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  1. 4. The Preamble to the United States Constitution illustrates the principle that __________ are the true source of political power.
  2. 5. The Constitution gives the __________ the power to initiate all revenue bills.
  3. 10. Federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances are constitutional principles that reduce the __________ of governmental power.
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. 15. The single most important advantage for someone trying to get elected to Congress is being an _________.
  7. 17. In 1790, the first census of the United States was taken in order to determine each state’s __________ in Congress.
  8. 19. If there is a 50 / 50 tie in the US Senate the __________ casts the tiebreaking vote.
  9. 21. To prevent tyranny, the authors of the Constitution drew on Montesquieu’s concept of separation of __________.
  10. 22. A __________form of government is described as one in which representatives are elected by the people.
  11. 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. 1. The __________ powers belong to the United States Government.
  2. 2. The __________ is a technique used in the Senate to prolong debate in order to kill a bill.
  3. 3. When the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill a __________ committee is appointed to resolve differences
  4. 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.
  5. 7. According to the United States Constitution, the federal __________ is used to determine the apportionment of members in the House of Representatives.
  6. 8. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by creating three __________ of government.
  7. 9. The United States __________ confirms presidential nominations and ratifies treaties.
  8. 10. The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to provide adequate powers for the __________ government.
  9. 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.
  10. 12. House and Senate __________ all have a majority of members from the majority party in that chamber.
  11. 14. A presidential veto of a bill can be overridden by a __________ vote of both houses of Congress.
  12. 16. I The structure of the legislative branch of government is set out in __________ of the Constitution.
  13. 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.
  14. 20. __________ of President Donald Trump by the US House of Representatives is an example of the use of checks and balances.
  15. 23. The term __________ is best defined as the division of power between the states and the national government.