This Amendment Says "No!"
"We're going to write a law banning certain kinds of ammuniton."
What is the Second?
One of the other two typical county government positions besides a coroner
What is a sheriff or tax collector/assessor?
Two-thirds of the ___ must approve a treaty that a President makes.
What is the Senate?
He used the term "separation between church and state" in a letter
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Many American founders saw this type of government as violent and unstable
What is democracy?
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This President (not from Ohio) famously vetoed the Texas Seed Bill to help farmers hit by a drought
"We're going to force that accused person to testify against himself in court."
What is the Fifth?
It means "to put a government official on trial"
What is impeach?
The word ___ means "I forbid!" in Latin.
What is "veto"?
He was the U.S. President at the beginning of the Great Depression
Who was Herbert Hoover?
Thomas Jefferson wrote a statute for religious freedom for this state
What is Virginia?
"We're going to automatically sign up all 18-year-olds for a military draft."
What is the Thirteenth?
These are two types of exactions
What are progressive taxes, protective tariffs, or inflation?
A 2003 study showed that more than 25 percent of Americans were "functionally ___."
What is "illiterate"?
Nationalist (on the ten-dollar bill) who famously said there was no need for a Bill of Rights
Who was Alexander Hamilton?
A belief that state and national government powers should be strictly defined and enforced
What is federalism?
"I'm going to search your home and car without a warrant."
What is the Fourth?
The slogan under which Woodrow Wilson ran for reelection
What is "He kept us out of war!"
Otto von Bismarck said no one should watch either ___ or ___ being made.
What are "laws" and "sausages"?
The Virginia Charter was set up under this monarch
Who was King James?
Big-government fans often claim that the "___" clause (sometimes called the "elastic clause") allows the U.S. government to do whatever it wants.
What is the "necessary and proper" clause?
"We're going to ban Christian schools and homeschooling; after all, nothing in the Constitution says we can't ban them!"
What is the Ninth?
Why government officials prefer inflation to increasing taxes
What is "It keeps voters from getting angry at them and voting them out"?
___ is a U.S. taxpayer-funded health care program for the "poor."
What is Medicaid?
Many American founders viewed him as the greatest ancient Roman
Who was Cicero?
A U.S. presidential candidate needs at least this many electoral college "points" to win the presidency
What is 270?