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Vocabulary The Constitution

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Vocabulary - 10

• What is the word for formally charging a government official with wrongdoing?

Vocabulary – 10

• Impeach

Vocabulary - 20

• What is the word for the concept of different levels of government that share power?

Vocabulary– 20

• Federalism

Vocabulary - 30

• What word is used for the concept of a smaller political unit withdrawing from a larger political unit?

Vocabulary – 30

• Secession

Vocabulary - 40

• What is the word used for waging war against one’s own country, or giving aid or comfort to the enemies of one’s country?

Vocabulary – 40

• Treason

Vocabulary - 50

• What is the term for inciting discontent or rebellion, especially in speech or writing?

Vocabulary – 50

• Sedition

The Constitution - 10

• What is the minimum age to become President of the US?

The Constitution – 10

• 35 years old

The Constitution - 20

• How long must one be a US citizen in order to be a Senator?

The Constitution – 20

• 9 years

The Constitution - 30

• What part of the government has the power to introduce all bills dealing with money, including tax bills and spending bills?

The Constitution – 30

• House of Representatives

The Constitution - 40

• What is the term fro a law that makes illegal an act that was legal when it was committed or increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed?

The Constitution – 40

• Ex Post Facto Laws

The Constitution - 50

• What is the term for a document or legal action which requires that a person under arrest be brought before a judge or into court?

The Constitution – 50

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

Fighting and Stuff - 10

• What conflict was also known as “Mr. Madison’s War” and was very unpopular in the northern states?

Fighting and Stuff – 10

• War of 1812

Fighting and Stuff - 20

• What conflict in Western Massachusetts was caused by high taxes on farmers and exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Fighting and Stuff – 20

• Shays’ Rebellion

Fighting and Stuff - 30

• What conflict displayed that the US government under the new Constitution was able and willing to use force to enforce its laws?

Fighting and Stuff – 30

• Whiskey Rebellion

Fighting and Stuff - 40

• What fort was being bombed when Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a now famous poem?

Fighting and Stuff – 40

• Fort McHenry

Fighting and Stuff - 50

• What group of people attacked American merchant ships in the Mediterranean when the US refused to pay them a tribute?

Fighting and Stuff – 50

• Barbary Pirates

Potpourri - 10

• What was the name given to the pro war Republicans who took office that included John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay?

Potpourri – 10

• War Hawks

Potpourri - 20

• What was the name given to the deal that John Q. Adams and Henry Clay made in which Clay promised to win Adams the presidency and Adams promised Clay the office of Secretary of State?

Potpourri – 20

• Corrupt Bargain

Potpourri - 30

• Who is one of the senators from New Jersey?

Potpourri – 30

• Frank Lautenberg • OR

• Robert Menendez

Potpourri - 40

• What is the term for the concept in which government is broken up into branches, and each branch has its own distinct responsibilities?

Potpourri – 40

• Separation of Powers

Potpourri - 50

• What is the term for the belief that a state can choose not to enforce a federal law within its boundaries if it disagrees with that law?

Potpourri – 50

• Nullification

More Constitution - 10

• What is the name given to the deal made between the states at the Constitutional Convention that provided for a bicameral legislature with one house having equal representation and one house having representation based on population?

More Constitution – 10

• Great Compromise

More Constitution - 20

• What part of the Constitution that states that Congress can make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its power, thereby expanding their power?

More Constitution – 20

• Elastic Clause

More Constitution - 30

• What is the part of the Constitution that says a portion of the slaves would count toward a states population for purposes of representation?

More Constitution – 30

• 3/5 Compromise

More Constitution - 40

• Which part of the Constitution states that the Constitution is the “supreme law of the land” which means that when federal and state laws conflict, the federal law supersedes the state law?

More Constitution – 40

• Article VI

More Constitution - 50

• What concept, which is not specifically in the Constitution, give courts the ability to decide if laws violate the Constitution?

More Constitution – 50

• Judicial Review