Chapter 3

Question 1

What are the sections of the constitution called, and how many are there

Answer 1

Articles

7

Question 2

What are the first 3 articles about

Answer 2

The branches

Question 3

The idea that people are the source of any and all gov. power

Answer 3

Popular sovereignty

Question 4

How does the gov. exercise its powers, and how are those people chosen

Answer 4

Through popularly elected leaders

The people vote for those leaders

Question 5

Idea that the gov. is restricted in what it may do

Answer 5

Limited gov

Question 6

Can the gov. take away an individual’s rights?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What else is a limited gov. called

Answer 7

Constitutionalism

Question 8

How are the 3 branches divided

Answer 8

Independently and coequally

Question 9

What are the 3 branches

Answer 9

Legislative
Executive
Judicial

Question 10

What’s the separation of powers system also known as

Answer 10

A presidential system

Question 11

Explain checks and balances

Answer 11

The 3 branches can check on each other to make sure what they are doing is constitutional

Question 12

Power to reject a bill passed by legislature

Answer 12

Veto

Question 13

Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.

Answer 13

Popular sovereignty

Question 14

Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do,mane each individual has rights that government cannot take away

Answer 14

Limited government

Question 15

Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law

Answer 15

Constitutionalism

Question 16

Concept that holds that government and its officers are always subject to the law

Answer 16

Rule of law

Question 17

Basic principle of American system of government that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among 3 independent and coequal branches of government

Answer 17

Separation of powers

Question 18

System of overlapping the powers of the 3 branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others

Answer 18

Checks and balances

Question 19

Chief executives power to reject a bill passed by a legislature

Answer 19

Veto

Question 20

Which are the to main political parties

Answer 20

Democratic

Republican

Question 21

The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

Answer 21

Judicial review

Question 22

Contrary to constitutional provisions and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect

Answer 22

Unconstitutional

Question 23

Which courts have the power of judicial review

Answer 23

All federal courts and some state courts

Question 24

What case was judicial review established in

Answer 24

Marbury v. Madison

Question 25

A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments

Answer 25

Federalism

Question 26

In federalism, which government holds more power

Answer 26

National>State

Question 27

How long has the constitution been in force for

Answer 27

200+ years

Question 28

A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law

Answer 28

Amendment

Question 29

Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

Answer 29

Ratification

Question 30

Change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the constitution

Answer 30

Formal amendment

Question 31

Which 4 ways can an amendment be proposed and ratified

Answer 31

Proposed by 2/3 vote in each house of congress Ratified by 3/4 vote in of the state legislatures, or 3/4 vote in state conventions Proposed by 2/3 of national convention requested by 2/3 states Ratified by 3/4 vote state legislatures, or 3/4 vote of conventions in state conventions

Question 32

Can a state reconsider an amendment and ratify later if it rejects it once?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

Can a state reject an amendment once it ratifies it?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

The first 10 amendments to the constitution

Answer 34

Bill of Rights

Question 35

When were the bill of rights proposed

Answer 35

In the first session of the first congress (1789)

Question 36

What year were the bill of rights ratified

Answer 36

1791

Question 37

For what reason did many antifederalists end up ratifying the constitution

Answer 37

Because of the bill of rights

Question 38

What do amendments 1-9 deal with

Answer 38

Civil rights

Question 39

All federal courts except the Supreme Court have been created by acts of congress

Answer 39

Began with the Judiciary act of 1789

Question 40

A pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does note require senate consent

Answer 40

Executive agreement

Question 41

A formal agreement between two or more sovereign state

Answer 41

Treaty

Question 42

Does the constitution mention political parties

Answer 42

No

Question 43

Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every 4 years who make a formal selection of the president and Vice President

Answer 43

Electoral college

Question 44

Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers

Answer 44

Cabinet

Question 45

How many members are in the cabinet

Answer 45

15

Question 46

Custom that the senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the state in which the appointee would serve

Answer 46

Senatorial courtesy

Question 47

Who set the 2-term presidency tradition

Answer 47

George Washington

Question 48

Amendment that made it law that a president could only serve 2 terms

Answer 48

The 22nd Amendment

Question 49

How many amendments does the constitution have

Answer 49

27