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2. System to ensure one branch would not become too powerful.

3. Checks and Balances

4. Government where power is divided between states and the national government.

5. Federalism

6. Principle of the Constitution which says government power lies with those who consent to be governed. Daily Double

7. Popular Sovereignty

8. Type of power: Congress has the power to regulate inter-state trade.

9. Enumerated or Delegated Power

10. Type of power: States regulate intra-state trade and establish public schools.

11. Reserved Power

12. House of Congress with the sole power of impeachment.

13. House of Representatives

14. House of Congress where debate over bills is not limited and members may filibuster.

15. Senate

16. Both houses of Congress approve a proposal by a two-thirds vote and three-fourths of the state legislatures must approve the resolution.

17. Amendment Process

18. Assistants to Congressional majority and minority leaders.

19. Party whips

20. Writ of habeas corpus, bills of attainder and ex post facto laws are examples. Daily Double

21. Powers denied to the Federal government: limited government.

22. Group of officials who elect the president.

23. Electoral College

24. Executive Department responsible for protecting the U.S. from terrorism; enforces the Patriot Act.

25. Department of Homeland Security

26. Qualifications necessary to become President.

27. 35 years old, natural born citizen and resident of the U.S. for 14 years.

28. Outlined Presidential Succession.

29. 25 th Amendment

30. Job of the executive branch.

31. To execute or carry out laws made by Congress.

32. Power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.

33. Judicial Review

34. Supreme Court case that established the principle of “separate but equal”.

35. Plessy vs. Ferguson

36. Case establishing judicial review.

37. Marbury vs. Madison

38. Cases that strengthened the power of the Federal government.

39. Marbury vs. Madison; McCulloch vs. Maryland; Gibbons vs. Ogden

40. Deciding the constitutionality of laws.

41. Role of the judicial branch

42. Debate over the Pledge of Allegiance

43. Separation of church and state

44. Increased voter apathy because a president can be elected without receiving the majority of the popular vote.

45. Election Process and the Electoral College

46. Allows the Federal government flexibility to make laws which are necessary.

47. Elastic Clause or Necessary and Proper Clause

48. Example of when redistricting can be controversial. (Hint: think political cartoon)

49. Gerrymandering

50. Process by which people from foreign countries become U.S. citizens.

51. Naturalization