The Constitution Flashcards
What famous Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review?
Marbury V. Madison
The sharing of power between the national and fifty state (local) governments is called what?
Federalism
What concept holds that the government and it’s officials are always subject to the law?
Rule of law
What is considered to be the highest law of the land?
The constitution
Approximately how many words is the U.S Constitution in length?
4000+ words
What group serves as an advisory board to the president?
The Cabinet
The U.S Constitution is divided into seven different what?
Articles
The first ten amendments to the constitution are known or identified as what?
Bill of rights
What does the principal of popular sovereignty mean?
That the people are the only source for governmental power
What twentieth century president was the first to break the no-third-term tradition first established by George Washington?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What basic principle government, asserts that the people are the source of governmental power?
Popular sovereignty
The president’s rejection of an act of congress is known as what?
Veto
What are some express powers specifically granted to U.S. congress?
Power to regulate commerce
Power to coin money
Power to make laws which shall be considered necessary and proper
What is the name of the principle for the power of the courts to determine whether or not an action of the government is constitutional?
Judicial review
What group has the responsibility it either approve or reject appointments, and treaties negotiated with a foreign country?
The U.S. Senate
What principal holds that the government do only those things that the people have given it the power to do?
Limited Government
What basic principle of government places restraints upon each bench of the government and guarantees that in one branch of the government becomes too powerful
Checks and balances
What is the preamble?
An introduction to the U.S constitution
What does the constitution provide by creating three distinct branches of government: legislative, excecutive, judicial
Separation of power
Who does the president of the U.S. Have the ability to check?
Legislative or congress
Judicial or Supreme Court
How many times is the word democracy mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
None
Who can formally propose a new amendment to the constitution
The congress 2/3 vote of members
National conventions 2/3 of fifty states
What is the basic characteristic of the principle federalism
It divides power between a national government and state government
What is considered to be the greatest power or authority that is controlled by the president of the United States
Commander in chief of the army and the navy
The separation of powers into three branches of government was intended to prevent what?
Prevent the abuse of power
What past president first established the no-third-term condition?
George Washington
