Why was the government unsuccessful under the Articles of Confederation?
What is it did not have enough power
100
What are the three branches of government?
What is legislative, executive, and judicial
100
The House of Representatives can do this to the President if they have broken the law of the land.
What is impeach
100
This is what police need to search your home.
What is a warrant
100
An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining state's population for representation in the House of Representatives.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise
200
Strength or Weakness? Under the Articles of Confederation the central government could not collect revenue, regulate foreign trade or settle disputes between states.
What is Weakness
200
This is the head of the executive branch
What is the president
200
This is what the President can do if they do not approve of a law.
What is veto
200
This is the Amendment that grants law abiding US Citizens the right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment
200
the concept that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law
What is due process
300
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
What is the U.S Constitution
300
This is the number of judges in the judicial branch and their main responsibility
What is 9 judges interpret the Constitution
300
Checks the Judicial Branch has all revolve around their ability to declare an act of the other two branches _____________.
What is Unconstitutional
300
These people felt the Bill of Rights were necessary to protect individuals rights and keep the national government from having too much power.
What is Anti-federalists
300
The group established by the Constitution to elect the president. Voters from each state choose their electors.
What is the Electoral College
400
Why did the Articles provide a limited central government?
What is because they didn't want to be like Britian.
400
What groups make up the legislative branch?
What is the senate and house of representatives
400
Only this branch can declare war, even though the President is Commander-in-Chief.
What is the Legislative Branch
400
What five basic freedoms are protected under the first amendment
What is freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the government.
400
The plan of government adopted at the Constitutional Convention that established a two house Congress. In the House of Representatives, representation is based on state population and in the Senate, each state has two representatives.
What is the Great Compromise
500
What was the meeting called that the delegates had to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention
500
How do we decide how many senators and house of representatives each state has in congress?
What is each state has 2 senators and HOR is based on state population.
500
This is a term for when a President excuses the crimes of an individual.
What is a pardon
500
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights and how many amendments have been made since then?
What is 10 and 17 ammendments
500
the idea that the government's authority comes from the people