Articles of Confederation
After they gained their independence from _______________, the 13 colonies needed to decide how to rule themselves.
What is Britain?
The primary purpose of the legislative branch is to...
What is make laws?
The current President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
The Supreme Court currently has this many members.
What is nine?
Appoints judges to the Supreme Court
What is the Executive?
Federalism means that power is split between the _____________ and the ______________.
What are the state and national governments?
The Articles of Confederation gave most power to the ___________________.
What are states?
The two parts of this branch are known as the _____________ and ________________.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?
This is the main job of the Executive branch.
What is enforce laws?
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
Has the power to declare war
What is the legislative?
An agreement of people to follow certain rules set by the government in exchange for protection is called a...
What is a social contract?
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government did NOT have the power to _________. (A big problem because of the war debts!)
What is collect taxes?
declare war
set budget
taxes
approve treaties and presidential appointments,
etc.
The head of this branch of government is called the _________________.
What is the President?
This branch of the government contains both the _______________ and _______________.
What is the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
Commander and Chief of the military.
What is the executive branch? (or president)
I think that rulers are chosen by god and cannot be questioned by the people. What theory do I believe in?
What is divine right theory?
This riot that was unable to be stopped proved the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
In the Senate, each state has two representatives, while in the House, the number of representatives is based on _________________.
What is population?
If the President does not agree with a law passed by congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
The Supreme Court process of judicial review describes when they look at laws and decide whether they go against the ________________.
What is the Constitution?
Approves the budget for the country.
What is the legislative branch?
The idea that the power of a government comes from the agreement of the people to follow it is called...
What is consent of the governed?
Explain why colonists created an intentionally WEAK national government under the Articles of Confederation.
having a new king (tyranny/abuses of power).
Being taxed unfairly
Being ruled by people far away from them.
Name 3 people who are currently members of Congress.
Molly and Sarah will confirm or deny.
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the cabinet?
The head of this branch is known as the...
Who is the Chief Justice?
What is the judicial branch?
Name one of the three philosophers who developed social contract theory.
Who are John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Rousseau