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1. What basic principle of the US Constitution means that the people are the source of all governmental
power? Popular sovereignty
2. What term means one federal government and several state governments? Federalism
3. What basic principle of the US Constitution means that the government is not all powerful and it can
only do what the people allow it to do? Limited government
4. Power in the US federal government is divided between the legislative, judicial and executive branch.
What basic principle does this describe? Separation of powers
5. The president vetoes a bill that has been passed by both houses of Congress. What Constitutional
principle does this describe?
Checks and balances
6. What does the term "posterity" mean in the Preamble to the US Constitution? Future generations
7. Who is the president of the Senate? The Vice President of the United States
8. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? The Speaker of the House
9. What is the term length for a Senator? 6 years
10. What branch has the power to collect taxes? Legislative branch
11. What branch has the power to declare war? Legislative branch
12. What branch has the power to appoint justices to the US Supreme Court? Executive branch
13. Who officially elects the President of the United States? The Electoral College
14. If both the President and Vice President were to die, who would assume the role of Presidency?
The Speaker of the House
15. Which Amendment deals with the idea of presidential succession? The 25th Amendment
16. What laws forbidden by US Constitution establish that one cannot be accused of a crime if the act was
committed before the act was a crime?
Ex post facto laws
17. What clause establishes that Congress has the power to make laws that help them carry out their
expressed powers? Necessary and Proper Clause
18. The elastic clause gives Congress Implied powers.
19. What term means that the body must appear before the court? Habeas corpus
20. What powers belong to the federal govt. simply because it is a sovereign state? Inherent powers
21. What house acts as the trial for impeachments? Senate
22. How is the number of electors for each state determined?
By the total number of its senators and representatives in Congress
The Constitution
Bill of Rights Full Faith and Credit Clause Preamble
Checks and Balances Federalism Popular sovereignty
Concurrent Powers Implied Powers Reserved Powers
Delegated Powers Judicial Branch Separation of Powers
Establishment Clause Legislative Branch State
Executive Branch Limited Government Supremacy Clause
Expressed Powers National
Free Exercise Clause Necessary and Proper Clause
Popular sovereignty I. all political power rest with the people/people rule
Federalism 2. division of power between national and state governments
Limited government 3. the government is not above the law and is not all powerful
Separation of powers Powers are distributed among the 3 branches of government
4.
Checks and balances5. The President can veto a bill passed by Congress. This is an example of what principle of
government?
preamble 6. This section of the Constitution states the purpose or goals of the Constitution
Legislative Branch
7. Article I
Executive Branch 8. Article IT
Judicial Branch 9. Article III
Bill of Rights 10. The First 10 Amendments of the Constitution
National; State 11. According to Article IV (5), the amendment process demonstrates the concept of
federalism because amendments are proposed at the level of government
and ratified at the level of government.
Delegated powers 12. powers granted to the national government through the Constitution: expressed, implied,
inherent
Reserved powers 13. powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution and not denied to the
states (10'h Amendment)
Expressed powers 14. powers spelled out for the national government in the Constitution
Implied powers 15. powers given to the national government through the necessary and proper clause
Concurrent powers16. powers given to both the national and state government
Supremacy Clause 17. states cannot make laws that conflict with national laws
Necessary and Proper Clause
18. gives Congress the power to make laws necessary to carry out their expressed powers
Full Faith and Credit Clause19. states must recognize public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
Establishment Clause20. declares that the national government cannot establish a state religion; separation of
church and state
Free Exercise Clause21. declares that we have the freedom to whatever we choose when it comes to religious
matters
Article I
2/3 Conference Committee Joint Committee Senate*
Filibuster Law Speaker of the House
Bicameral Franking Privilege Pigeon Hole Select Committees
Cloture Vote Gerrymandering Pocket Veto Standing Committees
Committees House of Representatives* President Pro Tempore Vice President
Bicameral 1.term used to describe a Congress made up of two different houses
House of Representatives2. membership of this house in Congress is based on population
Senate 3. membership in this house in Congress is based on equal representation
4. serve 2 year terms
House of Representatives
Senate 5. must be a US citizen for 9 years
Senate 6. serve 6 year terms
House of Representatives 7. must be a US citizen for 7 years
House of Representatives8. 435 members
Senate 9.100 members
House of Representatives10. must be at least 25 years old
Senate 11. must be at least 30 years old
Speaker of the House 12. this person is the leader of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United 13. this person is the president of the Senate
States
President Pro Tempore14. this person serves as president of the Senate when the VP is absent
Franking privilege 15. this allows members of Congress to send government related mail for free
Standing committees 16. permanent committees in Congress
Select committees 17. a committee created to do a specific job and is disbanded when their work is done
Joint committee 18. a committee that has members from both the House and the Senate
Conference committee19. a special kind of joint committee that is used to help members of the
House and Senate agree on one version of the bill
House of Representatives
20. this house of Congress elects the President if no candidate wins a
majority of the electoral votes
Senate 21. this house of Congress tries the President in the impeachment process
Senate 22. this house of Congress elects the VP if no candidate wins a majority of
the electoral votes
23. this house of Congress may impeach the President
House of Representatives
Senate 24. this house of Congress is approves presidential appointments and treaties
25. all money bills must start in this house of Congress
House of Representatives
In committees 26. this is where must bills die
Pigeonhole 27. this means to set a bill aside and forget about it
Filibuster 28. in the Senate, members can a bill or talk it to death
Cloture vote 29. this limits debate in the Senate by ending a filibuster and forcing a vote
2/3 majority 30. if the President vetoes a bill, Congress an over ride the veto with a vote
Law 31. when the President does not sign a bill and Congress is in session the bill becomes
Pocket veto 32. if the President does not sign a bill and Congress adjourns, this is called a
Gerrymandering 33. term used to describe the unusual drawing of a Congressional district to
favor a particular group
