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First 10 Amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The upper house of the Legislature, with equal representation per state
Senate
This word means to change something
Amend
Washington, D.C.
The lower house of the Legislature whose representation is based on each state's population
House of Representatives
This branch interprets the laws
Judicial
The act of declaring a law or action unconstitutional is called what?
Judicial Review
This branch makes the laws
Legislative
What vote is required in order to pass a bill into law?
Majority or 51% in both houses of Congress
The power to declare laws or actions unconstitutional belongs to whom?
The Supreme Court
The president checks the Legislative Branch by
Vetoing or signing off on bills
To amend the Constitution, what vote is required?
3/4 of the states approval
The type of government that the United States has
The Legislative Branch can override a presidential veto with what vote?
2/3 in both houses of Congress
This branch enforces and carries out the laws
Executive
The term used to express the idea that the Constitution is a document that can be changed from time to time
Living Document
Plan presented to favor large states with a bicameral Legislature
Virginia Plan
Who the president appoints (2 answers required)
His Cabinet and Supreme Court Justices when vacancies occur
The compromise that settled the issue of whether slaves would be counted in the census for representation in the Legislature.
3/5 Compromise
The number of amendments that have been successfully added to Constitution over the course of our nation's history
27
Plan presented to favor small states with a unicameral Legislature
New Jersey Plan
The accepted plan for the law-making body at the Constitution Convention consisting of a bicameral Legislature, with an upper and lower house.
The Great Compromise
The part of the government most influence/changed by the 3/5 Compromise
House of Representatives
Who has the power to pardon?
The president
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress