law of the land
What is The supremacy clause
This amendment has the due process clause
What is the 14th amendment?
This type of power, held by the states, grants them the authority to conduct elections in the United States
reserved power
This is a formal rule or regulation of the president.
What is an executive order?
The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
True or False,
The constitution does not expressly provide for judicial review, the power of the supreme court to overrule a law or executive order that violates the constitution
False
The name of the process where the Supreme Court applies the bill of rights to the states on a case-by-case basis
What is selective incorporation?
The required document was written by James Maddison where he argues that separation of powers and federalism will prevent tyranny
What is Federalist 51?
Major flaws of the electoral college
1) the winner of the popular vote is not guaranteed the presidency 2) electors are not required to vote in accord with the popular vote 3) any election might have to be decided in the House of Representatives
The four ways the President could handle a bill (at least one)
What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it site for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?
When State & Federal court can both hear a case.
What is concurrent jurisdiction?