The First Government
What is the meaning of Articles of Confederation?
What is the document that set up the first government of the United States?
What is the name of the three branches?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
What does the Judicial branch interprets?
Nation's laws and the Constitution.
What is the legislative branch do for the government?
Makes the laws.
What does the Executive branch do?
The branch that carries out, or Executes laws.
Declaring wars and passing laws is a other word for what?
What is The Congress?
What is the Constitutional Convention?
The meeting called by the states about the New Constitution.
What are some important powers that the Judicial branch has?
It decides whether a national or state law conflicts the Constitution and the disputes between states.
How does the constitution help the government?
Gives permission to remove people.
How does the people help the Executive branch?
Help carries out laws written and passed by Congress.
Why did the Congress have a hard time solving the new country's problems?
Because Congress had a new government.
What state did NOT come to the Constitution Convention?
Rhone Island.
What does the Supreme Court do in the building?
Makes important decisions.
What are the two people called when they pick from each state?
Samatars.
What does the Congress do with the president?
The president can call a meeting for the Congress together for a special session.
What is the name of the fight against the government?
What is the Shays' Rebellion?
What did the delegates agree to?
A Federal System.
What does the treaty do when something violates the Consitution?
treaty is not in effect.
What does the senate do?
Approve the governments decision for people and volunteers.
What can't the government do?
Cannot give pardons in case of impeachment.
Why did the Congress need a new government?
Because the violence of the fight against the government.
What was the plan for a strong National Government?
They separated the powers for the government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
How many Judges do they have in the Supreme Court?
Nine/9
What does the congress do to help the legislative branch?
It collects taxes and create a national currency, system of money
What does the president do with the Congress?
Government shares its powers with the Congress.