Vocabulary
What is the definition of an amendment?
An addition or change to a document
What was the final straw that led to the fall of the AOC?
Shay's Rebellion
The branch of government that makes laws
Legislative Branch
The Bill of Rights is made up of this many original amendments?
10
Great Britain
This branch of government interprets the Constitution.
Judicial
Under the Articles, Congress could make laws but could not enforce them because it lacked this branch of government.
Executive
The Constitution begins with these three famous words.
We the People
What is the 8th amendment?
Cruel or unusual punishment
These were people who wanted a stronger national government and supported the Constitution, AND these people wanted a weaker national government and did not support the Constitution. (2)
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
The Articles of Confederation successfully guided the U.S. through this war.
Articles of Confederation
List 2 problems with the Articles of Confederation
Not enough money, weak central government, no supreme courts (disagreements), boundary and disputes, no military leadership... etc.
The system of each branch limiting the power of the others is called this?
Checks and balances OR Separation of Powers
If the federal government, state government, and local government all share the power, what is it called?
Concurrent Power
The U.S. system of government where power is divided between the national and state governments is called this.
Federalism
The Constitution has been amended this many times.
27
To change (or amend) the Articles of Confederation, this fraction of the states had to agree.
all 13
What is the term limit for the House of Representatives and the Senate?
House - 2
List the 5 freedoms given to the people under the 1st amendment
Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Assembly
The President nominates judges, but this group must approve them?
Senate
What is the definition of a founder?
the political leaders that helped establish the U.S. government
Massachusetts
How many representatives and how many senators are in Congress?
House - 435
Senate - 100
The Seventh Amendment deals with civil cases. What’s one way a civil case differs from a criminal case?
A civil case involves money/property disputes with another person, not crimes/punishment
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?