FP130

A mayor is part of the __________ level of government.

The Federalists argued that a Bill of Rights was unnecessary because of the doctrine of....?

What year did the Boston Tea Party take place?

It is illegal for a U.S. state to adopt a parliamentary system of state government.

About how much money does it take to run for the Senate?

The U.S. Constitution was sent to the Continental Congress for ratification?

Reserved powers were granted to the states under what Amendment?

The Speaker of the House is always a member of the majority party

Interpretation of Federalism with a strict demarcation between national and state authority.

Philosopher who argued that government is natural to human beings, like ant colonies for ants.

Military officers take an oath to "support and defend ________________"?

The last time the U.S. Congress declared war formally was ____________.

Executive branch check(s) on Congress include:

Powers that are shared by both the states and the federal government are __________ powers.

The Constitutional Convention took place in what city?

17 powers granted the national government under Article I, Section 8.

Devolution is most associated with what major U.S. political party?

Philosopher who argued, any just government will have an element of both tyranny and democracy

A doctrine arguing that states had the right to disobey a federal law due to state-soverignty

Local governments are not sovereign but are chartered by their state government

A government in which the people govern through the selection of their representatives

Place these entities in the correct order.

Judicial branch checks on congress include:

How many electoral college votes are required to win the national presidential election?

State legislators in Texas, New Hampshire, Alabama, or Wyoming make about how much money?

What percent of the nation's legal cases are decided in state (not federal) court?

Under the Articles of Confederation, laws could be enacted only if ___ of the 13 states agreed.

About how much money does it take to run for the House of Representatives?

Which section of the Constitution established the U.S. Congress?

Which theory? Presidential powers must match the needs of the times.

Philosopher who argued, government is needed as "men shouldn't be judges in their own case"

The Electoral College can be considered part of the Checks and Balances process.

A __________ State is one that usually votes for a particular party's candidate.

Which state government has a unicameral legislative body?

The passing down of authority from the national to the state and local governments is called...

Which section of the Constitution specifies the President's role as Commander in Chief?

Which political philosopher most influenced Thomas Jefferson?

The process wherein House seats are reallocated among the states every 10 years.

What political compromise allowed big and little states to ratify the U.S. Constitution?

The Declaration of Independence: if a government violates the rights of its own people...

What type of sovereignty is unique to the U.S. Constitutional System?

America's political culture is defined by what four values?

The HoR primarily represents the interests of the States.

In reality, the top 20% of households own ______ of total U.S. wealth?

Americans think the top 20% of households own ______ of total U.S. wealth?

The Constitutional Convention decided the doctrine of _____ made a bill of rights unnecessary.

Congressmen who cater to a constituency's needs, desires, and beliefs are using the...

The part of a presidential term where the post-election "mandate" is most strong.

Amendments to the Articles of Confederation required assent by _____ states.

The Speaker of the House does NOT...

All state legislative bodies have the power of impeachment

State and local politics apply to which of these?

Formal ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all 13 states was completed in ______.

Interpretation of Federalism wherein the national and state governments work together

The period of Presidential office that best describes his/her final term year.

The Founding Fathers had a deep distrust of democracy as a form of government.

Congress is often too ___________ to take leadership on national policy issues.

No executive agency or lower court can exist without Congressional authorization.

The framers of the Constitution regarded Congress as the preeminent branch of the government?

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the...

Philosopher who said, without government life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."

Shay's Rebellion occurred in what state?

Waste management is a function of a Special District within a local government.

Which  part of the Constitution describes the composition of the U.S. Senate?

Which branch of the government did the founding fathers envision leading U.S. foreign policy?

In 1774, the ________________ met to hash out American demands on Britain.

Congressional checks and balances on the Presidency includes:

Which 20th Century President is most associated with the devolution movement?

Presidents tend to have more authority on what type of policy choices?

The Senate Majority Leader...

Which modern event(s) contributed to power shifting from the states to the national level?

A government that is subject to strict legal limits on the uses of power.

There are 538 electors because there are 538 members of Congress.

Which theory? Presidential power is restricted to expressly granted constitutional authorities

Fed's authority to act when not expressly authorized but supporting actions that are authorized