Questions 1
changes or additions made to the Constitution
There are ____________ justices who serve on the Supreme Court.
What are nine?
To reject or refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress.
What is veto?
This branch of government is repsonsible for interpreting and explaining laws.
What is the Judicial branch?
The Legislative Branch is also know as _________.
What is congress?
The leader of the Executive Branch is the ______________.
What is the President?
If a law goes against the rules set in the Constitution, the Supreme court can declare that law ___________________.
What is unconstitutional?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution protecting the basic freedoms of citizens.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is a group of 9 justices who interpret the highest laws in the land.
What is the Supreme Court?
Each state sends _____________ senators to represent them in the Senate.
What is two?
The president is elected every _______ years.
The two houses of Congress and the House of Representatives and the ___________.
What is the Senate?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws.
What is the legislative branch?
To reject or refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress.
What is veto?
There are a total of _________ Senators from all 50 states.
What is 100?
The advisors who head executive departments and assist the President are called the ______________.
What is the cabinet?
**Daily Double**
The introduction to the Constitution is called the ___________.
What is the preamble?
This branch of government is responsible for enforcing and carrying out laws.
What is Executive branch?
This means to officially approve something by signing or voting for it?
What is ratify?
The system that prevents any single branch from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
What is so that one person or group would not have all the power of decision making for the country?
An example of checks and balances?
What is _______________? (Mrs. Leech will decide if your answer is correct :) )
The Founders made the Bill of Rights the first 10 amendments to the Constitution because ______________.
What is many delegates did not want to sign or ratify the constitution unless there were amendments to the Constitution that included the rights of the people or citizens of the United States.
This person is considered the "father of the constitution".
Who is James Madison?