Legislative
This Article sets up the Legislative branch.
Article I
The head of the executive branch. The head official, enforcement officer, and Commander in Chief.
The President
Judges on the Supreme Court serve for this long
Life
These are rights we are born with and can never be given up.
Natural Rights
In times of crisis the president has taken more or less power
More
This chamber is elected every 2 years
House of Representatives
This amendment added term limits to the president
22nd
Number of judges on the Supreme Court
9
The government's power comes from the will of the people or the consent of the governed.
Popular Sovereignty
This clause states that federal laws are above state laws and the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
The Supremacy Clause
Bicameral is latin for this structure of Congress
Two-room
This person is President of the Senate
Vice President
This person nominates judges for the Supreme Court and federal courts
The president
Wrote the political book, Leviathan, in which he argued for a strong and authoritative government. Also believed people were naturally evil.
Thomas Hobbes
These agencies are part of the executive branch and some have criticized them as government overreach.
Bureaucracy
A Senator's terms is this many years.
Six
When a president meets with leaders of foreign nations, the president is wearing this "hat".
Chief Diplomat
This court case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
This foundational ideal puts restraints on the government
Limited Government
This is the process of redistricting an area to favor one political party over another.
Gerrymandering
McCulloch v. Maryland established this clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause
This term, coined by Theodore Roosevelt, is the President's platform for speaking directly to the public
Bully Pulpit
In Federalist 78, Hamilton argued for this, pending good behavior.
Life Tenure
Greek philosopher who had good and bad forms of government
Aristotle
In Federalist 51, Madison argues for these restraints on American government.
Checks and Balances (and Separation of Powers)