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4. U.S. BILL
FOUNDATN U.S. POWERS OF CONGRESS IN
CONSTITUTIO OF
OF GOVT CONGRESS CONGRESS ACTION
N RIGHTS
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5. The institution through which a
society makes and enforces its
public policies.

6. This says that people in a free
society “agree” to create a
government to exercise the
powers they had voluntarily
given to the state in exchange
for protection and services
from the state.

7. A government in which the
power to rule is held by a
small, usually self-appointed
elite.

8. The government is restricted in
what it may do, and each
individual has certain rights that
government cannot take away.

9. A firm league of friendship
among states

10. This compromise brought
together by the Virginia and New
Jersey Plans for Congressional
representation

11. Federalist were concerned that
without a strong national
government, this would triumph

12. Anti-federalists wanted to
include this in the Constitution

13. Article IV of the Constitution
obligates states to give this to
one another’s citizens
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14. This means that Congress has
two different houses.

15. This prohibits government from
unduly interfering with the
freedom of religion
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16. This prevents the government
from illegal searches and
seizures

17. This provision prevents the
accused from self-incrimination

18. This requires the government to
appoint an attorney for the
accused if he/she cannot afford
one.

19. This right allows people to keep
and bear arms

20. This requires that all
congressional districts in a State
must have about the same
number of people so that one
person’s vote is equal to
another’s

21. This group has generally used its
power to gerrymander
congressional district

22. Congressional Elections are held
on this day.

23. Few members of Congress today
are

24. The least number of
representative that a state must
have in Congress.

25. In the case of McCulloch v.
Maryland, the Supremacy Clause
was used to uphold this type of
Congressional power.

26. The purpose why the
Constitution give Congress the
power to regulate bankruptcy?

27. This group of legislators has the
power to impeach the President.

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DOUBLE

29. Congress could use this power to
help protect American car
makers from foreign
competition.

30. This group of lawmakers must
approve treaties by 2/3 votes.

31. This is the main purpose of the
House Rules Committee.
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32. In the absence of the Vice
President, this person presides
over the U.S. Senate

33. In order to divide its
workload, Congress creates
these

34. A bill can become law without
the President’s signature if

35. This committee produce a
compromise bill that both the
House and the Senate will
accept.

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PRESIDENTI NATIONAL
FOUNDATIO POWERS OF AL SUPREME
AL POWERS JUDICIARY
N OF GOVT CONGRESS ELECTION COURT
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39. The Magna Carta was important
because it created this

40. This is where the concept of
“direct democracy” originated

41. The sharing of power between
cities, states and national
government

42. This is a concept of our
government where power is
distributed among three
independent branches of
government.

43. This is a plan that provides the
rules and structures of a
government (The U.S. has this!)

44. They have power to propose
Constitutional amendments

45. Unlike the House, the Senate has
a legislative process with ______
_______ on debates.

46. This rule allows a Senator to talk
a bill to death.

47. Most measures introduced to the
House died in ________.

48. Senators invoke this rule to end a
filibuster.

49. This says that the Vice President
will become President in case the
President is disabled.

50. The President can make ______
________ without the consent of
Congress.

51. However, the President needs to
have 2/3 vote of the ______ to
make ________.

52. If an incumbent President is
seeking re-election, his party will
likely nominate _______

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DOUBLE

54. The _________ says that the
_________ will become President
should the Vice President not
able to succeed the President.

55. According to the Constitution,
this group of people actually
elects the President.

56. The total number of
presidential electors in the
U.S. is _______, of
which, ______ are needs to be
elected President.

57. This is a major flaw in our
electoral college system

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DOUBLE

59. The President has the power to
grant _______ to those convicted
of a federal crime, except in
cases of ________

60. The President share ______
______ with the Congress.

61. This type of federal courts only
have appellate jurisdiction.

62. This concept was established by
the Court’s decision in Marbury
v. Madison.

63. Federal judges are appointed for
life by the ________ and
confirmed by the ________.

64. The type of courts that have
original jurisdiction over MOST
cases heard in federal court.

65. The several purposes of the 12
circuit courts of appeals are
_______, ________, ________

66. This is known as the final
decision/judgment of the
Supreme Court

67. The kinds of jurisdiction that the
Supreme Court has.

68. The only court created by the
U.S. Constitution

69. When lawyers present their
cases to the Supreme Court, this
process is called ________.

70. Those justices who disagree with
the majority opinion of the
Supreme Court will write their
________ ________.

71. Final
JEOPARDY!
(3 questions)

72. The U.S. Supreme Court

73. Most cases reach the Supreme
Court this way, by a ______ ___
________ (a Latin
phrase, meaning “to be made
more certain).
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74. In the 220 years history of the
Supreme Court, there has been
only ___ women Justices.
Their names are
______________________.
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75. Mr. Tran graduated from this
university in the suburb of
Boston named after the first
Jewish Supreme Court Justice.
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