1137 Questions & Blanks

Question 0

All but one of the 27 amendments were ________ by a 2/3rds vote of __________.

Answer 0

Proposed
Both houses of Congress
(House and senate)

Question 1

There are currently only 27 ________________ to the Constitution, and its practical application has changed because of _______, _______, ________, and ________.

Answer 1

Formal amendments
Practices
Agencies
Procedures
Organizations

Question 2

All but one of the 27 amendments were ________ by a 3/4ths vote of _____________.

Answer 2

Ratified

State legislatures

Question 3

After an amendment is ratified, it is ________.

Answer 3

Reported to Congress and declared a part of the Constitution.

Question 4

Because constitutional amendments are not _________, they are not subject to __________.

Answer 4

Legislative acts

Presidential veto

Question 5

Amendments must be ratified within a ___________, but they may remain before the states ________ if no time limit is set.

Answer 5

Reasonable time

Indefinitely

Question 6

If a state ratifies am amendment, it _____________, if a state rejects an amendment, it _________

Answer 6

May not reverse it’s decision

May ratify it later

Question 7

The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, guarantees __________ and was designed to _______________.

Answer 7

Civil liberties

Limit the power of the federal government

Question 8

A _________ session of Congress was the period of time between an election of new members of Congress and the date those members are seated.

Answer 8

Lame duck

Question 9

A congressional term now begins on _______ rather than on ________.

Answer 9

January 3rd

March 4th

Question 10

The _____________ would have guaranteed equal rights to women

Answer 10

Equal Rights Amendment

Question 11

Opponents of the ERA believed that _______________.

Answer 11

It was unnecessary.
It would’ve been detrimental to marriage and to the family.
Differences between man and woman were instilled by God.

Question 12

______________ is the most significant and controversial of the methods listed above.

Answer 12

Judicial interpretation

Question 13

The government of the U.S. Has expanded because of _____________

Answer 13

Legislation by Congress
Interpretation by the Supreme Court
Actions by the President
Customs
Party practices
Organizations, agencies, and procedures

Question 14

Because the Supreme Court must determine the ________ of constitutional clauses pertinent to the constitutionality of a law, it has assumed power to make those clauses mean something _____________ or ____________ what was originally intended.

Answer 14

Meaning
Different from
More than

Question 15

Because of the ____________ of the Constitution, the Supreme Court has ____________ the federal government’s control over the ________, _______, and ________ lives of our nation.

Answer 15

Loose interpretation
Expanded
Economic
Social
Political

Question 16

The _______________ is a system of practices, procedures, and organizations that play a significant role in the operation of our government.

Answer 16

Unwritten constitution

Question 17

The _______ is the document that makes the United States a federal government.

Answer 17

Constitution

Question 18

Several ________ entities united in a federal government because of ___________ (x7)

Answer 18

Independent
Their desire for economic advantage
Their history of political association
Their common political and/or cultural institutions
Their necessity of union to secure independence
Their desire for freedom from foreign domination
Their military insecurity
Their need for common defense

Question 19

The tyrannies of ________ government and of the ________ are avoided by federalism.

Answer 19

Unlimited

People

Question 21

The division of _______ helps keep a government from becoming too _________.

Answer 21

Powers

Powerful

Question 22

A __________ defines the rights of government and the people but it subject to neither

Answer 22

constitution

Question 23

The only federal laws and treaties superior to, or above, _______________ are those made with the goal of carrying out the _______________

Answer 23

state and local laws

Constitution

Question 24

Federal power has steadily ________ through the doctrine of _______________ powers.

Answer 24

increased

implied

Question 25

The national ___________ has been chiefly responsible for this trend. (increasing power through the doctrine of implied powers)

Answer 25

judiciary

Question 26

As a result of the doctrine of social Darwinism, government was given responsibility and power to create a/an _______________ to make it possible for man to reach perfection

Answer 26

environment

Question 27

This led to government programs and laws aimed at social and economic _________________

Answer 27

equality

Question 28

__________ has become the dominant characteristic of our government.

Answer 28

Welfare

Question 29

The federal government must guarantee the states a _____________ form of government, protect them against foreign invasion, guarantee their protection ________________, and respect their ____________.

Answer 29

republican against domestic violence territorial integrity

Question 30

The term "_________" refers to the fact that every state must recognize the validity of the ___________________________________ of every other state

Answer 30

full faith and credit | public acts, records, and judicial proceedings

Question 31

Persons moving form one state to another are protected from ________________ by the Constitution

Answer 31

unreasonable discrimination

Question 32

A request for ___________________ is made by the ______________ of one state to that of another state.

Answer 32

extradition | governor

Question 33

Two things financed by grant-in-aid

Answer 33

welfare | education

Question 34

A state failing to meet one of the four conditions on grants-in-aid

Answer 34

forfeits the grant

Question 35

The federal government does ___________________ to issue grants-in-aid

Answer 35

not have constitutional authority

Question 36

____________ is one area that is the responsibility of ______________________, although Congress has appropriated money to provide grants-in-aid for that purpose.

Answer 36

Public education | state or local governments

Question 37

The Constitution does not _________________ to an ___________.

Answer 37

guarantee the right | education

Question 38

Supporters of _____________ believe they help _______ fill ___________.

Answer 38

grants-in-aid state social responsibilities

Question 39

The strength of the _______________ is completely dependent on the ___________________, although both increased ______________ and _________________ of _______________ have strengthened both.

Answer 39

``` state governments federal government centralization expansion grants-in-aid ```

Question 40

A citizen's most basic obligation is allegiance and loyalty to his _______; his most basic privileges are claiming its protection of his _______ and ____________ and participating fully in its _______________.

Answer 40

nation life property political life

Question 41

Common loyalty was the basis for membership in the _________________; prior to their development, the basis of human relationships was _____________

Answer 41

Greek city-states | kinship

Question 42

The _______________, which gives a definition of national citizenship, was written as a result of the issue of ____________ and the ____________________.

Answer 42

Fourteenth Amendment slavery War Between the States

Question 43

A person may acquire citizenship either by _____________ or by _____________.

Answer 43

naturalization | birth

Question 44

In the U.S., citizenship by birth is based on _______ a person is born rather than on ____________

Answer 44

where | to whom he is born

Question 45

Naturalization is a _______________usually granted to one who has entered the U.S. as a ____________.

Answer 45

legal process | legal immigrant

Question 46

Today _______________ is the only reason for termination of ____________ of a _______________.

Answer 46

voluntary renunciation citizenship native-born U.S. citizen

Question 47

Our government derives its authority from ____.

Answer 47

God

Question 48

The _________ was part of God's plan for man even before he sinned.

Answer 48

family

Question 49

The Believer's __________ toward government is to _____ it and to promote _______ in every area of life.

Answer 49

responsibility obey justice

Question 50

Our _______ and our ___________ should not be combined into one creed because they are not totally compatible

Answer 50

faith | nationalism

Question 51

Civil rights include _____________ government and ______________ government.

Answer 51

limitations on | obligations of

Question 52

The _____________________ is based on the premise that the _________________ is the reason that government exists.

Answer 52

Declaration of Independence | protection of civil rights

Question 53

Government must also limit man's __________ because of his sin.

Answer 53

freedom

Question 54

Civil rights are _________, which means one may not infringe on the rights of others exercising them.

Answer 54

relative

Question 55

The ____________ should protect our civil rights by interpreting and applying constitutional guarantees.

Answer 55

court system

Question 56

____________ due process requires the government to act fairly with the people, and __________ due process deals with the fairness of the laws themselves.

Answer 56

Procedural | substantive

Question 57

One of the basic weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that

Answer 57

it required that amendments be ratified by every state

Question 58

Constitutional amendments are not subject to ______

Answer 58

presidential veto

Question 59

Both ____ and _____ have equal force, but of these, only ______ require Senate approval.

Answer 59

executive agreements treaties treaties

Question 60

The right to vote is a ______, and not a ________, right.

Answer 60

political | civil