Constitution and federalism

Question 2

How many words are there in the US Constitution?

Answer 2

7000

Question 3

What is the process to amending?

Answer 3

1. 2/3 both houses (33 passed this)
2. 3/4 state legislatures (used for all but 1)

OR

1. 2/3 state national constitutional convention
2. ratification by 3/4 states
   (only used to repeal 18th with 21st after 14 years)

Question 4

How long did the 27th amendment take to pass?

Answer 4

202 years

Question 5

Which case granted Judicial review?

Answer 5

Marlbury v Maddison (1803)

Question 6

Summarise Texas v US (2016)

Answer 6

In a 4-4 tie decision (due to the vacancy left by Justice Scalia’s death), the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s ruling, effectively blocking the implementation of DAPA and the expansion of DACA.

Question 7

What is needed for a VETO override?

Answer 7

2/3rd in both houses

Question 8

Which clause has allowed the Federal govt to grow?

Answer 8

‘necessary and proper clause’

Question 9

How many federal govt departments were then when Constitution written, how many now?

Answer 9

3 when written
15 now
additions include Department of Homeland Security, added in 2002

Question 10

What was the physical damage of 9/11? How does this compare to NY’s yearly budget?

Answer 10

Damage $55bn
NY’s whole annual budget $80bn

Question 11

Which clause allows the federal govt to regulate interstate trade?

Answer 11

Commerce clause

Question 12

How many states is the death penalty legal/ illegal in?

Answer 12

Legal in 27
Illegal in 23

Question 13

Which states voted on whether to ban the death penalty in 2016?

Answer 13

California and Nebraska

Question 14

In which case did SCOTUS uphold the use of lethal injection?

Answer 14

Glossip v Gross (2016)

Question 15

Who was the first to be executed by Nitrogen gas?

Answer 15

Kenneth Eugene Smith
26th Jan 2024

Question 16

Which case allowed same-sex marriage in all states?

Answer 16

Obergefell v Hodges (2015)

Question 17

Which amendment made the senate elected? and in which year?

Answer 17

17th amendment
1913

Question 18

Which year were the Orlando Nightclub and Sandy Hook shootings?

Answer 18

Orlando Nightclub - 2016
Sandy Hook - 2012

Question 19

Which amendment is about ‘the right to bear arms’

Answer 19

2nd

Question 20

How many mass shootings were there in 2019, 2020 and 2023?

Answer 20

2019 - 414
2020 - 610
2023 - 656

Question 21

Which state tested online voting?

Answer 21

West Virginia

Question 22

How many states have legalised marijuana?

Answer 22

9

Question 23

Name a far right faction of the republicans, and a more central figure?

Answer 23

‘Freedom Caucus’
Susan Collins

Question 24

Which case upheld Obamacare in the SCOTUS?

Answer 24

NFIB v Sebelius (2012)

Question 25

How much was the damage caused by hurricane Katrina?

Answer 25

$145.5 bn

Question 26

How many ECVs is California, Texas and Florida worth?

Answer 26

California - 55 Texas - 38 Florida - 29

Question 27

Why was a clerk imprisoned in Kentucky?

Answer 27

Refusing to issue a same-sex marriage licence