Government 2

Constitutional amendments have been proposed to ban forced busing, forbid abortion, and prohibit burning the United States flag. These proposals indicate that

A member of the United States Congress must resign from Congress if elected or appointed to a position in the executive or judicial branch. This requirement is an example of

The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment has been used to challenge the death penalty on the grounds that

Which historical event best demonstrates the operation of checks and balances?

In the United States, the use of implied powers, the amending process, and Supreme Court interpretations have resulted in

Antifederalists criticized the United States Constitution primarily because governing power was concentrated in the

The United States Constitution grants certain powers only to the Federal Government. For example, only Congress can declare war. These powers are called

An example of the unwritten constitution in the United States is the

The flexibility of the original United States Constitution is due mainly to

“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.”
-Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Which interpretation of the Bill of Rights does this statement illustrate?

In the United States Government, members of the Cabinet are directly responsible to the

“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this, you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”

This passage from the Federalist Papers refers to the need for

Which action would be necessary before the government could deny a person a public trial by an impartial jury?

Which feature of the Presidency is a result of a constitutional amendment?

Which factor has made the strongest contribution to the development of religious freedom in the United States?