Historical Influences
This man's theories on social contracts and natural law were key ideals used by our nations founders.
Who is John Locke?
These are the three requirements to be able to run for President of the United States.
What are natural born citizenship, 35 years of age, and a U.S. resident for at least 14 years.
These are the two parts of our Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is the only court that is specifically established by the Constitution.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to do this whenever their government becomes despotic and oppressive.
What is abolish their government and establish a new one?
The division of our governments powers into three branches was inspired by this man's theory of separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This constitutional power helps the President in the conduct of U.S. Foreign Policy.
What is the power to receive ambassadors from foreign countries?
The power of Congress to declare war is an example of these types of powers given to Congress by the Constitution.
What are enumerated powers?
The power of the Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional was established by this landmark U.S. Supreme Court case.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Voting in an election, attending a school board meeting, and running for a seat on the city council are all examples of this.
This historical document contributed the ideals of no taxation without representation, trial by jury, and limited government to our nation.
What is Magna Carta?
The President is performing this role when he/she sends troops to give military aid in another country.
What is Commander in Chief?
Creating a national bank to hold federal funds is an example of Congress exercising these powers given to them by the Elastic Clause of the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
Your right to an attorney and your right to remain silent during police interrogations have to be told, or "read," to you due to the Court's decision in this landmark case.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Having government welfare programs, higher taxes, and business regulations are all ideals of this political party.
What is the Democratic Party.
This book, published in early 1776, was instrumental in influencing the colonists to seek independence from Great Britain.
What is Common Sense?
This is the power given to the President to check Congress.
What is the power to veto proposed federal legislation?
This type of committee is appointed to resolve the differences when a different version of the same bill is passed by the House and the Senate.
What is a conference committee?
The Court overturned its own decision from Plessy v. Ferguson in this land mark case that ended racial segregation in public schoools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
These are the only two ways that one can be a natural born citizen of the United States.
What is Law of Soil and Law of Blood?
Law of Soil - be born on U.S. soil
Law of Blood - be born to U.S. citizens abroad
This document established the principle of self-government in the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This is the difference between an executive order and a federal law.
What is executive orders do not need to be approved by Congress.
The Constitution allows for the House and the Senate to take these steps if there is persuasive evidence that the President of the United States has committed treason.
What are the powers of the House to impeach and the Senate to remove the President.
The establishment of juveniles' right to due process came from this landmark U.S. Supreme Court case.
What is In re Gault?
Amendments can be made to the Constitution in one of these two ways.
What are a 2/3rds vote by both houses of Congress or a vote of 3/4ths of the states.