Elements of the U.S. Constitution
What is the introduction to the U.S. Constitution called?
Preamble
What does the legislative branch do?
It creates laws
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
What does the executive branch do?
It enforces the laws
What does the judicial branch do?
It judges whether or not the laws are constitutional or unconstitutional
What are the changes and additions made over time to the Constitution called?
Amendments
What is popular sovereignty?
The general will of the people
The ________ Compromise made it so that the U.S. has a bicameral legislature with a different form of representation in each house.
Rule of law means that...
no one is above the law
We The People is an example of which vocab term?
Popular Sovereignty
Article II of the Constitution talks about which branch?
The Executive Branch
Enumerated powers are those that are...
specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution
This compromise states that an enslaved person would be counted as ____________ of all "free persons" for purposes of representation and taxation
Three-Fifths
Which concept's definition is the following: "each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches"?
Checks and Balances
Which Compromise said that Congress could not abolish the slave trade until 1808?
The Slave Trade Compromise
If you wanted to learn more about the judicial branch, which Article would you go to?
Article III
Which concept's definition is the following: "power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments"?
Federalism
One power that the Commerce Compromise gave the federal government is the right to regulate
interstate commerce
Separation of Powers is the principle that...
Power should be split between two or more strongly independent branches
The basic principle underlying the U.S. Constitution is that
The people are the ultimate source of power
Why is Article I the longest Article in the Constitution?
Article I is the longest because it reflects the founders’ belief in the importance of the legislature in a representative democracy
What are implied powers?
Powers not listed in the Constitution, but can be implied
The Election Compromise created the Electoral College because
The Aristocrats believed that the less-informed citizen could not be trusted to choose capable leaders
Independent Judiciary is the principle that...
A system of judges and courts that is separate from other branches of government
Which concept found in the U.S. Constitution was a belief held by the social contract philosophers of the Enlightenment period?
sovereignty of the people