Constitution
Government run by the people
What is democracy?
Advisors who enforce the laws
What is EXECUTIVE BRANCH?
Elected officials who make the laws
What is the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH?
Justices and courts who interpret the law
What is the JUDICIAL BRANCH?
Government run by the people
What is Democracy?
Written document that provides a framework for our fovernment and laws
What is the CONSTITUTION?
The Chief Executive
Who is the president?
This "house" makes the laws
What is CONGRESS?
Highest court in the land!
What is the SUPREME COURT?
The way Representatives and the President are selected
Name of the first 10 ammendments in the Constitution
What is the BILL OF RIGHTS?
The length of a presidential term
What is four years?
These are the 2 groups in the "house"
What is the SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES?
Amount of Supreme Court Justices
What is 9?
A branch can making sure another is not abusing their power
What is checks and balances?
This idea is to prevent one group or individual from having too much power
What is the SEPARATION OF POWERS?
The amount of cabinet departments
This house can declare war, collect taxes, investigate federal officers, and approve foreign treaties
What is CONGRESS?
The head justice
Who is the chief justice?
What is an election?
This is the introduction of the Constituion
What is the PREAMBLE?
When the president is head of the armed forces he is the..
Who is the commander and chief?
100 and 435
What is the number of senators and representatives (respectively)!
Length of a Justices Term
What is lifetime?
A system where government is broken down into different levels
What is federalism?