BUILDING THE CONSTITUTION
The original government document of the united states.
Articles of Confederation
This principle means that the people are the ultimate authority.
What are the 3 branches of Gov
Legislative Executive and Judicial
How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?
27
Identify the articles with the branch of gov
Article 1 = legislative
Article 2 = executive
Article 3 = judicial
The President can make this type of agreement with a foreign country, but it's not really a treaty
Executive Agreement
The group that was in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
Federalists
Government should only be able to do what it is allowed to do under its own rules.
Limited Government
This branch of government is responsible for making laws
Legislative Branch
The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution
Bill of Rights
7
The President appoints his main advisors as members of this, who are heads of executive departments.
Cabinet
The last straw that proved the original government was too weak and lead to writing the Constitution.
Shays' Rebellion
The Federal courts and the Supreme Court has the ability to review government actions (ex: laws) to determine if they are constitutional.
Judicial Review
Veto
The 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments did things like end slavery and give voting rights to all citizens. What are they known as?
The Reconstruction Amendments
The Preamble
The courts have this power, which means they have power to determine if gov't actions are "constitutional"
Judicial Review
This compromise banned the importation of additional enslaved people after 1808.
Slave Trade Clause, or Ban on the Importation of Slaves
Government power should not be held in the same set of hands, that would be tyranny
Separation of Powers
This branch of government includes the bureaucracy
Executive
In order to amend the Constitution, these proportions of these groups must agree on the proposal.
2/3 Congress
3/4 States
The manner in which amendments can be added to the Constitution is found in this Article
Article V
Nothing in the Constitution says how someone becomes a candidate for President, so these people have made up the process
Political Parties
The Anti-Federalists agreed to vote to ratify the Constitution in exchange for the assurance that this would be added ASAP.
Bill of Rights
Each branch of government has different responsibilities and are equal in power, and can stop the other branches.
Checks and Balances
The President can appoint Federal judges, but must get approval from this body.
Senate
Write down amendments 11 - 27 and label as many of them as possible
Identify as many clauses in the 7 articles of the Constitution as possible
Commerce, Supremacy, Full Faith and Credit, Necessary and Proper, Take Care, Slave Trade, 3/5ths, Commander in Chief, General Welfare,
Which amendment limits the president to 2 terms
22