Unit 4

The Constitution

100

This Article, Section, and Clause declares the President the Commander in Cheif of the Army and Navy

Article II, Section 2, Clause 1

200

This Article Section, and Clause is more commonly known as the Commerce Clause

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

300

The census is required to be taken every ten years, as directed in this Article, Section, and Clause

Article I, Section 2, Clause 3

400

This section of this article denies powers to states

Article I, Section 10

500

This section outlines who can be impeached

Article II, Section 4

Expansions of Power

100

This/these person(s) choose the number of Justices on the Supreme Court

Congress (Judiciary Act of 1789)

200

This type of law is passed by the President as an implied power

Executive Order

300

This clause of the 14th Amendment allowed for an expansion of Judicial power

The Equal Protection clause

400

This clause has historically been used to increase the power of Congress

Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8)

500

This judicial action uses a reading of documents separate from its intended meaning to overlay a new interpretation that applies to modern issues

Judicial Activism

Fun Facts

100

This is the current numbered session of congress (ex: 1st United States Congress)

116th United States Congress

200

This is the current majority leader of the House of Representatives 

Steny Hoyer

300

This president exercised the most vetoes, numbering 635 

Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

This President was honored with an award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992. 

Abraham Lincoln 

500

There are this many federally recognized Indian Tribal Government in the United States

573 Tribal Governments

Redistricting

100

This principle is upheld to treat all votes equally

One Person, One Vote

200

This gerrymandering tactic involves shoving all of the opposing side's voters into as little districts as possible

Packing

300

This state had its gerrymandering questioned in both 2017 Cooper v. Harris and 2019 Rucho v. Common Cause

North Carolina

400

This state voted to apply the Redistricting Commission Amendment to its state constitution this year to allow a Redistricting Commission to begin plans for redistricting beginning in 2021.

Virginia

500

This section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 set out rules for the states chosen by the coverage formula to follow. 

Section 5

Necessary Case Law

100

This case set the precedent for Judicial Review from the Supreme Court

1803 Marbury v. Madison

200

This case decided that redistricting based on race must undergo strict scrutiny

1993 Shaw v. Reno

300

This case decided that white primary elections were unconstitutional

1944 Smith v. Allright

400

This case decided that Section 4(b) of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 was unconstitutional

2013 Shelby County v. Holder

500

This case determined that gerrymandering is Judiciable

1962 Baker v. Carr