El Government
Under this document, each state's powers was based on one vote per state
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
This person votes on a Senate bill when it is tied 50-50
who is the Vice president?
supporters of the Constitution called themselves this
federalists
What is the Constitution?
This person serves as president of the Senate
Who is the Vice President?
this person holds a term limit for 4 years
Who is the president?
A person accused of something refuses to testify against themselves
what is exercising your 5th amendment right?
this group insisted on a Bill of Rights in the Constitution
who were the Anti-Federalists
This group was the last group the Constitution gave the right to vote to
Who are women?
6 years is the term of this person
What is a US Senator?
This document is known as the "Supreme law of the land."
What is the Constitution
combined both of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, and created a two house Congress. One with equal representation and one based on population.
What is the Great Compromise?
This document has the first 10 amendments of the Constitution
what is the Bill of Rights?
This amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on failure to pay this
what is a poll tax?
This person has to be a US citizen since birth in order to hold this office
What is the president?
The legislative, judicial, and executive are these
what are the 3 branches of government?
This event showed that The US government was too weak and a new government was needed
What is Shays' rebellion?
These papers written primarily by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were a series of essays written to defend the Constitution
What were the Federalist Papers?
2/3rds of both chambers of Congress are required to override this
what is a presidential veto?
This document allows you to do things such as protest, practice any religion, etc.
What is the Bill of Rights?
you have to be 25 to run for this part of the government
what is the house of representatives?
this phrase refers to the institutional checks of power between the three branches of government
what is checks and balances?
This branch of government creates the laws
What is the legislative branch?
this branch of government has the power to veto laws
What is the executive branch?