All of the following are checks and balances in practice except:

The U.S. Federal government was purposely set up to give the President of the United States absolute power.

The Legislative Branch is made up of

The Executive Branch is made up of

The Judicial Branch is made up of

The Implied Powers are the powers given to Congress that are directly stated in the Constitution.

The Implied powers are powers that are given to Congress that are not directly listed in the Constitution, but can be used by Congress when they deem it "Necessary and Proper"

The Necessary and Proper clause is oftentimes referred to as the _______ clause because it tries to stretch the powers of congress

The following are all powers of the President except:

Richard Nixon was not removed as president because

The president's power is most powerful during war times

Harry Truman tried overtaking the Steel industry to avoid a steel shortage during the Korean War. He declared it an emergency power as he felt the U.S. could not have the Steel industry go on strike during a war. What happened next?

Landmark Supreme Court Cases, like Brown V. Board of Education, Plessy V. Ferguson, Miranda V. Arizona, Gideon V. Wainwright and Texas V. Johnson, are considered extremely important as the Supreme Court's ruling can set precedents for millions of other Americans when it comes to certain controversies.

Which Supreme Court case tested our 5th amendment rights, and established the Miranda Rights for when a citizen is being detained by a police officer.

Which Supreme Court case tested our 6th Amendment rights, and made it law that all citizens are provided a lawyer for all criminal cases. (Specifically for the poor citizens)

The Federal Bureaucracy is technically under the Legislative branch

All of the following are members within an Iron Triangle EXCEPT:

Congress' ability to impeach federal judges is a check on which branch

What is the power granted to the courts to determine the constitutionality of a government action?

Strict Constitutionalists are going to believe that Congress should only be granted the powers strictly stated in the Constitution, aka the Enumerated Powers.

Broad Constitutionalists are going to believe that Congress should be granted more powers that are not necessarily stated in the Constitution, aka implied powers.

This Supreme Court case, which was overturned summer 2022, ruled that the Constitution generally protects a women's right to an abortion. 

There are 2 Senators in each state, which means the United States has 100 Senators. 

There are how many Supreme Court Justices

The United States has a _______- court system, which means there is a Federal Level and a State level court system in the United States. 

The Federal Court system is made up of three levels, the district courts, __________ courts, and the Supreme Court.