Vocab
Branches of Government
Checks and Balances
Preamble
Powers of Government
100

This word means to cancel.

What is repeal?

100

Article I describes this branch.

What is the Legislative Branch?

100

This system makes it so that no branch has more power than the other.

What are Checks and Balances?

100

This is the purpose of the Preamble.

What is to introduce the Constitution?

100

These are powers given to the Federal Government.

What is Delegated Powers?

200

This word means a written change to the Constitution.

What is an Amendment?

200

This person is head of the Executive Branch.

Who is Donald Trump?

200

This branch can veto laws.

What is the Executive Branch?

200

These are the first three words of the Preamble

What are, "We the People"?

200

These are powers given to the state and local governments.

What are reserved powers?

300

This word means to refuse to sign.

What is Veto?

300

This branch provides money for the other branches.

What is the Legislative Branch?

300

This branch can pronounce laws as unconstitutional.

What is the Judicial Branch?

300

This means to make the country better.

What is to form a more perfect union?

300

These are powers that are shared between federal and state governments.

What are Concurrent Powers?

400

These are powers given to the states.

What are Reserved Powers?

400

This branch appoints judges.

What is the Executive Branch?

400

Overriding a Veto requires this amount of votes in both houses.

What is a 2/3 vote?

400

Marriage laws fall under what type of powers.

What is Reserved Power?

500

This means government by consent of the governed.

What is Popular Sovereignty?

500

This person is head of the Legislative Branch.

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

500

This bill describes the limits of government.

What is the Bill of Rights?

500

The Framers of the Constitution created the separation of powers for this reason.

What is to keep from the government from holding too much power?