unit 1

Question 1

Article I

Answer 1

Legislative Branch

Question 2

Article I, §2

Answer 2

house of reps

Question 3

Article I, §3

Answer 3

senate

Question 4

Article I, §4

Answer 4

elections

Question 5

Article I, §7

Answer 5

bills

Question 6

Article I, §8

Answer 6

powers of congress

Question 7

Article II

Answer 7

executive branch

Question 8

Article III

Answer 8

judicial branch

Question 9

Article IV

Answer 9

relationships between the states and the relationship between the states and federal government

Question 10

Article V

Answer 10

amending the constitution

Question 11

separation of powers

Answer 11

the idea that the federal government could’ve been in one branch, but they feared absolute power so they split them into 3 branches. Introduced in McCullough v. Maryland.

Question 12

horizontal separation of powers

Answer 12

branches of federal government

Question 13

vertical separation of powers

Answer 13

states and federal government

Question 14

where is federalism in the constitution?

Answer 14

Article 1 section 10: there are some things that states can’t do that are left only to the federal government
Article 6 section 2: federal law ultimately is supreme, but its powers are limited
Article 1 section 8: things that the federal government can do
Article 1 section 9: things that the federal government cannot do
Article 2 section 2: things that the president can do
Article 3 section 2: cases that judicial branch can reside over
Article 1 section 4: election clause -> States can generally set up their elections, but the federal government can step in and change them

Question 15

what things does the ct look at to interpret the constitution?

Answer 15

Text: explicit and deductions
Precedent
The effect of the interpretation (prudential reasoning)
The intent behind the text; the original understanding of the text
Tradition (national ethos)