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What is the main function or job of the Legislative Branch
make laws
100
“State governments hold most of the power in this form of government”
Confederation
100
“Power is divided and shared between the local, state, and national government”
Federalism
100
What group of people tried to prevent the US Constitution from becoming ratified?
Anti Federalists
100
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
200
How many members make up the House of Representatives
435
200
“Instead of voting for others to make government policies, the people make all the public policy.”
Direct Democracy
200
“People are the ultimate controllers of the government aka ‘People Power’”
Popular Sovereignty
200
What was the name of America’s first government that eventually was replaced?
Articles of Confederation
200
What word describes “Changes made to the Constitution”?
Amendments
300
How is the number of members in the House of Representatives determined?
Population
300
“A government that has total control of people’s lives and is led by a king or queen
Absolute Monarchy
300
“Government power is divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”
Separation of Powers
300
What is the name of the document that officially freed the 13 colonies from England?
Declaration of Independence
300
“Type of democracy whereby people elect others to run the government”
Representative Democracy or Indirect Democracy
400
Which congressional chamber is solely responsible for approving treaties and presidential appointments?
Senate
400
“Form of government whereby the national government has more power than the state governments”
Unitary Government
400
“Each branch has the ability to prevent other branches from becoming too powerful”
Checks and Balances
400
What is the name of the list of liberties added to the Constitution in order to help ratify the document?
Bill of Rights
400
“Type of democracy that allows the people to choose both the legislative branch and the executive branch”
Presidential Democracy
500
1. Who is in charge of the Senate? 2. Who is in charge of the Senate if the person in #1 is absent?
1.Vice President 2. President Pro Tempore
500
“Type of democracy whereby the people elect the legislative branch, and the legislative branch chooses the executive”
Parliamentary Democracy
500
“Courts have the power to review government actions/laws and determine whether they are constitutional”
Judicial Review
500
Which court case established judicial review, thus defining the Supreme Court’s power?
Marbury v. Madison
500
“This clause allows the national government to make laws that aren’t necessarily enumerated in the Constitution”
Necessary and Proper Clause (aka the Elastic Clause)