Branching out!
A decision given from the president that has the same weight as a law from Congress.
What is an Executive Order?
What is declare it unconstitutional?
The powers being broken up between a central and regional government is called this.
What is federalism?
This is the main effect of Shays Rebellion on how we looked at our government.
What is a stronger central government?
A moment of silence in school is a way to allow students to express themselves, this amendment guarantee that.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The idea that the 3 separate branches of government have different things to do and jobs to fill is called what?
This is when both national and state governments both have the power to do something.
What is concurrent power?
When the president veto's a bill.
What is checks and balances.
This is how the power was concentrated in the Articles of Confederation.
What is that it was concentrated in the states.
The process to amending the Constitution is very complex, therefore we only have this many amendments.
What is 27?
This is what it is called when the Supreme Court says no to the Executive Branch's executive order. Or the President veto's a bill.
What is checks and balances?
This power gives state governments have the right to set up the rules for schools.
The president and cabinets' responsibility is to do this to laws.
What is execute the laws?
This compromise set up how our states are represented in Congress.
What is the Connecticut or Great Compromise?
This is how we generally amend the Constitution.
What is 2/3 vote in Congress proposes then 3/4 state legislatives ratify it?
This branch has the right to tax and borrow money.
What is the legislative branch?
This power gives Congress the right to remove the president if they do something illegal.
What is impeachment?
"We the People" means that the people have power or this.
What is popular sovereignty
This is why the Antifederalist insisted on the Bill of Rights.
What is to protect the people from the federal government?
Name 3 rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment.
What is speech, press, assembly, religion, petition?
This branch has the responsibility to interpret laws.
What is the Supreme Court.
This clause gave Congress implied powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause.
The Constitution is the "Supreme Law of the Land" is guaranteed in the document by this clause.
What is the Supremacy Clause?