Key Terms
A document that lists all the rules for a government
What is the Consitution?
This branch makes the laws
What is the legislative branch?
There were this many original colonies
What is 13?
A law that is proposed is known as this
What is a bill?
If Congress disarees with a veto they can do this.
What is an override the veto?
The people elected to represent the citizens
What are representative?
This branch is made up of Supreme Court
What is the judicial branch?
The colonies declared their independence from this country
What is England?
This is the first group to vote on making a law
What is the House of Representatives?
These are the two houses of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Rules put into place for all citizens to follow otherwise there will be a penalty
What are laws?
This branch enforces the laws
What is the executive branch?
Each colony had their own laws before becoming what?
What are the states?
This is the next group to vote on a proposed law
What is the Senate?
The number of U.S. Senators
What is 100?
A person who is a legal resident of a town, state or country
What is a citizen?
The President is the head of this branch
What is the executive branch?
This was the name of the convention held in Philadelphia
What was the Constituional Convention?
This is the one who signs a bill intoa law
Who is the President?
The number of Supreme Court justices
What is 9?
A group of people who make the laws for all citizens
What is a government?
The Supreme Court makes up this branch
What is the judicial branch?
They decided they needed to unite under this type of government.
What is a national government?
This is what is it called if the bill is rejected by the President
What is a veto?
The number in the House of Representatives
What is 435?