US CONSTITUTION

Question 1

Define Codified

Answer 1

written down

Question 2

Define Entrenched

Answer 2

hard to amend

Question 3

Define Federalism

Answer 3

power divided between two levels, national and state

Question 4

Define Separation of Powers

Answer 4

three separate branches of government

Question 5

Define Divided Government

Answer 5

when a president’s party does not control Congress

Question 6

Define Gridlock

Answer 6

a standoff between Senate and House or Congress and president over legislation

Question 7

Define Power of Veto

Answer 7

power to stop an action

Question 8

Define Power of the Purse

Answer 8

ability to control and turn down presidential requests for funding

Question 9

Define Partisanship

Answer 9

party politics

Question 10

Define House of Representatives (HoR)

Answer 10

lower chamber of US Congress

Question 11

Define Senate

Answer 11

upper chamber of US Congress

Question 12

Define Implied Powers

Answer 12

powers of federal government implied by US Constitution

Question 13

Define Enumerated Powers

Answer 13

powers of the federal government explicitly stated in US Constitution

Question 14

Define Bill of Rights

Answer 14

first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Question 15

Define ‘necessary and proper’ clause/elastic clause

Answer 15

clause in the constitution which empowers Congress to adapt laws over time

Question 16

Define Shared Powers

Answer 16

president and Congress both have powers over passing laws

Question 17

Define Executive Order

Answer 17

order made by the president directly to the federal government

Question 18

Define Pardoned

Answer 18

a government decision to forgive someone of a crime

Question 19

Define Supermajority

Answer 19

approval by 2/3 of the House and Senate

Question 20

Define Impeachment

Answer 20

initiating charges against someone (often president) for misconduct

Question 21

Define Formal Amendment

Answer 21

amending the constitution using ratification from states

Question 22

Define Informal Amendment

Answer 22

amendment via Supreme Court judgement

Question 23

Define Reserved Powers

Answer 23

all powers not clearly delegated to the federal government are reserved to the States

Question 24

Define New Federalism

Answer 24

movement in the 70s and 80s of returning power to states

Question 25

Define Bipartisanship

Answer 25

two main parties working together