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Constitution Overview II
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Reflected by the first 3 articles of the Constitution
What is Separation of Powers
100
The Right to Bear Arms
What is the Second Amendment
100

This power of the federal government is explicitly stated in the Constitution

What are expressed powers

100
This branch of government has the power to declare executive acts unconstitutional
What is the Judicial Branch
100
True or False... Setting punishment for crimes is a concurrent (shared) power
What is True
200
Impeaching the President by the U.S. Senate is an example of this principle of the Constitution
What is Checks and Balances
200
The Right to Petition (Protest the Government) is protected under this Amendment
What is the First Amendment
200

This part of the Constitution lists 18 powers granted to Congress.

What Article 1, Section 8

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The method used to determine the number of members of the House of Representatives
What is based on population
200

The Constitution consists of this number of Articles

What is 7

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Although a Check and Balance, the Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional is also considered to be this principle
What is Judicial Review
300
What the 6th, 7th, and 8th Amendments have in common
What is to protect individual rights in the court system
300
The power to collect taxes, which is shared by the Federal and State governments, is an example of this type of power
What is concurrent power
300

This group insisted on adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

Who are the Anti-Federalists

300

Calling Congress into session is one check and balance the executive branch has on the legislative branch. What is the other? 600 points! Daily Double

What is veto

400

The division of powers between a central and regional governments.

What is Federalism

400
In addition to a 3/4 vote for ratification at a State convention, this is the other way an amendment can be ratified.
What is ratification in 3/4 of State Legislatures
400
Powers that the Constitution does not grant to the National Government and does not, at the same time, deny to the States
What is Reserved Powers
400
What Amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
400
The purpose of this Amendment is to balance the power between the Federal and State Government
What is the 10th Amendment
500
This Supreme Court case established that Federal Law could not be challenged by State Law
What is McCulloch vs. Maryland
500
This Amendment makes double jeopardy a violation of your rights (found innocent of a crime but later charged again with the same crime)
What is the 5th Amendment
500

Has exclusive power to levy taxes on imports

What is the Federal Government

500

This part of Article VI (6) says the Constitution is the highest law in the land

What is the Supremacy Clause

500

The Necessary and Proper Clause..."Congress has the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this Constitution..." is an example of what kind of government powers?

What are the Implied Powers of the Federal Government