Section 1
The beginning of the U.S. Constitution, which describes its purpose.
What is the Preamble?
A refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill.
What is a Veto?
The 18th amendment to the Constitution was cancelled, but there is another word instead of "cancelled" that our politicians use.
The lawmaking branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Powers set aside by the U.S. Constitution for the states or for the people.
What are Reserved Powers?
Government by the consent of the governed.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
A system in which the powers of government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can limit the power of the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
A written change to the Constitution.
What is an Amendment?
The branch of government that carries out the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution.
What are Delegated Powers?
A system in which the decision of more than half the people is accepted by all.
What is Majority Rule?
The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if a law passed by Congress or a presidential action is in accord with the Constitution.
What is Judicial Review?
The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president.
What is a Cabinet?
The branch of government that interprets the laws and punishes lawbreakers.
What is the Judicial Branch?
State laws must obey these laws to be Constitutional.
What are federal laws?
A system in which government powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming too powerful.
What is Limited Government?
The distribution of political power among the branches of government , giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities.
What is Separation of Powers?
These are the two phases to amending the U.S. Constitution?
What are proposal and ratification?
These are the two houses of the Legislative Branch.
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
Name a power of the national government, state government, and shared power.
Federal: Coin money, regulate state trade, declare war, treaties, negotiate, raise a military.
State: Establishing public schools, holding elections,
Both: tax, courts, establish banks, make and enforce law, spend money
The Mayflower Compact established this.
What is the consent to be governed in the new world?
This court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This is the Article of the Constitution that states how to amend the Constitution.
What is Article V?
This is the head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
Powers shared by the federal and state governments.