Government
Illinois, Dekalb County, America, etc.
The beginning introduction to the Constitution
What is the preamble?
The legislative branch is also called this....
What is Congress?
The executive branch is made up of these 3 titles
What are the president, vice president, and cabinet?
This is how many members are a part of it
What are 9 supreme court justices?
A system of government where the people rule
What is a democracy?
There are 7 of these to explain the structure and roles of the government
What are the articles?
These are the 2 houses of Congress
What are the house of representatives and the Senate?
The president is also called this because he holds the power over the military
What is the commander in chief?
This is the judicial branches job to determine what the laws mean and how they should be enforced
What is interpretation of the law?
What is a republic?
These are more serious than laws because they are not as easy to pass and cannot be changed
What are the Amendments?
This is the check that the legislative branch has over the president to make sure he/she doesn't have too much power
What is impeachment OR overrides vetoes
This is the day the president takes office in January...
What is inauguration day?
This is the judicial branches' job to look at past court cases and make changes in present day to revise them
What is overruling past court case decisions?
Everyone's vote is equal and everyone of legal requirement are allowed to vote in these types of elections
What are free elections?
The first 10 amendments, the Bill of Rights, were added into the Constitution because this group wanted to protect the rights of the people and states from a too powerful government
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
This is the check that the legislative branch has over the judicial branch to make sure they don't hold too much power
What is impeachments OR proposing amendment changes?
This is the check the executive branch has over the legislative branch to make sure they don't get hold too much power
What is veto a law?
This is the check the judicial branch holds over the legislative branch to make sure they don't hold too much power over the laws they are writing
What is interpreting whether the law is constitutional?
A system of government where there is 1 political party and group in charge of dictating all laws and economy
What is a dictatorship?
This is the term used when the executive and legislative branch vote to pass a law. It takes 3/4ths vote to go into effect
What is ratification?
The powers of the legislative branch are called this, which means they are directly state in the Constitution which is the supreme law of the land
What are the enumerated powers?
This is the check the executive branch has over the judicial branch to make sure they don't hold too much power
What is appointing new justices?
This is the check the judicial branch has over the executive branch to make sure they don't hold too much power
What is determining whether actions are constitutional?