History of Am. Govt.
A way citizens can change their government
What is voting?
States that the Constitution stands above all other laws
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This branch enforces the laws
What is the Executive Branch?
The age citizens must be to vote
What is 18?
Powers that may be exercised only by states
What are reserved powers
This is what “Magna Carta” translates to
What is The Great Charter?
A plan for government
What is the Constitution?
This branch interprets laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
The people who make U.S. laws work here
What is the U.S. Congress?
The age you have to be to run for the WI State Assembly
What is 18?
This famous philosopher wrote “The Social Contract”
Who is Jean- Jacques Rousseau?
The number of points that were made in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
What is 6?
This branch makes laws
What is the Legislative Branch?
You can vote more than once in an election. True or false
What is False?
In this system of government the national and state government have shared powers
What is federal government?
This means “the people vote”
What is DemosKratia?
This person refused to sign the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was included
Who is George Mason?
This person decides who the Supreme Court justices are
Who is the president and senate?
This amendment defines citizens as “all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.”
Whats is the 14th amendment?
This famous document denies certain powers to the federal government
What is the Constitution?
The year Hammurabi ruled Babylon
When is 1792 B.C. to 1750 B.C.?
The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace this existing document
What is The Articles of Confederation?
This means to make sure that all the laws and powers are fair so that 1 person or group cannot have all the power
What are Checks and Balances?
Voting rules can change. True or false
What is true?
To reduce a criminals sentence
What is to commute?