Governing Documents
We stand up and recite this every morning before class starts
Pledge of Allegiance
The President is under this branch
Executive
Separation of Powers
1787
The Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Religion, and Petition
1st Amendment
This document gave us our Independence from the British, written by Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
They make the laws
Legislative
The law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Rule of Law
Name one state that was not apart of the original 13 states
Orig 13: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
the right to vote
suffrage
The fundamental law of the United States of America that provides the framework for our government
The Constitution
The name of the two parts that make the legislative branch
House and Senate
Power is shared between the national government and the states. (we looked at this principle with Hurricane Katrina)
Federalism
Name our Chief Justice
John Roberts
Louisville's local legislative branch, made of 26 representatives
Metro Council
The first part of the Constitution that comes before the Bill of Rights
The Preamble
The number of Supreme Court Justices
9
The idea that power ultimately belongs to the people
Popular Sovereignty
The number of amendments in the Constitution
27
Kentucky's legislative branch consisting of 38 Senators and 100 State Representatives
General Assembly
The three men who wrote the Federalists Papers
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
How are Supreme Court Justices selected?
Appointed by President and Approved by Senate
the democratic principle where people use their power to elect representatives to make decisions
Republicanism
The economic system of the United States
Market economy and capitalist economy
Part of the 14th amendment that says people cannot be denied a fair and equal treatment from the government
Equal Protection Clause