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A) The idea that the authority of government comes from the people. B) Means having two lawmaking parts.
A)What is popular sovereignty? B) What is bicameral?
100
The main job of the legislative branch.
What is to make laws needed for the country?
100
The "elastic clause" gives Congress the power to do this.
What is pass laws needed to carry out its other powers?
100
The power to ratify treaties belongs to this group.
What is the Senate?
100
The Preamble lists the goals of this.
What is government?
200
A) A proposed law. B) To reject a proposed law or bill
A)What is a bill? B) What is veto?
200
The framers designed a system of checks and balances to do this.
What is to keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
200
The judicial branch is responsible for this.
What is resolving disputes under the law?
200
The president has the power to veto these.
What are laws passed by Congress?
200
The Preamble's first three words tell us that the authority of the Constitution comes from this.
What is ordinary people?
300
A) to formally accuse an official of a crime related official duties B) the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
A)What is impeach? B) What is checks and balances?
300
The Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional is known as this.
What is judicial review?
300
The Constitution has survived for more than 200 years because combines these two things.
What is a strong framework for the government with flexibility?
300
An amendment may be ratified by three fourths of these.
What are state legislatures?
300
As used in the Preamble, the word tranquility means this.
What is peace and order?
400
A) A change to the Constitution B) trade and other business dealings that cross state lines
A)What is an amendment? B) What is interstate commerce?
400
A bill cannot become a law until these two things happen.
What is to be approved by Congress and signed by the president?
400
The 3 branches of government are prevented from having to much power by this.
What is system of checks and balances?
400
There are this many ways to propose and ratify a constitutional amendment.
What is four?
400
To "provide for the common Defense" means this.
What is protect Americans from foreign enemies?
500
A) The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments. B) An organized political group. C) An organization that actively promotes the views of some part of the public on specific issues
A)What is federalism? B) What is a party? C) What is an interest group?
500
The most important task of the executive branch is to do this.
What is enforce and carry out federal laws?
500
An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by either of these two groups.
What is Congress or a national convention?
500
"Our Posterity" is this.
What is descendants?
500
These words of the Preamble best justify the creation of federal courts.
What are "establish Justice?"