Colony
Government
Laws
Branches
Misc.
100
person who lives in a colony
What is a Colonist
100
person who speaks for a group of people
What is Representative
100
What the Supreme Court does to decide whether law are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Review
100
The Branch responsible for explaining the laws
What is Judicial Branch
100
changes to the constitution
What is an Amendment
200
The year the Revolutionary War began
What is 1776
200
person chosen by a state to vote for President
What is Elector
200
-idea for a new law -Begins in the Senate or in the House of Representatives
What is a Bill
200
Decides whether laws are constitutional
What is the Supreme Court (Judicial Branch)
200
Who may only be elected for two 4 year terms
Who is the President
300
The year the United States Constitution was written
What is 1787
300
remove a government official from office
What is Impeach
300
means to send back
What is Veto
300
each Branch of government has a separate job
What is Separation of Powers
300
Amendments made it possible for _________to vote
Who are -18 year-olds -Men of any race -Women
400
Gave states the most power
What is The Articles of Confederation
400
main government in charge of all the states
What is Central Government
400
this branch requires a 2/3 member agreement vote in order to pass a bill to the President
What is Congress
400
What branches do to make sure other branches have no more power than the other branches
What is Checks
400
to _________ means to ask a higher court to make a new decision & to ________ means to be removed
What is Appeal & Repeal
500
Says the Government of England: -would not let the colonists help make decisions about how to run the government -sent soldiers to make the colonists follow unfair laws -made the colonists pay unfair taxes
What is The Declaration of Independence
500
-Power shared by the federal government and the states -Means the federal government has more power than the states
What is Federalism
500
-If the President Vetoes the bill, the bill goes back to Congress for editing -If the President approves and Signs the bill, the bill will become law -If the President keeps the bill for Ten days and does not sign or veto it, the bill becomes law
What is the process of turning Bills into Laws
500
Making a change to the Constitution requires what?
What is a two-thirds vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate
500
created a strong central government
What is The U.S. Constitution
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