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Creating the Constitution
Three Branches
Constitutional Principles
Federalism
Bill of Rights
100
The Virginia Plan advocated this.
What is proportional representation in congress?
100
The primary function of the Legislative Branch is this.
What is make laws.
100
Separation of powers means this.
What is each branch (executive, legislative and judicial) has its own powers / responsibilities.
100
Federalism refers to this.
What is the division of power between the federal government and state governments?
100
The Bill of Rights is found in this part of the Constitution.
What is the first 10 amendments?
200
When small and large states fought over representation in Congress, Roger Sherman came up with this.
What is the Great Compromise: a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the house, and equal state representation in the senate.
200
A 2-house congress is referred to as this.
What is bicameral?
200
The division of power between the federal government and state governments is called this.
What is federalism?
200
This clause refers to the Constitution as the "Supreme Law of the Land."
What is the Supremacy Clause?
200
The 4th Amendment guarantees this right.
What is right to privacy, or protection from illegal search and seizure?
300
To get the Constitution ratified, Madison promised this to assuage fears about giving power to a central government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The necessary and proper clause is also known as this.
What is the elastic clause, or implied powers?
300
Each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches through this.
What is checks and balances?
300
The Supreme Court frequently bases federalism cases (about state vs. federal jurisdiction on this.
What is the Commerce Clause? (Also acceptable: what is the definition of interstate commerce?)
300
This category of rights is contained in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th amendments.
What is rights of the accused?
400
This compromise was reached over whether to count slaves as part of a state's population.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
400
Congressional spending power is referred to as this.
What is power of the purse?
400
Judicial review gives the supreme court this power.
What is the power to declare laws made by congress unconstitutional?
400
This period of federalism is characterized by a strict division of power between the federal government and state governments, also known as layer cake federalism.
What is dual federalism (1787-1930s)?
400
This amendment reserves non-delegated rights to states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
500
The 10th Amendment promises this.
What is to reserve powers not delegated to the federal government to the states?
500
A president must get the advice and consent of the senate for these 4 decisions.
What is 1) to pass treaties, and appoint 2) ambassadors, 3) cabinet members and 4) supreme court justices.
500
These are the goals set forth in the preamble to the Constitution. (Need to include them all. Extra credit for singing!)
What is form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty?
500
Mandates are an example of this.
What is regulated federalism?
500
The 1st Amendment guarantees these 5 rights.
What is freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and right to petition government for redress of grievances. (Extra credit for establishment clause: government can't establish any religion.)