Constitution 1
What branch of government interprets laws?
Judicial Branch
Tell the procces of how laws are made
What year was the Constitution signed?
1787
What are the three branches?
Executive, judicial, and Legislative.
how many members does the senate have?
100 members
What government branch enforces laws?
Executive branch
Each branch holds some power over the other two due to?
Checks and Balances.
What article are the powers on congress listed in
What branch is responsible for maintaining an army?
Legislative branch.
How many amendments are in the constitution?
27
Qualifications for the president are found in what article?
Articale 2
What was the reason for going to the Philadelphia convention?
To revise the articles
Dividing power among different branches in the same government is called?
Separation of powers
Group of electors from each state who are chosen by voters every 4 years to elect a president and the VP
The electoral college.
What two groups of people disagreed about approving the constitution because there was no bill of rights?
Federalist and Anti-fedralist
The House of Representatives has the power to vote to impeach a president, but what rule does the senate have in case of impeachment?
The senate can try cases, and the chief justice of the supreme court presides over the trial.
Why is article 5 of the constitution important?
Because it tells you how to amend it.
A number of votes needed by both houses of Congress to override a veto from the president?
two-thirds vote
You have to be 25 years old at least to be a member of this part of the legislative branch
House of repesentives
The article of confederation weakness caused problems with taxation and domestic conflict due to what rebellion?
Shays rebellion.
Which aritcale implies supremacy of the national government?
Article 6
What amendment gives freedom of press, speech, and religion?
The first.
What article states, "New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union, but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State..."
Article 4
What article gives states a way to potentially bypass congress?
Article 5
What was the economic impact of the 3/5 compromise?
Difference between small and large states.