Exam 3: Constitutions: Operating Instructions

______ is the right to vote.

The U.S. Constitution has about ______ words.

Alabama has convened a constitutional convention as recently as ______.

______ establish operating procedures for local governments.

Citizens voting directly on a proposed constitutional amendment is one example of delegated democracy.

The three branches of a separated system are legislative, executive, and ______.

______ is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature.

______ has the longest state constitution in the United States.

Most states require a simple majority to pass a constitutional amendment.

Plenary power is power that is not limited or constrained.

The three branches of government established by state constitutions are judicial, legislative, and ______.

Judicial federalism is the idea that the courts determine the boundaries of ______ relations.

______ was the first state to allow women to vote.

What are the main ways in which state constitutions differ from one another?

What are the ways in which state constitutions can be amended?

Under the principles of natural law, constitutions create rights.

California's Proposition 98 mandates that about 40 percent of California's revenue goes toward ______.

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) defined a limited right to ______.

______ is the power to reject a portion of a bill while leaving the rest intact.

______ is the power of courts to assess whether a law is in compliance with the constitution.