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Checks and Balances
The Constitutiton
Vocab
Vocab
Mystery???
100
The brach of governement that can override the President's veto.
What is the legislative branch?
100
The year the Constitution was written.
What is 1787?
100
To officiailly approve.
What is ratify?
100
The beginning of the Constitution that stated the most important ideas and goals.
What is the Preamble?
100
This document is the world's oldest plan of government still in use.
What is the Constitution?
200
The branch of government that can declare laws unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
200
The first state to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
200
Additions or changes to the Constitution.
What are amendments?
200
To refuse to apporove a law.
What is veto?
200
The man who refused to support the Constitution until there was a Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
300
The branch of government that can veto a proposed bill.
What is the executive branch?
300
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become the law.
What is 9 out of 13 states?
300
A system of government where power is divided between the federal and state governments.
What is a federal system?
300
Supporters of the Constitution.
What are Federalists?
300
A system of government where people choose their representatives to make the laws and run the government.
What is a republic?
400
How do the separation of powers and checks and balances ensure that decisions are made fairly?
What is "because each branch has to agree in order for a decision to be made?"
400
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay wrote these letters to newspapers, convincing readers to support the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
400
A type of government where people have the power.
What is a democracy?
400
Opponents of the Constitution.
What are Anti-Federalists?
400
Name one right or freedom that we have because of the Constitution.
What is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, the ability to choose our leaders, the ability to have a say in our governement and make individual choices....the list can go on and on...
500
Why are checks and balances necessary?
What is "so that one branch does not hold all of the power?'
500
Americans were concerned over their individual rights, so they created the....
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
The powers of one branch are balanced by the powers of another, and each branch can check another. It is a way of controlling power!
What are checks and balances?
500
A document that describes the basic rights of the people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
What type of government do we have under the Constitution? Explain your response. (hint: this response includes multiple vocab words!!)
What is a democratic republic, with a federal system? We have a government where power is shared between the federal and state governments, and we have a governemnt where people hold the power and can choose the leaders that run the country.