constitution
Part of the Constitution that guarantees rights for individuals.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Philosopher that believed that people give the ruler the power to rule.
Who is Locke?
Head of the armed forces and negotiates between nations.
Who is the president?
Department that deals with the rights of American citizens.
What is the Department of Justice?
Two groups that make up Congress.
What is the House of Representatives & Senate?
Anti-Federalists criticized the Constitution for this reason.
What is no Bill of Rights.
Philosopher that believed in secular but ethical government.
Who is Montesquieu?
A president is called this when they go out of office.
What is a lame duck?
Department that deals with dealing with the nations foreign policy.
What is the Department of State?
The number of members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
Documents that were written to support the proposed Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Philosopher that believed that humans are at a constant state of war.
Who is Hobbes?
The president can do this if they do not agree with a proposed law.
What is a veto / pocket veto?
Department that manufactures coins and currency.
What is the Department of Treasury?
This branch has many departments and agencies for enforcing the laws.
What is the Executive branch?
When the Constitution was officially ratified.
What is June 21st, 1788?
Philosopher that believed that all humans are born free.
Who is Rousseau?
When the president and the vice president can not watch over the country this is who takes over.
What is the Speaker of the House?
Department that protects the nation against further terrorist attacks.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
The ability of Judicial branch to declare laws and actions as unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
This state did not show up to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Rhode Island?
Philosopher that influenced the Constitution.
Who is Montesquieu.
The name of the celebration swearing the president.
What is inauguration?
Department that encourages the international trade.
What is the Department of Commerce.
Amount of Supreme Court justices.
What is 9?