Vocab
To charge a public official with a crime is known as?
Impeach
What was the dispute between the North and South about counting slaves for representation in Congress?
Southerners wanted slaves counted as part of state population while Northerners did not.
How many executive departments does the president oversee to help carryout laws?
15
Which level of government declares war and makes treaties?
Federal
What is the term for when each branch of government has power over others which keeps any one branch from having more power than the others?
Checks and Balances
What compromise was made to convince people who were against the Constitution to accept it?
Promise to add Bill of Rights
Which part of Congress has members that served 6 terms?
Senate
Which level of government coins and prints money?
Federal
What is the term for a plan of government?
Constitution
What compromise at the convention resulted in Congress having a Senate with each state having two members and a House based on population?
The Great Compromise
What branch can appoint federal judges, ambassadors, and cabinet members?
Judicial
What is the term for when there are increased prices for goods and services combined with reduced value of money?
Inflation
What is the name of the May 1787 meeting in Philadelphia to make changes to the Articles of Confederation that resulted in a new Constitution being written?
The Constitutional Convention
What word means to reject, as in a bill passed by Congress?
Veto
How were John Locke's Enlightenment ideas of protecting peoples natural rights incorporated into the Constitution?
The Constitution specified and divided power.