Vocabulary
To change of add something
What is an amendment?
The number of states needed to ratify the A.O.C.
What is 13?
The written words which shows us who is allowing the government to exist
What is "We the People?"
The first 10 amendments
What is the Bill of Rights?
I have the power to declare war
Who is Congress?
The number of members of The House of Representatives
To send someone back to where they committed a crime
What is extradition?
The number of votes needed to pass a law under the A.O.C.
What is 13?
The name of the opening statement of the Constitution
What is the preamble?
The part of the consitution which makes the federal government the ultimate say in laws
What is the 1st amendment?
Has the power to make appoint supreme court justices
Who is the President?
The length of a term by the supreme court justice
What is a Lifetime appointment?
A group or organization of people who are together for a cause
What is a confederation?
How the federal government got it's money
What is "asking for it nicely?"
The 3 branches of government
What is the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial?
Promises no “Cruel and unusual punishments”
What is the 8th amendment?
Has the power to settle disputes between the states
What is the Supreme Court?
The number of judges on the supreme court
What is 9?
The main central government
What is federal?
The number of years the AOC lasted before it was replaced
What is 8?
The solution in how to count enslaved populations towards representation
What is the 3/5 compromise?
Requires police to get a warrant before searching your home
What is the 4th amendment?
Has the power to offer a pardon
Who is the President
The ratio of congress needed to propose an amendment
It means 2 houses or 2 chambers
What is bicameral?
The plan to allow states representation based only on population?
What is the Virginia Plan?
The part of the consitution which makes the federal government the ultimate say in laws
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The limitation on powers of the federal government
What is the 10th amendment?
Has the power of allocating funds
What is Congress?
The number of states needed to ratify an amendment
What is 3/4?