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Unit 2: The Constitution

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This president ordered the US Army and Marines to put down rioting and enforce law and order in 1992 (3.4)
He was the author of the 27th amendment (3.2)
The name for the passage in the Constitution that declares it to be the "Supreme Law of the Land" (3.3)
Jefferson believed this philospher played the greatest role in influencing the Constitution (1.1)
The US state with the lowest population (3.1)
The only state that has a unicameral legislature (3.3)
ONE of the FOUR characteristics of a state (1.1)
He observed that "man by nature is a political animal" (1.1)
Under the terms of the Articles of Confederation, Congress needed the approval of this many states to enforce any law it made (2.3)
Term that describes powers that are shared by BOTH the Federal and state governments (3.3)
The ability of a president to reject an act of Congress (3.1)
This alternate name is sometimes given to Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Constitution (3.3)
The 22nd Amendment was passed largely in response to circumstances related to this president (3.2)
A rebellion, led by this Massachusetts farmer, showed the weakness of Articles of Confederation (2.3)
The concept of "popular sovereignty" rests on the idea that the ______ are the only source of govt. authority (2.2)
One of the last 2 states admitted into the USA (3.4)
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence (2.2)
A person who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state (1.4)
The last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation (2.3)
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A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically...(1.1)
One of only 2 states where motorists are not allowed to pump their own gas (3.3)
The power of a court to determine the consitutionality of a govt. action (3.1)
After the battles of Lexington and Concord, he was appointed as commander in chief of America's new army (2.2)
The institution through which a government makes and enforces its public policies (1.1)
Otherwise known as the "enumerated powers" (3.3)
A formal agreement between 2 or more sovereign states (3.2)
The first 10 amendments (3.2)
The process of blending and adjusting competing views and interests (1.4)
This hated British policy put a tax on legal documents and newspapers (2.2)
Name of George Washington's home (2.3)
This president was impeached by Congress in 1998 (3.1)
Two house legislature (3.1)
The division of power among a central govt. and several regional govts. (3.1)
One of the "Founding Fathers" this lawyer actually defended British Officers involved in the Boston Masacre (2.2)