Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Amendments
The Constitution
Principles of the Constitution
100
Repeal
What is to cancel or revoke a law by a legislative act.
100
A refusal by the president or a government to sign a bill.
What is Veto?
100
Amendment 1
What is no laws prohibiting freedom of speech, press, religion.
100
Who set up the Constitution?
What is the Framers?
100
What is the first principle of the Constitution listed in our book?
What is Popular Sovereignty.
200
Supremacy Clause
What is a clause of the U.S. constitution that dealers the constitution the supreme law of the land.
200
Division of government powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
200
Prohibiting Slavery
What is Amendment 13
200
Was Madison for or against changing the amendments?
What is Against.
200
The government has only the powers that the Constitution gives to it
What is Limited government
300
Checks and Balances
What is a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
300
The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president.
What is Cabinet?
300
Amendment 5
What is the right to fair trial?
300
Roughly how many attempts have been made to change the constitution?
What is 10,000
300
What does Federalism do?
What is the division of power between the federal government and the states?
400
Rule of Law
What is principle that every member of a society, including the ruler of government must follow the law.
400
Arrangements or compacts the U.S. president makes with foreign leaders or foreign governments.
What is Executive Agreement?
400
Two- term presidency.
What is Amendment 22?
400
True or False, Jefferson believed that each generation should be allowed to revise the constitution.
What is True.
400
What are the 3 branches of the Separation of Powers?
What is Congress, President, and Courts?
500
Gridlock
What is the inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers or a conflict between political parties.
500
The principle that the powers and function of government are restricted by U.S. constitution and other laws.
What is Limited Government?
500
Amendment 26
What is 18 year olds can vote?
500
True or False, the amendments are a part of the constitution.
What is True.
500
Name the last Principle of the Constitution.
What is Checks and Balances.
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