The Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch is made up of two parts called this.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives? (Accept: Congress)
This person heads the Executive Branch and enforces the laws.
Who is the President?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
Another name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
A change or addition made to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
The main role of the Legislative Branch is to do this.
What is make or write new laws?
The Executive Branch's main job is to do this to the laws
What is enforce?
The Supreme Court is made up of this many Justices.
What is nine?
To approve or pass a document, like states did with the Constitution, is called...
What does it mean to ratify?
People chosen to represent their state at the Constitutional Convention.
What are delegates?
A first draft of a law presented to Congress for a vote is called a...
What is a bill?
The President can reject a bill passed by Congress. This power is called a...
What is a veto?
The main role of the Judicial Branch is to do this to the laws.
What is interpret?
These people supported the Constitution and wanted a strong federal government.
Who are the Federalists?
These people opposed the Constitution because they feared a strong federal government would take away individual freedoms.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
Congress is made up of how many senators from each state?
What is two?
True or False: The President can make any decision without any limits from other branches.
What is False?
The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws Congress makes this.
What is unconstitutional (or constitutional)?
The idea that representation in government should be based on the population of each state is called...
What is proportional representation?
The idea that each state gets the same amount of representation in government, regardless of population, is called...
What is equal representation?
Explain the difference between how representation works in the Senate versus the House of Representatives.
What is the Senate has equal representation (2 per state) while the House has proportional representation (based on population)?
Describe two ways that other branches of government can limit the power of the President.
What is Congress can override a veto AND the Senate must approve presidential appointments AND the Judicial Branch can declare presidential actions unconstitutional?
Explain the power of judicial review and why it is an important check on the other branches.
What is the Supreme Court can declare laws or presidential actions unconstitutional, which prevents the other branches from overstepping their power?
This person was the first Secretary of Treasury and created the national bank.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This person was the primary writer of the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?