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Define Checks and Balances
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Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
Formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
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Define Impeachment
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Formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
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Define Checks and Balances
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Define Impeachment
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Define Federalism
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Define Separation of Powers
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Which term means: One House
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Which term means: A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
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Which term means: Formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity.
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Which term means: A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
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Which term means: A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
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Which term means: Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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Why were the Federalist Papers written?
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Federalists ___________________ the new Constitution
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Anti-federalists ___________________ the new Constitution
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____________ insisted on a Bill of Rights
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The "Great Compromise" is also known as the
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The New Jersey Plan.....
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The Virginia Plan.....
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The New Jersey Plan
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Under the New Jersey plan, representation was based on
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Under the Virginia Plan, representation was based on
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In the end, under the Great Compromise, which two things were agreed on?
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The anti-federalists supported a Bill of Rights because
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Define the following: Concurrent Power
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Define the following: Implied Power
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Define the following: Delegated Power
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Define the following: Reserved Power
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Define the following: Enumerated Power (also called express powers)
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What part of the Constitution addresses relationships between states?
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What part of the Constitution addresses the executive branch?
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What part of the Constitution addresses the amendment process?
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What part of the Constitution addresses the legislature?
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What part of the Constitution contains the Supremacy Clause?
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What part of the Constitution addresses the judiciary?
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Which part of the Constitution addresses the adoption of the document?
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Define Bill of Attainder
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Define Due Process
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Define Ex Post Facto
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How can the president be impeached AND removed?
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How can the president be impeached BUT NOT removed?
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Execute the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Enforce the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Implement the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Make the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Draft the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Write the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Determine the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Apply the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Interpret the laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Commander-in-chief of the armed services
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Signs bills into law
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Makes treaties
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Appoints cabinet and agency officials
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Has discretion on the implementation of laws
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Declares war
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Approves treaties
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Debates and passes legislation
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Interpreting the Laws and Constitution
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Judicial Review
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Sentencing criminal offenders
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Presiding over court cases
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Vetoes legislation
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Which branch is tasked with the following responsibility: Appoints federal judges
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Enforces court decisions
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Impeach the executive
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Overrides veto
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Impeach the judiciary
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Propose a constitutional amendment
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Declare an executive action unconstitutional or illegal
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Which branch is tasked with the following "check" on another branch: Declares a law unconstitutional
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Which clause in the Constitution requires that all states honor the civil laws of all other states?
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Which clause in the Constitution states that Federal Law âtrumpsâ any conflicting State law?
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Which clause in the Constitution requires requires all states to treat citizens from other states like their own?
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Which clause in the Constitution allows for the efficient administration of government by granting Congress powers that are not precisely spelled out in the document?
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Powers granted to the federal government, specifically listed in the Constitution, including the list of 27 things that Congress is specifically authorized to do:
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Powers that are not listed explicitly granted to the Federal Government, but that the Federal government nevertheless possesses:
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Powers that both the State and Federal Government have:
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Powers that remain with the states are known as:
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Which type of power is the following: Declare war
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Which type of power is the following: Provide and maintain a Navy
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Which type of power is the following: Establish Post Offices
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Which type of power is the following: Coin Money
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Which type of power is the following: Institute a military draft
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Which type of power is the following: Set the federal minimum wage
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Which type of power is the following: Establish the IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
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Which type of power is the following: Punish those who do not pay taxes
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Which type of power is the following: Design stamps
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Which type of power is the following: Develop a new battleship
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Which type of power is the following: Regulate Interstate Commerce
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Which type of power is the following: Taxation
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Which type of power is the following: Enforcing Laws
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Which type of power is the following: Establishing Courts
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Which type of power is the following: Operating a prison
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Which type of power is the following: Passing Laws
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Which type of power is the following: Conducting elections
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Which type of power is the following: Ratifying Constitutional amendments
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Which type of power is the following: Establish Local Governments
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Which type of power is the following: Teacher Licensing
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Which type of power is the following: the "Police Power"
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Stevie works at the Sheetz in Pataskala. When Stevie gets his paycheck, he is shocked to see that he is being taxed by BOTH the federal government AND the State of Ohio. What type of power is being exercised here?
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Amanda is a kingpin drug dealer, selling illegal narcotics throughout the country. When she is arrested, she is shocked to find that she is being charged both in Ohio state court and in federal court. The ability to arrest and charge people with crimes is an example of:
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Which of the following sets of terms are describing the same concept?
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Which of the following sets of terms are describing the same concept?
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Which of the following sets of terms are describing the same concept?
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Which of the following sets of terms are describing the same concept?
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Which of the following sets of terms are describing the same concept?
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The 10th Amendment forms the basis of:
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The Necessary and Proper Clause forms the basis of:
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Amy lives and works in CALIFORNIA. She is visiting her sister in MAINE, and murders her there. She flees to New Jersey, where she is arrested. Where will Amy be tried for murder?
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On any question regarding EXTRADITION, where will the person be tried?
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Tyler lives in Florida. He travels to The Gathering of the Juggalos Festival at Legend Valley, where police initiate an investigation into him selling MDMA. After reviewing surveillance footage, he is arrested on his way back home in North Carolina. Where will Tyler be tried for dealing MDMA?
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Powers granted specifically to the federal government are called:
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Which type of power is the following: laws concerning the health, safety, and general welfare of U.S. Citizens
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One basic principle of the Constitution is:
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One basic principle of the Constitution is:
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The USA Patriot Act is an example of:
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A law that prohibits public officials from holding âclosedâ or private meetings is known as a:
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A law that establishes a date on which an agency, law, or benefit will expire (unless the legislature renews it) is known as a:
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Sunshine and Sunset Laws largely came about because of:
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed based on:
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A critical aspect of Article IV of the Constitution is that:
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A critical aspect of Article VI of the Constitution is that:
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A critical aspect of Article VII of the Constitution is that:
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A critical aspect of Article V of the Constitution is that:
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Why canât Ohio coin its own money?
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Why canât Ohio enter into a treaty with Canada?
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Why canât Ohio declare war on Mexico?
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A stateâs police power is:
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A stateâs police power is a(n)
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An example of Congress relying on the Necessary and Proper Clause is:
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An example of Congress relying on the Necessary and Proper Clause is:
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An example of a state using its police power is:
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An example of a state using its police power is:
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An example of a state using its police power is:
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An example of Congress using its spending power to influence state action is:
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An example of Congress using its spending power to influence state action is:
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From the founding of the country until the 1930s, Federalism in the United States was known as:
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From the 1930s until today, federalism in the United States has been described as:
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A metaphor for Dual Federalism (founding of the country until the 1930s) is:
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A metaphor for Cooperative Federalism (1930s until today) is:
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The Necessary and Proper Clause is called the âelastic clauseâ because it: