Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were written because the British government was _____
What is weak?
Article 1 discusses the ______ branch.
What is Legislative?
The main job of the executive branch.
What is enforcing laws?
The Supreme Court has this many justices.
What is nine?
Amendment granting citizens freedom of religion.
What is the 1st?
How many branch(es) did the Articles have?
What is one?
This branch of Congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
The head of the executive branch is known as.
What is POTUS?
The main duty of the judicial branch.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
Requirement of search warrant.
What is the 4th?
This was the delegative meeting in 1787 that revised the Articles of Confederation and created the new Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
A member of Congress is called a _________ or _________.
What is Senator or Representative?
Power given to the President if he does not agree with a law passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
The leader of the Supreme Court is known as.
What is the Chief Justice?
John has been arrested by police and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of ____________
What is the 6th Amendment?
This riot was unable to be stopped, pushed for revision of the Articles of Confederation, as well as exploiting the weakness of the Articles.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This is how we determine the number of representatives each state has.
What is population?
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
Who is the current Chief Justice?
Who is John Roberts?
A neighbor is suing Mr. Man because a tree in the Mr. Man's yard fell on their roof. The neighbors want Mr. Man to pay $850 to have their roof repaired. Mr. Man asks that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says no, since the amount of the repairs is so small. The ____ amendment is being violated.
What is the 7th Amendment?
It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
The Great Compromise while creating The Constitution declared that there should be ________ branches and _________ houses in Congress.
What is 3 branches and 2 houses?
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
This person acts as the judge in impeachment trials.
Who is The Chief Justice?
Does the Constitution allow the Supreme Court to make law?
What is no, congress does this?