Branches of Government
This branch of government has the power of judicial review
What is the judicial branch?
This is the name of the document that organized America before the constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The first ever U.S. president
Who is George Washington?
This is Mr. Calhoun's favorite trading card game
What is Yu-Gi-Oh?
free 100 points for everyone regardless of it you got it right or not
These are the two houses found in congress
What are the house of representatives and the senate?
This branch of government can veto the laws made by congress
What is the executive branch?
This group was very skeptical of the Constitution and spoke out against it
Who are the anti-federalists?
This person was a federalist and has a very popular broadway show about their life
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This amendment in the Bill of Rights states that American citizens are protected from unlawful searches and seizure of property, and that a warrant or someone's express permission is needed to search their home or private residence
What is the fourth amendment?
The number of representatives each state receives in the house is based on this
What is population?
This branch of government has the power to impeach members of the other two branches
What is the legislative branch?
Who are the federalists?
This person is considered the father of the U.S. constitution
The division of power between a central government and local government
What is federalism?
What is the 3/5th compromise?
This branch of the government nominates new members for the supreme court when old ones die or retire
What is the executive branch?
The government that existed before the constitution was very poor for this reason
Who is George Washington?
The idea and principle that the government can only do what people give it permission to do
What is limited government?
This court case gave the power of judicial review to the supreme court
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This is how the three branches of government keeps tabs on each other to make sure none of the three become too independently strong.
What are checks and balances?
The constitution is going to be heavily based off the ideas from this intellectual movement of the 18th century
What is the enlightenment?
This group of people supported the addition of a Bill of Rights to the constitution
Who are the anti-federalists?
Who is Roger Sherman?
This amendment states that American citizens have the right to be tried for their crime in a timely manner and cannot be forced to wait for long periods of time to be put on trial
What is the sixth amendment?