Branches
Leader of the executive branch
President
This branch of government has 2 houses
What is the Legislative Branch?
The Constitutional Convention met in this city
Philadelphia
The Father of the U.S. Constitution
Who is James Madison?
Who can veto a law?
the President
The United State's first written form of government was what?
Articles of Confederation
The part of the Constitution that tells us why it was written
Preamble
The Bill of Rights consists of this number of amendments
10
When prices go up and money loses value
inflation
This freedom was very important to James Madison
Freedom of Religion
Nationalists became known as this
Federalists
The court system makes up this branch of government
Judicial Branch
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution to make it the supreme law of the land
9
The branch of government that carries out the laws
The Executive Branch
The Bill of Rights was created to protect this group
Citizens of the U.S.A.
The Great Compromise proposed this idea
Congress would have 2 houses
Which branch gets to interpret the laws made by the legislative branch?
What is the Judicial Branch?
The proposed plan that gave supreme power to the federal government
Virginia Plan
The Constitutional Convention was held in this year
1787
The number of delegates at the Constitutional Convention
55
Dividing power among different branches in the same government is callled:
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances means:
Name 3 branches of the US Federal government
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
This plan wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in Congress
New Jersey Plan
Powers held by the states
Reserved Powers