Creating the Constitution
Philadelphia, 1787.
The Constitutional Convention.
The primary job of Congress
To make laws
Primary job of the Executive Branch
Enforce laws
Primary job of the Judicial Branch
to interpret (judge) laws
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Legislative Branch
The first three words of the Preamble.
We the People
Two houses of Congress
House of Representatives and the Senate
The maximum amount of terms a President may serve.
2 (22nd Amendment)
Number of Supreme Court Judges
9
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Executive Branch
Agreement to count the enslaved as less than a full person for representation purposes.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The number of total representatives in Congress
435
Constitutional requirements to be president.
Natural born citizen
35 years old or older
Resident of the US for 14 years or more
Age or citizenships requirements for Supreme Court justices.
None.
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Legislative
These were the people who wrote the Constitution.
Founding Fathers (white, land-owning men)
The name of at least one representative or Senator from Oregon.
Jeff Merkley, Suzanne Bonamici, Ron Wyden
Advisors to the President.
The Cabinet (Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Education, Secretary of State, etc)
Name of one Supreme Court justice.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (former)
Sonya Sotomayor
Elena Kagen
Ketanji Brown Jackson
John G. Roberts, Jr. (Chief Justics)
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Neil Gorsuch
Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett
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Executive and Legislative
The division of power between states and national gov't; national gov't has supreme power.
Legislative check on the Executive
Congress approves Presidential appointments
Override a veto
Executive check on the Legislative
sign or veto laws
call special sessions of Congress
Judicial check on the Executive Branch
The Supreme Court declares executive actions unconstitutional.
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Judicial