Pre-Constitution
The constitution before the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This house of Congress gives 2 representatives to each state
What is the Senate?
When a President refuses to approve a bill.
What is a veto?
This person appoints new Supreme Court justices.
Who is the President?
Term for a legislature with 2 houses.
What is bicameral?
What is Shays' Rebellion?
Only this house of Congress can propose tax bills.
What is the House of Representatives?
In addition to the President and Vice-President, these people are also part of the Executive Branch.
Who are the members of the President's cabinet?
The Supreme Court often determines whether laws are.....
What is Constitutional?
The term for government power belonging to the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The government created by the Articles of Confederation.
What is the Continental Congress?
The House of Representatives is limited to this many members.
What is 435?
The term for charging the President with a crime and possible removal from office.
What is impeachment?
Supreme Court justices serve a term that is this long.
What is no limit or unlimited?
This branch of government oversees the Department of Transportation.
What is the Executive Branch?
In the Continental Congress, states were limited to this many votes.
What is 1?
Before being voted on in Congress, a bill must be approved by this smaller group.
What is a committee?
Another term for being born in the U.S. - a requirement to be President.
What is a natural-born citizen?
These are the requirements to be on the Supreme Court.
What is none?
The division of power between the states and federal government.
What is Federalism?
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?
In the event a President vetoes a bill, Congress can override this with at least this amount of votes.
What is 2/3?
Rather than a popular vote, the President is elected through this system.
What is the Electoral College?
After being appointed by the President, Supreme Court justices have to be confirmed (approved) by this group.
What is the Senate?
This law ensured that there would be a process for new states to join the union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?