US Constitution 1
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights
What is the legislative branch?
What is the second step in bill to law process?
What is Committee action
Freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly, and to petition
What is 1st Amendment?
Supreme Court
Who is the head of Judicial Branch?
who is next in line after the Vice President to become President
What is the Speaker of the House
Elects the President
What is the Electoral College
How Long is a Senators term of office?
What is 6 years
What are the 6 core principles of the US Constitution?
Must name at least three
Popular sov, limited gov, federalism, checks and balances, separation of powers, Judicial Review
Gave 18 year old's right to vote
What is 26th Amendment
This determines the amount of senators in each state.
What is equal representation?
They can impeach the President
What is Congress?
What is separation of powers?
the idea that the government is spread out across branches / divides the government
What is the main power of the executive branch?
to enforce the law
The 2 parts of the Legislative Branch is called
What is Congress?
What is population?
What are the three branches of government in order?
What is the legislative, executive, judicial?
What is an example of a "check and balance"
What is veto, congress overrides veto, impeachment, reject laws as unconstitutional etc.
to interpret the laws
What is the main power of the legislative branch?
to create laws on behalf of citizens
The first Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
The Commander in Chief of the Military
Who is the President
No branch of government can be too powerful
What is check and balances?
What are federal powers called?
What are delegated powers
The part of the constitution that list the 6 goals
What is the Preamble