Tuesdee Test

Question 1

Separation of Powers

Answer 1

an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

Basic powers are distributed or separated among 3 distinct and independent branches of government

Question 2

Amendment

Answer 2

Adding a law to the constitution

Question 3

Checks and Balances

Answer 3

A system used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch

Question 4

Federalism

Answer 4

A political system in which power is divided between national and state government

Question 5

13th Amendment

Answer 5

Abolishment of Slavery

Question 6

15th Amendment

Answer 6

Ensures voting rights for all citizens

Question 7

22nd Amendment

Answer 7

Limits the President’s time of service to 4 years. Limits the President to serve 2 terms at most.

Question 8

Unconstitutional

Answer 8

Not in accordance with a political constitution, especially the US Constitution, or with procedural rules.

Question 9

Judicial Review

Answer 9

Power of courts to declare acts as “unconstitutional”, illegal, and/or null/void

Question 10

Electoral College

Answer 10

A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Question 11

Commander in Chief

Answer 11

A head of state or officer in supreme command of a country’s armed forces. (The President)

Question 12

Rule of Law

Answer 12

The legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials.

Question 13

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 13

Basis for the exercise of Judicial Review

Gave a gigantic grant of power to the courts

Question 14

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 14

The doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will.

Question 15

5 basic principles of Constitution

Answer 15

1) Limited Gov
2) Separation of Powers
3) Popular Sovereignty
4) Checks and Balances
5) Federalism

Question 16

3 branches of gov

Answer 16

1) Legislative
2) Executive
3) Judicial

Question 17

Is our legislature bicameral or unicameral

Answer 17

Bicameral

Question 18

Enumerated powers

Answer 18

Powers granted to Congress by the Constitution

Aka expressed powers

Question 19

Inherent powers

Answer 19

Presidential powers that are implied but not stated in the Consitution

Question 20

Supremacy clause

Answer 20

Consitutional rule saying that national laws will prevail over state laws when they conflict

Question 21

Concurrent powers

Answer 21

Powers shared by the national gov and the states

Question 22

Reserved powers

Answer 22

Powers assigned or given to state governments

Question 23

Delegates powers

Answer 23

Powers assigned or given to national government AND denied to the states

Question 24

Unitary system

Answer 24

Central government has all the power

Question 25

Confederate system

Answer 25

Local government has all the power

Question 26

Limited Government

Answer 26

A system of government that is bound to certain principles of action by a state constitution.

Question 27

Executive checks on Congressional Power

Answer 27

The president can check the Congressional Power (Legislative Branch) by vetoing a bill.

Question 28

Congressional checks on the President

Answer 28

• Congress can override a veto by a 2/3 vote

- The Supreme Court has the power to of judicial review, overturn laws it rules to be unconstitutional