US HISTORY CONSTITUTION TEST Flashcards
what branch of the government _____________ and executes laws?
enforces
executive branch
What does the legislative branch do
makes the laws
the legislative branch is made up of these two houses
senate
house of reps
State laws are called
reserved powers
federal laws are called
delegated powers
this group wanted a strong central government ______________ what group wanted it less strong
federalists
anti federalists
powers shared by the federal gov and the state gov are called
concurrent powers
An example of concurrent powers
taxes
how can the president check congress
veto
______ overriding the presidents ______ is an example of _______
congress
veto
checks and balances
impeachment is an example of the power of the ___________branch checking on the _________branch
legislative
Executive
A newspaper headline stating senate rejects presidents choice of Supreme Court justice. Shows an example of
Checks and balances
Though the amendment process the constitution can be _____ have _______ and _____other amendments
Changed
Additions
Cancel
The unwritten constitution is based on
Customs and traditions
How long are the members of the senate elected for
6 yrs
How long are members of the house of reps elected for
2 yrs
The preamble to the constitution illustrates that ____. The preamble states the _____
People are the true source of political power.
Purpose of the constitution
When _____ created the federal aviation administration it used powers described as _____
Congress
Implied
_____ of powers between the national government and the _____ government is called ______
Division
State
Federalism
When the ______ court decides if a law is constitution it is called
Supreme
Judicial review
What is the court case that gave the Supreme Court power of the judicial review
Marbury vs madison
The constitution is as the Supreme Court [_____ it. This quote is an example of what
Interprets
Judicial review
When the Supreme Court interprets the constitution it is limiting the powers of the ____and[______
Congress
President
How long is a Supreme Court justices in office
Life
Ways to change laws under the constitution are ______, the ________clause, and _______
Amendments
Elastic
Supreme Court decisions
Amendments are ways for the constitution to _____ during _____
Adapt
Changing times
If the election for the presidency was changed to direct election for the people it would mean that we got rid of the
Electoral college
The bill of rights was added to the constitution to make sure that
Civil liberties must be guaranteed
What was the first document to govern the us
Articles of confederation
This man led a rebellion that showed that the us needed a __________ government than the one provided by the articles of confederation _______
Stronger central
Daniel Shay’s rebellion
3 ways the constitution is a living doc
Through congress they can change it
The judges can interpret laws differently
The elastic clause, the constitution can stretch to fit different needs.
