Consitutional Convention
What compromise combined the two plans for the legislature?
The Great Comprimise
What economic system does the US use?
Capitalism
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine
What is the name of the US legislative branch
Congress
What are some qualifications to be Pres
35 years of age
14 years citizen
Born here
Which plan benefited the larger states?
The Virginia Plan
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
About how many cases does the Supreme Court take a year?
100
What are the names of the two houses of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
How can the president affect lawmaking?
Vetoing or passing laws
What plan benefited the smaller states?
The New Jersey plan
What's the other name for representative democracy?
Republic
How many justices must agree to hear a case for it to be reviewed?
4 out of 9
What is a two-house legislative branch called?
Bicameral Legislature
What is the rest of the executive branch, not the president, called?
Bureaucracy
What was the Three-fifths compromise about?
How slaves should account for the population of a state when counting for the House of Representatives
Who has the least power in a confederacy?
The central gov
How long to Supreme Court justices serve for?
Life
Who won what in the midterms
R - Senate
D - House
What is the main advisory group to the president?
The cabinet
What did the anti-federalists fear?
A strong government
How did The US's founders plan on keeping one branch from becoming too powerful?
Separation of powers
or
Checks and balances
How can the Supreme Court remove laws they don't like?
By declaring them unconstitutional
How many states are needed to ratify an amendment?
3/4
Who is fourth in line to become president?
Secretary of State