Articles of Confederation
The Articles were written this way because of the British government.
What is weak?
Article 1 discusses the ________________ branch.
What is Legislative?
This is the main job of the Executive branch.
What is enforce laws?
The Supreme Court has this many members.
What is nine?
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The Articles of Confederation had _______ branch(es) of government.
What is the number one?
This branch of congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
The head of this branch of government is called the _________________.
What is the President?
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This was a meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
A member of congress is called a ______________ or __________________.
What is a senator or representative?
If the President does not agree with a law passed by congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
This is the leader of the Supreme Court?
What is the Chief Justice?
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
This riot that was unable to be stopped proved the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this.
What is population?
This body elects the President.
What is the Electoral College?
Name on Supreme Court Justice
Poor Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
It established a system for setting up governments in the western territories so they could eventually join the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 states
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 and 2?
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the cabinet?
This person acts as the judge in impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice?
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 is so small. The ____ amendment is being violated.
What is the 7th Amendment?