Vocab
Each branch can override another
Checks and balances
Article establishing the legislative branch
Article I
Head of the Executive Branch
President
Article establishing Judicial Branch
Article III
First 3 words of the Constitution
We the People
Future Generations
Posterity
Parts of the Legislative Branch
Congress- House of Representatives and Senate
Article Establishing the Executive Branch
Article II
Highest court in the land
Supreme Court
To Enforce laws fairly, protect citizens from crime and injury
Establish justice
Right to a fair process before losing one's life, liberty, or property
Due Process
Procedural Fairness
Number of Senators per state
2
__________ can remove President from office for misconduct by impeachment.
Congress
Length of a federal judge's office
Life, but they can be impeached for misconduct
Well- being, Happiness and Health
To promote the general welfare
Document which explained the laws of the United States PRIOR TO the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Number of Representatives in the House per state
Depends on Population
Name ONE power of the President
Enforce federal laws, Serve as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Appoint and receive ambassadors, negotiate treaties, appoint judges, Veto a bill, Give the State of the Union Address
Who can appoint judges to the Supreme Court?
President
Make sure ourselves and future generations have freedom and rights
Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
The two halves of Congress
House of Representatives
&
Senate
Purpose of the Legislative Branch
makes laws
Purpose of the Executive branch
Enforces laws
Purpose of the Judicial Branch
interprets laws
Make sure the country is peaceful
insure domestic tranquility