What is a power directly stated in the Constitution called?
Expressed Power
One person or group claims control over an area or makes all within it submit to that person's or groups' rule is this theory:
Force Theory
What does Article III of the Constitution cover?
Judicial Branch
In the Preamble, there is a quote "to ourselves and our posterity." What does posterity mean?
Future Gererations
A closed meeting between the parties of each house is called:
A Caucus
What is the major function of Congress?
To make laws
Congress is made up of how many members?
535
What is the main duty of the Vice President?
Preside over the Senate
Committee members going through a bill section by section, making any changes:
Mark-Up Session
What is the absence of government?
Anarchy
Money or property temporarily surrendered to the government by a defendant who will be released until trial to ensure that he will not flee the juisdiction:
Bail
What is it called when a president win the electoral college votes but loses the popular vote?
Unpopular president
Which form of government is best described as a system in which individuals vote to elect leaders or enact laws:
Democracy
A panel which receives accusations of crimes, hears preliminary evidence, and hands down indictments:
Grand Jury
A child born on foreign soil to parents that are U.S. citizens becomes a citizen based on which of the following: