the branch of government that carries out the laws
What is the Executive Branch
100
the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the bill of rights
100
The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 in
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
100
14. A form of government in which power is divided between the national government and the states is known as
What is federalism
100
Any change in the Constitution is called a(n)
What is an Amendment
200
the branch of government that makes the laws
What is the judicial branch
200
the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution
What is the preamble
200
the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention
Who Benjamin Franklin
200
18. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed that the president and vice president of the United States should be chosen by the
What is the Electoral College
200
who has the final authority on interpreting the Constitution
What is the Supreme Court
300
the branch of government that interprets the laws
What is judicial branch
300
refers to the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is separation of powers
300
the only state that chose not to take part in the Constitutional Convention
What is Rhode Island
300
the three fifths compromise stated that every 5 slaves would count as
What is three free persons
300
Powers specifically granted to the national government are
What is Expressed Powers
400
a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
What is the electoral college
400
powers shared by the states and the federal government
What is concurrent powers
400
in order to operate the Constitutional Convention, there has to be at least this amount of states present
What is 7 of the 13 states
400
Delegates from larger states at the Constitutional Convention favored the Virginia Plan, which created a legislature in which state representation was based solely on
What is population
400
Those who designed the Constitution are known as
What is Framers
500
the political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
What is popular sovereignty
500
the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no single branch becomes too powerful
What is checks and balances
500
a respected Revolutionary War hero that presided over the convention.
Who is George Washington
500
this gave equal representation to all states in the Senate and based representation in the House on a state’s population
What is the Great Compromise
500
A system of government in which the people elect representatives to exercise power for them is called a