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Key Terms
100
The name of a person who speaks for a group
What is a representative
100
A change to the Constitution
What is an amendment.
100
The percentage of states needed to suggest a change to the Constitution.
What is 2/3 of the states
100
The President and vice President are elected every ____ years
What is 4 years
100

The opening section of the U.S. Constitution, which describes the general purpose of the government

Preamble

200
Each government branch checks the what the other branches are doing to keep power in balance.
What is Checks and Balances
200
The three parts to the Constitution in the correct order.
What is the Preamble, the Articles, Amendments
200
If the president vetoes a bill, this is the percentage of Congress that can override the veto and make the bill a law.
What is 2/3
200
The Articles of Confederation did all except: a) give too much power to the federal government b) give too little power to the federal government c) did not allow for a chief executive or president d) did not allow the government to tax the people
What is give too much power to the federal governement
200

A governmental system in which all the citizens meet to debate government matters and vote

Direct Democracy

300
The power the President has to vote down a law from the legislative branch.
What is Veto
300
Each branch of the government has distinct and separate powers so no branch is more powerful.
What is Separation of Powers
300
The three branches of the federal government are
What is the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch.
300

The part of the U.S. Constitution that describes how the government shall work

What are Articles?

300

Governmental systems where citizens choose a smaller group to represent them, make laws, and govern on their behalf

Representative Democracy

400
If a law is deemed Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court is means that it is.....
What is Not allowed by the Constitution.
400
The branch of government made up Supreme and Federal Courts
What is the Judicial Branch
400
The Bill of Rights lists the rights of all.......
What is citizens
400
The group of advisors to the President
What is the Cabinet
400

Changes to the U.S. Constitution

Amendments

500
The government branch that makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch.
500
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights
500
Before a law becomes a law, it starts as this
What is a Bill
500
Congress can not pass a law saying every citizen must belong to the same church because of this amendment
What is Amendment 1 freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition
500

A document that describes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or other institution

Constitution

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