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Unit 5
Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The form of government in which power is divided between the national government and the states is called | federalism |
| What is the group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president | the Electoral College |
| The main purpose of the Constitution | to provide a framework for government, but it is also the highest authority in the nation |
| The powers of all branches come from the constitution. It has three main parts | Preamble, seven articles, and amendments |
| The Preamble states _________ | the goals and purposes of government |
| The first part makes clear that government gets its power from _________ and exists to serve them | The People |
| We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect ______ | Union |
| establish _______, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the _________ to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America | Justice, Blessings of Liberty |
| The articles explain how | government is to work |
| The first three articles describe the powers and responsibilities of | the three branches of government. |
| Article I describes the legislative branch as two houses with lawmaking authority | It then describes how members will be chosen. The article also lists specific powers Congress does and does not have |
| Article II establishes the executive, or law-enforcing, branch headed by a president and vice president and explains.... | It explains how these leaders will be elected and can be removed and describes their powers and duties |
| Article III establishes the judicial branch to interpret and apply the laws by calling for: | It calls for one Supreme Court plus lower courts and describes the powers of federal courts |
| Article IV says that all states | must respect one another’s laws and explains the process of creating new states |
| Article V specifies | how the Constitution can be amended |
| Article VI declares that the Constitution is the | “supreme Law of the Land” and federal law prevails over state law |
| Article VII states that the | Constitution would take effect when nine states ratify it |
| An amendment is | any change to the Constitution |
| The first 10 amendments are the | Bill of Rights. |
| The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to | to collect an income tax–a tax on people’s earnings |
| The Framers made sure that the Constitution could not be altered without | overwhelming support of the people |
| Only __ amendments have become law | 27 |
| Amending the constitution involves two steps: | Proposal and ratification |
| Once proposed, an amendment must be ratified by | three-fourths of the states |
| Constitution is a general document and open to | Interpretation |
| Article I gives Congress the power “to make all Laws which shall be | necessary and proper” to carry out its duties |
| This necessary and proper clause allows Congress to exercise | implied powers not specifically listed in the Constitution |
| _______ interpreters believe Congress can make any laws not specifically forbidden | Loose |
| ________ interpreters believe Congress can make only the kinds of laws mentioned by the Constitution. | Strict |
| The Supreme Court has the _____ authority on interpreting the Constitution | Final |
| two-part or house legislature | Bicameral |
| people represented by congress | Constituents |
| the most powerful leader in the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| The Framers of the U.S. Constitution intended the legislative branch to be the | most powerful branch |
| The Great Compromise established Congress as a two-part, or | or bicameral, body |
| The House of Representatives has ___ voting members | 435 |
| House of representative members are allotted to the states by ______ | population. |
| States are divided into districts, with ____ representative elected from each district | one |
| The states draw ____ to include roughly the same number of constituents, or people represented | Districts |
| oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group | Gerrymander |
| The senate has how many members | 100, 2 from each state |
| In both houses, the political party to which more than half the members belong is the | majority party |
| The other party is the | minority party |
| is the most powerful leader in the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution lists Congress’s specific or | expressed powers |
| Clause 18 gives Congress ______ (not stated explicitly) to do whatever is “necessary and proper” to carry out the expressed powers | implied powers |
| Clause 18 is often called this because it allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs | elastic clause |
| Congress has the power to ____ to pay for government and its services | collect taxes |
| Congress spends money by means of a two-step process | Authorization and Appropriations |
| Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, it gives Congress the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce and is called the | the “commerce clause, |
| The ___ must approve all treaties with other countries | Senate |
| Only Congress can ____ war | Declare |
| The _____ can approve or reject the president’s nominations for jobs such as Supreme Court justice, federal judge, and ambassador | Senate |
| Congress may not pass laws that violate the | Bill of Rights |
| Congress may not pass bills of attainder, which are | laws that punish a person without a jury trial |
| Congress may not pass ex post facto laws | that make an act a crime after the act has been committed |
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