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What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?
They gave too much power to the states and not enough to the national government
This branch of government has the people who create the laws
What is Legislative?
This is the branch of government that the law goes to after it was created.
What is the executive branch?
This is the branch of government that decides if created laws are constitutional (legal) or not
What is the Judicial Branch?
From the people
When the National government is divided into 3 branches, this is known as what?
Separation of Powers
How do senators/representatives get to be chosen
The people of the US vote for them.
The leader of this branch of government (the executive) is who.
Who is the President?
The first 10 Amendments added to the Constitution were known as what?
The Bill of Rights.
This was the name of the group of people who wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation and make a Constitution
Who are the Federalists?
When one section of the government cannot overpower another?
What is checks and balances
There are two houses or sections in the legislative branch, what are they called?
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
If the President does not agree with a law passed by congress, he has this power.
What is veto?
This group of people wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and were afraid that the Constitution was too powerful.
Who were Antifederalists?
These things help keep the Constitution updated and changing with the times
What are amendments?
The leaders of the Judicial branch are who
The supreme court judges
The number of representatives chosen for each state is based upon what?.
What is population?
What can the legislative branch do to go disregard the executives branch's veto.
What is an override?
Thomas Jefferson bought a big piece of land from France. What was the name of this purchase?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
When the legislative branch agrees to get rid or fire a president, it is called what?
Impeachment
Why did the Constitution have a system of checks and balances in it?
To prevent the government from becoming too powerful.
How many senators do we have in the US?
What is 100?
The Great Compromise settled the issue of what?
The amount of votes/lawmakers each state should get
What did the Bill of Rights do?
Provided and protected the citizens rights.
Anti Federalists and Federalists disagreed over what?
Giving too much power to the National Government/president