Name the two legislative bodies that make up Congress
What is the Senate and House of Representatives
100
The three branches of government
What is the Legislative, Executive, & Judicial
100
When power is split between a strong central government and weaker states
What is Federalism
100
The part of the Constitution that describes the purpose of the government
What is the Preamble
200
How many slaves counted as population out of 5
What is 3
200
Where the number of representatives each state gets is equal
What is the Senate
200
This system prevented one branch from becoming too powerful
What is checks and balances
200
Powers given to the Federal Government directly from the Constitution
What is Delegated Powers
200
Changes made to the Constitution are called
What is an Amendment
300
The compromise that determined how states would be represented in Congress
What is the Great Compromise
300
Where the number of representatives each state gets is based on population
What is the House of Representatives
300
The branch that makes the laws
What is the legislative
300
Powers granted to the states and state governments
What is reserved powers
300
Part of the Constitution that describes how the government will work
What is the Articles
400
The definition of bicameral
What is two houses of legislature (House & Senate)
400
Congress is this branch of government
What is the legislative branch
400
The branch that enforces the laws
What is the Executive
400
Give one example of a delegated power & one example of a reserved power
Delegated: National Defense, Coining Money, etc.
Reserved: Education Laws, Marriage Laws, etc.
400
The number of purposes of government mentioned in the Preamble
What is 6
500
3 out of 5 slaves were counted for these two purposes
What is taxation and representation
500
This compromise divided Congress into 2 houses and solved the question of representation
What is the Great Compromise
500
The branch that interprets the laws
What is the Judicial
500
Give two examples of shared powers
Taxation, courts, etc.
500
2 purposes of government from the Preamble
What is 1. To form a more perfect Union
2. Establish Justice
3. Insure domestic Tranquility
4. Provide for the common defense
5. Promote the general Welfare
6. Secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity