THE CONSTITUTION
The forerunner of the written constitution in America. Those who drafted it limited themselves and their behavior to the rule of custom and law.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Congress of two houses
What is the legislative branch?
One of the most famous Americans to attend the Constitution Convention, the 1st President
Who is George Washington?
separated political power among three political institutions
What is separation of powers?
The Articles provided for no executive or judicial branches of government.
What was one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The only state out of the original thirteen to use a convention to draft a constitution
What is Massachusetts?
100 Senators
How many members are there in the Senate?
The oldest delegate to attend the Constitutional Convention
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A system whereby each branch of government exercises a measure of control over the other branches in order to balance the power
What is checks and balances?
The form of government all states in the Union have according to Article IV
What is a republican form of government?
The wanted a stronger union of the states and supported the Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
435 members
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
He wrote the final draft of the Constitution
Who is Gouverneur Morris?
States that senators are no longer chosen by state legislatures
What is the 17th amendment?
Three positions of leadership in Congress required by the Constitution
What is Speaker of the House, president of the Senate, and president pro tempore
Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, proposed that the National Legislature would be bicameral.
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise?
Makes laws, imposes taxes, appropriates money, approves treaties and appointments
What does the legislative branch do?
He promoted the idea for the separation of powers in his book The Spirit of the Laws.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
An attempt to kill a bill by stalling the vote on it
What is filibuster?
Three presidents that were impeached.
Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?
The Preamble, 7 Articles, and 27 Amendments
What is the Constitution?
Today, all citizens of the U.S. have to be this age or older to vote for senators and representatives
What is 18 years of age?
He is called “The Father of the Constitution”
Who is James Madison?
The act of bringing a formal accusation of wrongdoing against an offical
What is impeachment?
To protect his constituency from harmful legislation
What is one purpose of a representative in the legislative process?