To ratify an amendment to the Constitution, it requires 3/4 of _____ OR the state legislatures.
What is "state conventions"?
100
This branch of the government has the primary duty of overseeing the government and enforcing the law. It is also the chief commander of American military forces.
What is "executive branch"?
100
The _____ has the primary duty to decide the constitutionality of government actions and laws passed.
What is "judicial branch"?
100
The main job of the _____ is to make and pass laws. They may also impeach, or bring charges against the President for wrong doing.
What is "the Legislative Branch"?
100
The _____ level of government is responsible for making agreements with other countries and conducting war.
What is "national"?
200
Which amendment says that rights of U.S. citizens do not have to be enumerated, or listed, in the Bill of Rights or first ten amendments. Is it the 9th OR 10th?
What is "the 9th"?
200
The "benefits of a trial by jury" are guaranteed by the 4th or 7th amendment?
What is the "7th Amendment"?
200
Name the 5 basic freedoms provided by the 1st Amendment.
What is "freedom of speech, assembly, press, petition, and religion."
200
An amendment can be proposed by this fraction of both houses of Congress OR the state legislatures.
What is "2/3"?
200
Under the terms of the Great Compromise, each state has two senators but the number of members in the House of Representatives is based on _____.
What is "population"?
300
This level of government is primarily responsible for the control and operation of schools.
What is "state"?
300
When conducting judicial review, the most important factor used to judge a government action would be rules and laws set forth in the _____.
What is "the Constitution"?
300
This principle of the Constitution has to do with how one branch of the government has duties which affect another branch of the government.
What are "checks & balances"?
300
The judicial branch can look at actions of the President, or executive branch, to determine if those actions are _____ or not.
What is "constitutional or unconstitutional"?
300
The Great Compromise set up two houses in Congress. They are:
What is "the Senate AND the House of Representatives"?
400
The Declaration of Independence contains grievances against the king. Because of this, the Constitution has checks of power to control the _____ branch.
What is "executive"?
400
This democratic principle of the Constitution allows people to create, change, or alter government.
What is "popular sovereignty"?
400
Congress makes and passes laws which go the President for approval. The executive branch may approve or reject the law. This rejection is known as _____.
What is "veto"?
400
Which amendment deals with quartering of troops.
What is the "3rd Amendment"?
400
This Constitutional principle describes a government with powers divided between the national and state levels of government.
What is "federalism"?
500
T/F: Compromises were necessary to overcome the philosophical differences when writing the Constitution.
What is "TRUE"?
500
Place these presidents in order of service:
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams
What is "Washington, Adams, Jefferson"?
500
Supreme Court justice John Marshall was appointed by which President, Washington or Adams?
Who is "Adams"?
500
_____ ______ requires all decisions and interpretations of laws to be analyzed according to the legality under the Constitution.
What is "judicial review"?
500
T/F: The ability to use logic and reasoning are somewhat important, but not essential, to being a good supreme court justice.