Articles of Confederation/Writing
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Other/Amendments
100
Two problems with the Articles of Confederation.
What is 1. couldn't tax, or 2. couldn't regulate commerce, or 3. relied on states for everything, or 4. there was no president, or 5. needed a 2/3 majority to get anything done
100
There are this numbers of senators and this number of representatives in Congress.
What is 100 senators and 435 representatives.
100
The president has the constitutional ability/mandate to give this speech to the congress.
What is the state of the union address
100
The judicial branch checks the power of the executive branch in this way.
What is declaring presidential acts unconstitutional.
100
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution ... are reserved to the [blank] respectively"
What is states
200
Groups of people with the same interests/political goals whom the founders thought created instability.
What are factions (political parties also an acceptable answer)
200
This person's job is presiding over the Senate.
What is the Vice-President
200
The runner-up to the presidential election gains this seat in the executive branch (according to the original constitution).
What is the vice-president
200
This article establishes the judicial branch.
What is Article III
200
This percentage of state legislatures must pass an amendment for it to become part of the constitution.
What is 75%
300
The type of national and state government a federalist wanted. The type of national and state government an anti-federalist wanted.
What is weaker state government and strong national government for federalists. Strong state government and weak national government.
300
A person must be this age to be elected to the Senate.
What is 30
300
These two amendments changed how the vice president and president are elected and established a chain of succession
What is the 12th and 25th amendments
300
This is the judicial branch's role in constitutional amendments.
What is none
300
This amendment changed the election of senators to a popular election in the state.
What is the 17th amendment
400
The plan that combined the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
What is the Connecticut Compromise
400
Any bill pertaining to revenue must originate come from this place.
What is the House of Representatives
400
The president is elected through a special system of election, called this.
What is the electoral college system
400
This is the term that refers to the fact that judges serve life terms (and once on the court they in theory aren't influenced by politics).
What is independent judiciary
400
This amendment banned excessive bail.
What is the 8th amendment
500
The number of representatives from the number of states who attended the constitutional convention.
What is 55 representatives from 12 states
500
This is the process of making a law
What is: A bill is drafted, goes through the House, sent through the Committee and then the rules Committee, debated upon on the floor, sent to the Senate where the same proceedings take place as in the House, both houses vote to push through or change the bill, after which the bill goes to the president to either be passed or vetoed?
500
This group of people has a lot of power over the executive branch, able to confirm or deny actions and try a president during impeachment.
What is the Senate
500
"No person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of [blank] Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court."
What is two
500
These are the four informal processes of constitutional change.
What is judicial interpretation, changing political practice, technology, and increased demand for new policies.
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