3 Branches
What branch makes the laws?
Legislative
What is an amendment?
Change or addition to the Constitution.
TWO Enlightenment thinkers
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu
Lawyer or Attorney
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
The "Highest Court" of the land runs this Branch.
Judicial Branch
What is your first amendment?
John Locke's idea of Natural Rights?
Life, Liberty, Property
Mayflower Compact
Self=Government
What are the two houses that make up Congress?
Senate and the House of Representatives
How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
What is the 10th amendment?
Reserved Rights for the States
John Locke's Social Contract idea?
Giving up some of your rights in order for protection
What vocabulary word means power of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
What branch can declare war?
Legislative
What is the first step of the amendment process? (Must mention step, who, and percent/fraction).
1st step is proposal made by Congress with a 2/3rds or 67%.
Montesquieu came up with two ideas?
Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Elastic Clause
Congress can stretch their powers when necessary and proper.
These men wanted the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution.
Anti-Federalists
How many people are in the Senate and the House of Representatives?
100, 435
What is the 2nd step of the Amendment process?
Ratification by the State Legislatures, 3/4ths approval or 75%.
What document did Thomas Jefferson write and use John Locke's idea?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Our country's first constitution, it was BAD.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The Constitution is the highest law of the land.