Branches of Government
The number of branches of the US government.
What is 3?
The US originally had this many states.
What is 13?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The power to declare war is held by this government.
What is the national government?
The system that keeps any one branch if the US government from gaining too much power.
What are checks and balances?
The fear of this was the main reason why they original US government was kept so weak.
What is tyranny?
This action requires both a 2/3 majority in Congress and a 3/4 majority from the states in order to resolve.
What is an Amendment?
The power to collect taxes is held by this government.
What are the national government AND the state governments?
The branch in charge of creating the laws, has 2 houses.
What is the Legislative branch?
The goals of this document were to "create a firm league of friendship" and "protect the independence and freedom of the states"
What is the Articles of Confederation?
In response to a debate over how many representatives each state should have in Congress, this solution was developed and used.
What is splitting Congress into 2 houses?
What are the state governments?
The branch in charge of interpreting the laws, runs the court system.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The lack of this power, not granted to the original US government, prevented it from doing its job.
What is collecting taxes?
In response to a debate over how slaves should be counted for determining a state's population, this decision was made.
What is 3/5ths?
The power to oversee marriage is held by this government.
What are the state governments?
The branch in charge of carrying out the laws, composed of one head with their appointed cabinet and departments.
What is the Executive branch?
What is Shays' Rebellion?
This system was developed to determine how the president is elected, more than just a popular vote.
What is the electoral college?
The power to regulate interstate commerce is held by this government.
What is the national government?