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Government Powers
Name that Branch
Terminology
Name the Amendment
ETC
100
this established the first national of the US
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
This branch interprets the laws
What is Judicial Branch?
100
This means that the president can cancel a law that Congress passes.
What is VETO
100
this amendment changed voting age to 18
What is the 26th amendment?
100
This created guidelines for territory becoming state?
What is the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
200
The main branch of government under the Articles of Confederation
What is the Senate?
200
This branch consists of the House and Senate and makes laws
What is Legislative Branch?
200
This term means that a law is acceptable under the Constitution.
What is Constitutional?
200
this amendment banned slavery
What is the 13th?
200
this compromise set up two legistlative houses. (Senate and House of Representatives)
What is The Great Compromise?
300
They had the most power under the Articles of Cofederation
What is the Senate?
300
What branch enforces laws?
What is Executive Branch?
300
This is how a how a government official can be removed from office..but only a formal accusation
What is Impeachment?
300
this gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th?
300
southern states could count a portion of their slaves toward Congressional representation.
What is the 3/5 compromise?
400
this group elects the president and vice president
What is the Electoral College?
400
The main branch of the government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is Senate?
400
Power belongs to the people
What is Popular Sovreignty?
400
banned making, selling or shipping of alcohol
What is the 18th?
400
This group believed in a weaker central government with more power to the states
Who are the Anti Federalists?
500
these are two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What are..states could refuse.. did not have a president or court system
500
this branch can declare war
What is Legislative?
500
Share power between federal and states
What is Federalism?
500
this amendment repealed the 18th (banning alcohol)
What is the 21st?
500
name of farmer from Mass. who led revolt over high taxes
Who is Shay?