Constitution
Name 3 branches of the US Federal government.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Which branch of government includes the President and Governor?
Executive branch
What is an Anti-Federalist?
An Anti-federalist is a person that does NOT support the U.S. Constitution
Which of the following are in the BILL OF RIGHTS? (2)
Freedom to have a drivers license
Freedom of Religion
The Right to Own a Business
The Right to Own a Firearm
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
THE RIGHT TO OWN A FIREARM
What is the Bill of Rights?
a. the name of the man who wrote the Constitution
b. the name of important rights promised the American people
c. the name the Constitution goes by
the name of important rights promised the American people
Who was the first head of the executive branch after the Constitution was written and established?
George Washington
What were the Articles of Confederation?
1st governing document of the US as an independent nation; The weak document that created a weak central government and strong state government
What is the first 10 AMENDMENTS referred to as?
BILL OF RIGHTS
What are CHECKS AND BALANCES in our government?
developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful.
Why did a group of Americans decide to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and write new rules for the government to follow?
They did not like how their new country’s government worked.
Name the two houses or chambers of the legislative branch.
Senate and House of Representatives also acceptable would be the Congress
Which BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT has the responsibility to INTERPRET THE LAWS made by the legislative branch and make sure they are lawful based on our Constitution?
Judicial Branch
Why did the Constitutional Convention meet ?
To edit the Articles of Confederation; however, they ended up throwing the Articles out and drafted a whole new governing document which was later known as the United States Constitution
Which of the following are included in the judicial branch?
Senators President
Judges Police Officers
Judges
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
"We the people"
A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE is appointed by the __________ and approved by the Senate.
President
What is a Federalist?
EXTRA POINTS: Name one Federalist we learned about
A federalist is a person that supports the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
Federalists we learned about: James Madison or Alexander Hamilton
The number of Senators in the Legislative Branch of government is based on each state having 2 senators for a total of 100. How is the number of Representatives in the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES determined?
Population of each state
What was the Virginia Plan?
Large states’ plan. Proposed a bicameral legislature, both houses would be based on population
Why did the people who wrote the Constitution include a Bill of Rights?
to protect individuals from the government
What BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT writes the bills that become law?
Legislative Branch
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PASSES A BILL THEN SENDS IT TO THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN? IF THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T WANT THE BILL TO BECOME A LAW HE WILL _____________ IT.
VETO
Who is the COMMANDER AND CHIEF of the military?
The President
What was the New Jersey Plan?
Small states’ plan. Gave states EQUAL representation in a uni-cameral (one body) legislature. Small states favored this plan because it protected the power of small states
How many members of the U.S. House of Representatives does Illinois have?
17