Constitutional Principles
Power is divided between a national government and state governments under this system.
What is federalism?
He was the face of the Federalist Party.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This article creates the legislative branch.
What is Article 1?
These are the 3 branches of government?
What are legislative, executive, and judicial?
A group of advisers to the president.
What is the cabinet?
The people have the power in government.
What is popular sovereignty?
The Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed on this important thing.
What is ratification of the Constitution?
This article creates the executive branch.
What is Article 2?
This branch can collect taxes, declare war and establish post offices.
What is the legislative branch?
To bring formal charges against a high-ranking government official.
What is impeach?
The president has the power to veto a bill passed by Congress. This is an example of this constitutional principle.
What is checks and balances?
What did the Antifederalists want to see added to the Constitution before ratification?
What is a Bill of Rights?
This article creates the judicial branch.
What is Article 3?
This branch's leader is the commander in chief of the military, gives the annual state of the union, and can pardon people for offenses against the United States.
What is the executive branch?
A proposed law
What is a bill?
The Bill of Rights protects these.
What are individual rights?
These were written to persuade people to support ratification of the Constitution.
What are The Federalist Papers?
Name 1 power of each of the 3 branches.
(Discretion of teacher)
Legislative branch = Article 1, section 8
Executive branch = Article 2, Section 2, 3
Judicial branch = judicial review
This branch makes decisions that impact the trajectory of American history.
What is the judicial branch?
The following of procedures established by law. These rights are included in Amendments 5 and 14.
What is due process?
Under this form of government, the people choose who will represent them (hint: it is not a democracy).
What is a republic?
He was the face of the Anti-Federalist party.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Supremacy Clause is found in this article.
What is Article 6?
The enumerated powers of Congress are found here in the Constitution.
What is Article I, Section 8?
The process by which the Supreme Court has final say
What is judicial review?