Presidential Election
Vocabulary
Weaknesses of The Articles of Confederation
Structure of the Constitution
Principles of the Government
100
The two candidates that are running for president.
Who is Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton?
100
A detailed, written plan of government.
What is the constitution?
100
The first constitution in the United States.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
100
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How many Amendments are in the Constitution?
100
The Constitution
What is the document for the entire system of government in the United States?
200
Presidential nominee that is supposedly hiding 33,000 emails.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
200
A group of individuals or state governments.
What is the confederation?
200
One of the weaknesses categories.
What is (Lack of Power and Money) , (Lack of Central power) or (Rules Too Rigid)
200
-Preamble -Articles -Amendments
What are the 3 main parts of the constitution?
200
"a Republican Form of Government"
What does Article IV of the Constitution guarantee the American People?
300
The political party that Donald Trump is in.
What is the Republican Party?
300
To vote approval of
What is ratify?
300
-Congress had no power to collect taxes -Congress had no power to regulate trade -Congress had no power to enforce its laws
What are the weaknesses of (Lack of Power and Money)
300
The powers and responsibilities of each branch of government: legislative branch, executive branch and judicial branch.
What do the first three articles of the Constitution state?
300
-enumerated powers -reserved powers -concurrent powers
What are the three types of power granted to the national government?
400
The political party that Hillary Clinton is in.
What is the Democratic Party?
400
A law, usually of a city or county.
What is ordinance?
400
-No single leader or group directed government policy -No national court system existed
What are the weaknesses of (Lack of Central Power)
400
Bill of Rights
What do the first 10 amendments make up?
400
-popular sovereignty -limited government and the rule of law -separation of powers -checks and balances -federalism
What are the five basic principles of government?
500
Presidential nominee that says he will build a wall.
Who is Donald Trump?
500
The first constitution of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
500
-Congress could not pass laws without the approval of 9 state -The Articles could not be changed without the agreement of all 13 states
What are the weaknesses of (Rules Too Rigid)
500
Three-fourths of the 50 state legislatures.
What is one way an amendment to the Constitution can be ratified?
500
-Impeach judges -Reject appointment of judges
How does the legislative branch check, or limit, the power of the judicial branch?
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