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Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution with a
The political principle that people are the source of all governmental power and that government requires the consent of the governed is called:
This U.S. Supreme Court's decision ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the United States territories and that enslaved African-Americans and their descendants were not U.S. Citizens.
This legal notion means that the U.S. Federal Judges should interpret the Constitution by following closely the actual words of the document as originally understood by those who wrote and ratified it.
The framers helped secure the president's independence from Congress by prohibiting Congress from
This constitutional amendment made privileges or immunities, due process, and equal protection hold good against the states.
A law that makes an act criminal after it was committed or increases the penalty after the fact
The following countries currently practice this legal system which the judges are expected to employ precedent as a basis for their rulings.
A voter whose registration card is marked Republican feels a stronger attachment to the Democratic platform and tends to favor Democratic candidates. This leaning toward the Democratic Party is his party
This electoral system in which parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them is more likely to create multi-party system.
The amendment that was concerned with _______ marked the beginning of a federal role in law enforcement.
Scholars tend to agree on presidential greatness when considering modern presidents.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the six main principles on which the Constitution is based?
According to the Founders, which one of the following pose the greatest dangers in a direct democracy?
A U.S. federal court uses this criteria to decide whether to take a case; it means "the courts will not decide a case if the dispute has been resolved or rendered irrelevant by subsequent events."
How did the American Constitution in 1789 decide the number of representatives in the House and the Electoral College?
The Supreme Court first exercised judicial review in this landmark case?
Which one of the following electoral systems elects the members of the American House of Senate?
Representation in the _____ __ _______________ is based on state's population.
The Northwest Ordinance set out the process by which a territory could become a _____.