The Preamble begins with

The power in the United States government is divided among

The legislative branch

Congress is divided into

What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Which branch of government has the power to create laws?

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

Which of the following wanted a strong national government (and would likely support the Constitution)?

Which of the following wanted strong state governments (and would likely support the Articles of Confederation)?

Powers that are shared between the national and state governments are called...

Who was the first president of the United States (under the Constitution)?

Which of the following means "the right to reject a decision"?

Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed most strongly over what issue?

What compromise was reached between Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

An example of a check the legislative branch has on the executive branch.

The case of Marbury vs. Madison in 1803. Made the courts stronger by establishing the principal of

What amendment did not expand suffrage (the right to vote)

Which conditions during the Reconstruction era was the 14^th Amendment designed to address?

How did the U.S. Supreme Court use the 14^th Amendment in the Brown v. Board of Education decision (1954)?

Citizens engage in civic duties and political activities at the local, state, and national levels. Some types of activities often place at one level but not at another. Which civic or political activity can citizens carry out at the state level?

A government where a King or Queen has unlimited power.

A government where power is shared by a King or Queen and a representative group of people, such as a Parliament or Congress.

Limited royal power in England, and granted rights and representation to the people. Also known as "The Great Charter," this document influenced the U.S. Constitution.

The first written agreement of self-government in the British colonies.

Having two separate lawmaking chambers, or houses, of Congress.

Requires that all citizens must be given rights, even when charged with a crime.

The group of people from each state responsible for electing the president and vice president of the US.

What does the Legislative branch do?

What does the Judicial branch do?

Select the best example of rule of law.

Extend the sphere, and you take in a greater variety of parties and interests; you make it less probable that a majority of the whole will have a common motive to invade the rights of other citizens; or if such a common motive exists, it will be more difficult for all who feel it to discover their own strength, and to act in unison with each other.

Who would have said, "The states will surrender too much power to the federal government"

Brutus #1 argues in support of the virtues of a ...

The Anti-Federalists in Brutus #1 argue that the proposed constitution would create too _________ a republic, a system of government that has never successfully existed in history.

Which is the founding document of our current form of government in the United States?

Who is known as the "Father" of the constitution?

Who contributed to the writing of the Federalist Papers?

How many Federalist Papers are there?

What year was the Constitution written?

Who wrote Federalist Paper #10 ?

Which Federalist Paper warned about the "Power of Factions" ?

What was the main purpose of replacing the the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution?

Which was the first state to ratify the constitution?

In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

According to Federalist No. 51, "If men were angels, no _____________ would be necessary."

Federalist No. 51 argues for the following principles of government in order to limit the power of government?

This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans

This ruling affirmed the government’s decision regarding the Japanese American Internment during World War II and found that it was not unconstitutional.

This landmark ruling held that basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal statutes by the United States Supreme Court under Article Three of the United States Constitution is legal.

This fundamental case established the following two principles: that the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitution's express powers, in order to create a functional national government, and that state action may not impede valid constitutional exercises of power by the Federal government.

This ruling held held that criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police.

The court declared that "student rights do not stop at the schoolhouse gates." The wearing of black armbands was protected by the Constitution. Students enjoy protection of the Bill of Rights unless their actions materially disrupt the educational environment.