Key Terms

Question 1

Bipartisanship

Answer 1

Political parties working together

Question 2

Checks and Balances

Answer 2

Counterbalancing influences in an organisation

Question 3

Codified

Answer 3

Written in one place

Question 4

Enumerate powers

Answer 4

Specifically described powers of the federal government

Question 5

Entrenched

Answer 5

Difficult to change or amend

Question 5

Federalism

Answer 5

A system where the states and federal government share equal power

Question 6

Limited government

Answer 6

The government’s power exists within pre-defined limits (constitution)

Question 7

Necessary and Proper Clause

Answer 7

This allows Congress to make any laws that are ‘necessary and proper’. (Elastic clause)

Question 8

Bill of Rights

Answer 8

First 10 amendments of the US Constitution

Question 9

Separation of powers

Answer 9

The separation of the executive, judiciary and legislative

Question 10

Amendment

Answer 10

An article of the US Constitution

Question 11

Filibuster

Answer 11

The ability for senators to talk out and kill a bill before it can be voted on

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

Congress/president can reject legislation

Question 13

Executive

Answer 13

President

Question 14

Legislative

Answer 14

Congress

Question 15

Judiciary

Answer 15

Supreme Court