Vocabulary
acquit
to dro the charges of a crime
How many delegates were at the Convention?
55
Which branch is covered in Article I of the Constitution?
Legislative Branch
What are the 2 groups in Congress?
House of Representatives
Senate
Who leads the Executive Branch?
the president
convict
to find guilty of a crime
What do we call the people who wrote the Constitution?
the Framers
How is an amendment passed?
has to be approved by both Congress and the states
What is one limit of Congress?
can not make laws on education or elections
What are the qualification to be the President?
--natural born citizen
--live in the US for 14 years
at least 35 years old
a type of governemnt where people elect their leaders
Why were the anti-federalists against the Constitution?
They thought it did not give the states enough power.
What is one power vested in the Legislative Branch?
write laws
Describe a term of Congress.
a term = 2 years
each year has one session
each session begins in January and ends when their work is done
Explain the electoral college
--based on senate + house members
--need 270 to be elected
veto
the power of a person or group of people to reject or forbid a rule or law
What was the compromise they made for how Congress would be set up?
House and Senate. House based on population, Senate had 2 from every state.
What choices does the president have when Congress passes a law?
sign it, veto it, do nothing
Various answers
When is Inauguration Day and what happens on that day?
Jan 20
President takes the oath of office and is sworn in
constitution
a plan for government
Describe what checks and balances are, and the purpose of having them.
-each branch can 'check' on the other branch, which means they need more than one branch to agree for something to happen
--they did this so no one group or person would get too much power
Explain the importanceof the Bill of Rights.
various answers
How many people from each state are in the House of Representatives? Explain your answer.
based on the population
What happens during a presidential campaign?
Various repsonses