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The power of the Courts to decide whether government acts are constitutional. A For $100
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The President’s rejection of an act of Congress. A For $200
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Changes in the Constitution that do not involve changes in the written document. A For $300
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The group that formally selects the nation’s President. A For $400
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A pact that the President makes with the head of a foreign state. A For $500
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The principle that holds that government may do only those things that the people have given it power to do. B For $100
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The principle of popular sovereignty means this. B For $200
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This constitutional principle was devised as a compromise between a powerful central government and a loose confederation of states. B For $300
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This branch of government can declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutional. B For $400
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This is required for Congress to overturn a presidential veto. B For $500
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An amendment may be formally proposed by these two groups. C For $100
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Three rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. C For $200
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This method of amending the Constitution has been the most commonly used. C For $300
What is Congress proposes, State legislatures ratify? Back to Game
It was an example of Congress informally amending the Constitution.. C For $400
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C For $500 No amendment may deprive a State of its equal representation in the Senate.
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A Supreme Court decision can be amending process that is this. D For $100
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The President's Cabinet is an example of informal amendment by this. D For $200
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One of the reasons why Presidents use executive agreements with heads of foreign states instead of the formal treaty process. D For $300
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The fact that government in the United States is in many ways government through political power is the result of this. D For $400
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1.passing basic legislation. 2.adding meaning to skeletal portions of the Constitution. 3.simply exercising many of its powers. D For $500
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The Constitution states that Congress must make changes in the document’s wording because of changes in society. E For $100
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Formal amendment refers to a change or addition that becomes part of the written Constitution. E For $200
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Over the years, the Constitution has been changed only 10 times. E For $300
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The Bill of Rights states that guarantees of basic freedoms for the American people. E For $400
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Amendments to the Constitution have as much legality as the original Constitution. E For $500
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