Chapter 4

Question 1

Limited Government

Answer 1

The power of the monarch or ruler was limited, not absolute

Question 2

Fugitive Slave Clause

Answer 2

required a slave who flees to another state to be returned to the owner from which that person escaped.

Question 3

Amendment

Answer 3

An addition to a formal document such as the constitution

Question 4

Framers

Answer 4

People who shape or create the constitution

Question 5

Enumerated Powers

Answer 5

Powers belonging to only the federal government

Question 6

Necessary and Proper Clause

Answer 6

Also known as the Elastic Clause, is a provision in Article One of the Constitution. (Read it)

Question 7

Implied Powers

Answer 7

Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution

Question 8

James Madison

Answer 8

A Virginia planter who became the chief architect of the Constitution; became a leader of the new national government; took notes of what happened at the convention; 4th US president

Question 9

Impeach

Answer 9

To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office

Question 10

Electoral College

Answer 10

A body of representatives that elect the presidents (look up more info)

Question 11

Concurrent Powers

Answer 11

Powers shared by the states and the federal government

Question 12

Supremacy Clause

Answer 12

Establishes that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States shall be the supreme law of the Land

Question 13

Pardon

Answer 13

An excuse from punishment

Question 14

Treason

Answer 14

Betraying one’s country country especially by trying to overthrow the government

Question 15

Federalism

Answer 15

The sharing of power between federal and state governments

Question 16

Legislative Branch

Answer 16

The branch that makes the nation’s laws

Question 17

Executive Branch

Answer 17

The branch that is headed by the President, that carries out the nation’s laws and policies

Question 18

Judicial Branch

Answer 18

The branch that includes the federal court system, that interprets the nation’s laws

Question 19

Checks and Balances

Answer 19

The system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

Question 20

Separation of Powers

Answer 20

Each of the three branches of government has its own responsibilities

Question 21

Preamble

Answer 21

The introduction to the Constitution that reflects the basic principal of the new American government and the six goals of the United States

Question 22

Quorum

Answer 22

Number of members needed to officially conduct business (more than half).

Question 23

Census

Answer 23

A counting of the people to determine representation in the House

Question 24

Speaker of the House

Answer 24

Chief officer of the House of Representatives; elected by the members; currently John Boehner

Question 25

President pro tempore

Answer 25

Carries out the duties of the President in his/her absence; elected by members in the senate; currently Orrin Hatch

Question 26

House of Representatives

Answer 26

Elected by the people who live within the district for the state; term is 2 years; must be 25 yrs. old, U.S. Citizen for 7 yrs., and live in the state from which their elected

Question 27

Congressional immunity

Answer 27

Allows the members of Congress to openly speak their mind without fear of punishment

Question 28

Veto

Answer 28

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

Question 29

Pocket veto

Answer 29

An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session

Question 30

Override

Answer 30

To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress

Question 31

Senate

Answer 31

Each state has 2 senators, 6 year term, 1/3 senators elected each term, 30 yrs., U.S. citizen for 9 yrs., live in the state from which their elected

Question 32

Inauguration

Answer 32

The beginning or introduction of a system, policy, or period

Question 33

Commander-in-Chief

Answer 33

A head of state or officer in supreme command of country's armed forces

Question 34

Chief Justice

Answer 34

The presiding judge in a Supreme Court; currently John Roberts

Question 35

Supreme Court

Answer 35

Hear cases involving the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and disputes between states; the highest court

Question 36

State of the Union Address

Answer 36

A yearly address delivered in January by the President to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation

Question 37

Naturalization

Answer 37

To grant full citizenship to a foreigner

Question 38

Independence Hall

Answer 38

In Philadelphia where the D.O.I. was proclaimed and outside which the Liberty Bell is kept

Question 39

The National Archives

Answer 39

An independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents

Question 40

Presidential Oath

Answer 40

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Question 41

Washington, D.C.

Answer 41

Capital of the United States