TEST PREP
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- 4. The Preamble to the United States Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power.
- 5. The Constitution gives the __________ the power to initiate all revenue bills.
- 10. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the __________ of governmental power.
- 12. Congress established a minimum wage for workers and regulations on radio broadcasts by combining its delegated power to regulate interstate __________ with the elastic clause.
- 13. The tradition that allows for unlimited debate in the Senate and prevents a vote from taking place unless __________ Senators agree is called a filibuster
- 15. The single most important advantage for someone trying to get elected to Congress is being an _________.
- 17. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s __________ in Congress.
- 19. If there is a 50 / 50 tie in the US Senate the __________ casts the tiebreaking vote.
- 21. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of __________.
- 22. A __________form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people.
- 24. __________ can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many congressional districts as possible.
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- 1. The __________ powers belong to the United States Government.
- 2. The __________ is a technique used in the Senate to prolong debate in order to kill a bill.
- 3. When the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill a __________ committee is appointed to resolve differences
- 6. “Congress shall have power . . . to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. . . . ” This statement from the United States Constitution is referred to as the __________ clause.
- 7. According to the United States Constitution, the federal __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
- 8. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government.
- 9. The United States __________ confirms presidential nominations and ratifies treaties.
- 10. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government.
- 11. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for __________ proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of equal state representation or proportionate state representation.
- 12. House and Senate __________ all have a majority of members from the majority party in that chamber.
- 14. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________ vote of both houses of Congress.
- 16. I The structure of the legislative branch of government is set out in __________ of the Constitution.
- 18. While redistricting for congressional representation, a group of Republican politicians decides to split the voters in an urban area among several suburban districts. In the next election, Republican candidates win in all the affected districts.
- 20. __________ of President Donald Trump by the US House of Representatives is an example of the use of checks and balances.
- 23. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.