The Constitution

Question 1

What famous Supreme Court case established the power of judicial review?

Answer 1

Marbury V. Madison

Question 2

The sharing of power between the national and fifty state (local) governments is called what?

Answer 2

Federalism

Question 3

What concept holds that the government and it’s officials are always subject to the law?

Answer 3

Rule of law

Question 4

What is considered to be the highest law of the land?

Answer 4

The constitution

Question 5

Approximately how many words is the U.S Constitution in length?

Answer 5

4000+ words

Question 6

What group serves as an advisory board to the president?

Answer 6

The Cabinet

Question 7

The U.S Constitution is divided into seven different what?

Answer 7

Articles

Question 8

The first ten amendments to the constitution are known or identified as what?

Answer 8

Bill of rights

Question 9

What does the principal of popular sovereignty mean?

Answer 9

That the people are the only source for governmental power

Question 10

What twentieth century president was the first to break the no-third-term tradition first established by George Washington?

Answer 10

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 11

What basic principle government, asserts that the people are the source of governmental power?

Answer 11

Popular sovereignty

Question 12

The president’s rejection of an act of congress is known as what?

Answer 12

Veto

Question 13

What are some express powers specifically granted to U.S. congress?

Answer 13

Power to regulate commerce
Power to coin money
Power to make laws which shall be considered necessary and proper

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

Judicial review

Question 15

What group has the responsibility it either approve or reject appointments, and treaties negotiated with a foreign country?

Answer 15

The U.S. Senate

Question 16

What principal holds that the government do only those things that the people have given it the power to do?

Answer 16

Limited Government

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Checks and balances

Question 18

What is the preamble?

Answer 18

An introduction to the U.S constitution

Question 19

What does the constitution provide by creating three distinct branches of government: legislative, excecutive, judicial

Answer 19

Separation of power

Question 20

Who does the president of the U.S. Have the ability to check?

Answer 20

Legislative or congress

Judicial or Supreme Court

Question 21

How many times is the word democracy mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 21

None

Question 22

Who can formally propose a new amendment to the constitution

Answer 22

The congress 2/3 vote of members

National conventions 2/3 of fifty states

Question 23

What is the basic characteristic of the principle federalism

Answer 23

It divides power between a national government and state government

Question 24

What is considered to be the greatest power or authority that is controlled by the president of the United States

Answer 24

Commander in chief of the army and the navy

Question 25

The separation of powers into three branches of government was intended to prevent what?

Answer 25

Prevent the abuse of power

Question 26

What past president first established the no-third-term condition?

Answer 26

George Washington