30 questions
What did the anti-federalists want?
Weak government
Bill of Rights
More Constitution
Less federalists
What did federalists want?
Strong government
No Bill of Rights
Less Constitution
More Constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
A document abolishing slavery
A document creating a new government
A document creating the Declaration of Independence
A document creating The Stamp Act
What did the Articles of Confederation allow the government to do?
Conduct foreign affairs/Make treaties
Build roads/Build national parks
Establish post offices/Coin money
Declare war/Have an army
Collect taxes/Pass new laws
What is the Constitutional Convention?
A convention created by John Locke
A conference created to amend the Articles of Confederation
A convention created to amend the Bill of Rights
A convention created to organize federalism
What is ex post facto law?
Laws that make an act a crime after the crime has been committed
A law that changed how we amend the Constitution
A law that explained how the government should work
A law that explains the Bill of Rights
What is appellate jurisdiction?
The authority of a court to hear a case appealed by another court
The authority of a court to make laws
The authority of Congress to override a veto
The authority to hear a case for the first time
What is a filibuster?
To talk a bill to death
The process of turning a bill into a law
To talk a law to death
To vote in Congress
What is federal bureaucracy?
Federal laws
The agencies and employees of the executive branch
The agencies and employees of the legislative branch
What does a concurrent jurisdiction allow?
It allows more than one court to hear and judge the same case
It allows the executive branch to make a law without the approval of Congress
It allows people to vote
It allows federal workers to get a raise before their next election
What is a cloture?
The procedure to start a debate
The procedure for voting
The procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
The procedure for closing a case
What is writ of habeas corpus?
A court order that decides who wins the case
A court order that establishes a law
A court order established by the president
A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court
What is exclusive jurisdiction?
Power granted to all courts to hear and judge the same case
Power granted to a particular court to apply and interpret laws
Power to establish new courts
Power granted to the executive branch to look over cases
What is a joint resolution?
A resolution passed by both the Senate and the House
A resolution passed by the judicial branch to use in a court of law
A resolution passed by the president to establish new laws and apply them all over the country
A resolution used to debate over a bill
What is an executive agreement?
International agreement
An agreement in the United States
An agreement passed by the 13 colonies in order to establish a strong central government
An agreement established by Congress
What is an embargo?
An agreement that states we can't use Amazon anymore
An agreement that prohibits trading with all countries
An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
What does limited government do?
It restricts the governments power
It limits the power to pass laws
It limits the president from vetoing bills
It limits the judicial branch from judging cases
What is are pork-barrel projects?
Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state
Government projects and grants that primarily benefit other countries
State projects and grants that primarily benefit local governments
International projects that benefit the United States
What is a pocket veto?
When a bill fails to become a law because the president doesn't sign the bill and can't return the bill to Congress within 10 days
When the president vetoes something, and the legislative branch overrides his veto
When the president put a bill in his pocket to sign it later
When Congress is still in session, but the president refuses to sign a bill into law so it fails
What does repeal mean?
To approve
To sign into law
To cancel
To agree with
What is gerrymandering?
The drawing of electoral districts in Congress
The redrawing of electoral districts in a state
The making of a new district without Congress' consent
The redrawing of electoral districts to gain electoral advantage
What is a budget?
A plan for government
A plan to make a treaty with another country
A plan for making and spending money
A plan to earn more V-bucks (-Miah)
What is mercantilism?
The theory that a country should partner up with another
The theory that all war should end
The theory that a country should sell more goods than they buy
The theory that a country should buy more goods than they sell
What is a lobbyist?
People who try to help charity
People who try to influence government
People who try to earn more money
People who try to influence others to join them
What is an amnesty?
A pardon towards the president
A pardon towards a criminal
A pardon towards Congress
A pardon towards a group of people
What is a voice veto?
A voice vote in which those in favor say "Nay!" and those against say "Yay!"
A voice vote which those in favor say "Yay!" and those against say "Nay!"
A voice veto in which the vice president chooses to override a veto
What is an opinion? (in civics)
A court's opinion on a veto
A court's legislature chooses the new justices of the Supreme Court
A statement that is prepared by a judge announcing the court's decision after a court is tried
What is a roll-call veto?
Recorded or machine votes
Votes that are counted by the legislative branch
What is franking privilege?
The privilege of sending mail without the payment of postage
The privilege of sending packages without using stamps
The usage of stamps
What is a compact?
An agreement or contract among a group of people
An agreement between all the branches of government
An international agreement