Vocab
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law.
What is Veto?
Branch of government that makes laws.
What is Legislative Branch?
The amount of senators in the United States.
What is 100?
The two houses underneath Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Branch of government that carries out laws.
What is Executive Branch?
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27?
System created to keep any one branch of government from having too much power.
What are checks and balances?
Branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements.
What is judicial branch?
The number of articles included in the Constitution.
What is 7?
The first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This branch has the power to veto or sign a bill into law.
What is Executive Branch?
Group of advisors to the president. (The president's team)
What is a cabinet?
First document Americans used to try to set up a national government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Which branch has to approve a declaration of war?
What is the Legislative Branch?
The meaning of Habeas Corpus.
What is a basic right of persons under arrest?