Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
State Govt.
Vocab. Mash-Up
100
Congress is made up of these two sections.
What is House of Representatives & Senate.
100
This is the head of the Executive Branch.
What is the President.
100
The Judicial Branch is found in this Article of the Constitution.
What is Article III.
100
This article in the Constitution defines the rules for state government.
What is Article IV.
100
This group supported the new Constitution.
What is the Federalists.
200
This term refers to having a two-house legislature.
What is bicameral.
200
The US President must be this type of citizen.
What is Natural-Born Citizen.
200
This body is the head of the Judicial Branch.
What is the Supreme Court.
200
This clause (now defunct) forced states to return runaway slaves to the state which they escaped from.
What is the Fugitive Slave Clause.
200
This is the introduction to the Constitution.
What is Preamble.
300
This is the minimum age limit to become a Senator.
What is 30 years old.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Please name four (4) departments in the President's Cabinet.
What is 1.) Agriculture 2.) Defense 3). State 4.) Labor 5.) Justice 6.) Treasury 7.) Commerce 8.) Energy 9.) Interior 10 .) Homeland Security 11.) Education 12.) Transportation 13.) Veteran's Affairs 14.) Health & Human Services 15.) Housing & Urban Development
300
The Judicial Branch has the the power to ___________ laws.
What is Judge laws.
300
Who has the power to create new states & territories?
What is Congress.
300
This is a legal change to the Constitution.
What is Amendment.
400
Powers given to Congress & national govt.
What is Delegated Powers.
400
The main job of the Executive Branch is to __________ laws.
What is Enforce.
400
This group creates the lower courts of the judicial branch at their discretion.
What is Congress.
400
What is the term for returning criminals to the state with which they originally committed a crime?
What is Extradition.
400
Forbids govt. from arresting you without charging a crime or setting a court date.
Who is Habeas Corpus.
500
This clause allows Congress to regulate anything involving 2 or more states.
What is Commerce Clause.
500
Power to remove the President from office.
What is Impeachment.
500
This person is the highest ranking judge in the Supreme Court (and the country!).
Who is the Chief Justice.
500
Who is the head of the Executive Branch in state government?
What is a Governor.
500
Forbids govt. from charging you with a crime BEFORE it becomes illegal.
What is Ex Post Facto.
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