Constitution
Name all branches of the US Federal government
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Keeps branches from getting too powerful
What is checks and balances?
The process of a bill to a law
What is first an idea, then committee, then vote, then other side of congress, then committee, then vote, then joint committee and vote, then off to president
The document that the Constitution replaced
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Could the national governments tax citizens under the Articles of Confederation?
What is No?
The 1st Amendment
What is freedom of religions, press, assembly, petition, press?
The 19th Amendment
What is gave women the right to vote
The amount needed to override a veto
What is 2/3?
This branch of the national government interprets the laws?
What is judicial?
Describe Dred Scott, Plessy vs. Ferguson, and Brown vs. Board of Ed.
Slaves are property, separate is equal, separate is not equal
A guidebook, instruction book, recipe, blueprints, for a government.
What is a constitution?
Which branch gets to interpret the laws made by the legislative branch?
What is the Judicial Branch?
Father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison?
The electoral college
What is each state has a number of votes and they add up to elect the President?
Freed the slaves
What is the 13th Amendment?
Which branch has the attorney general and cabinets?
What is the Executive Branch?
Qualifications for President
What is 35 years old, natural-born citizen, resident for 14 years?
Qualifications for Senate
What is 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, resident of state?
27
What is number of amendments?
This branch has the job of writing the laws
What is legislative branch?
This branch has to enforce the laws
What is Executive Branch?
Qualifications for judge
What is none?
Three levels of courts
What is district, appellate, Supreme?
Two ways to become a citizen
What is natural-born and naturalized?