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Types of Governments
Constitutional Convention
Articles of Confederation
Parts & Powers of Government
Checks and Balances
100

A King or Queen with total power over the country.

What is an absolute monarchy?

100

The Constitutional Convention was held in this city.

What is Philadelphia?

100

The articles of Confederation made the federal government very weak, and gave most of the power to the _____.

What are States?

100

This branch of government makes the laws.

What is the Legislative Branch?

100

This term, literally meaning "I reject," describes what the President can do to bills sent to them by Congress that they do not like.

What is a Veto?
200

A government where all the power is in one person's hands.

What is an autocracy?

200

This man was unanimously elected to be the President of the Constitutional Convention.

Who is George Washington?

200

Under the Articles of Confederation, this many states had to agree to a law for it to pass.

What is 9?

200

This branch of government consists of the Supreme Court and all the lower courts.

What is the Judicial Branch?

200

The Supreme Court is not elected. Instead, this person appoints Supreme Court justices, and Congress can vote to approve that decision.

Who is the President?

300

This form of government comes from a Greek word meaning "rule of the people."

What is democracy?

300

This man proposed having three branches of government, and came up with the Virginia Plan.

Who is James Madison?

300
This word, meaning "two houses" describes our current Congress.

What is Bicameral?

300

This branch of government consists of the President, Vice President, and the agencies that enforce the laws.

What is the Executive Branch?

300

This fraction of Congress has to vote in favor of a bill to override a President's veto.

What is 2/3?

400
This type of government gives all the power to one person, but it is not a monarchy (king/queen).

What is a Dictatorship?

400
A key agreement of the Constitutional Convention that created two houses of Congress: a Senate, and a House of Representatives.

What is the Great Compromise?

400
This event caused by farmers in Massachusetts caused everyone to realize the Articles of Confederation needed replaced.

What is Shay's Rebellion?

400

This branch of government is the only one the Constitution gives the power to declare war.

What is the Legislative Branch?

400

If the Supreme Court declares that a law is this, it no longer has any force, and nobody can be punished for it again.

What is Unconstitutional?

500

A type of government where a small, elite group has all the power.

What is an oligarchy?

500
The antifederalists did not support the Constitution because it did not have this.

What is a Bill of Rights?

500

The Constitution was signed and ratified in this year.

What is 1787?

500

This branch of government controls the government's money, including taxes and the budget.

What is the Legislative Branch / Congress?

500

If the President or Supreme Court Justices do something illegal or deeply wrong, Congress may use this power to remove them from office.

What is Impeachment?