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Preamble
The Constitution
Branches of Gov.
Branches of Gov. Continued
Miscellaneous
100
This was one of the goals of the framers in writing the U.S. constitution: to establish a ________ __________ union
What is More Perfect
100
This man was the president of the convention and later become the president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
100
This branch of government carries out the laws that are passed.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
This term means to throw out or do away with.
What is veto?
100
This was the date the Constitution was signed.
What is September 17, 1787?
200
The Preamble starts in this famous way.
What is "We the people of the United States..."
200

What type of Gov do we have in the US?

What is a Representative Democracy?

200
This is the number of judges on the Supreme Court.
What is nine judges?
200
The Congress is split into these two powers or groups.
What is Senate and the House of Representatives?
200
In order to keep one branch of government from getting too much power, the government uses this system.
What is Checks and Balances?
300

We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect ___________, establish ____________, ensure _____________ tranquility....

What is  UNION, JUSTICE, DOMESTIC?

300

What was added to the Constitution that listed rights not already in the Constitution?

What is The Bill of Rights?

300
This man works with the executive branch and is allowed to veto bills passed by Congress.
Who is the President of the United States?
300

There are this many senators from each state and serve for _____________.

What is two, with a total 100 senators 6 year term.

300
The president appoints the Supreme Court justices, however this group has to approve of them.
What is congress?
400
The preamble was an introduction that presented the goals of the Constitution. True or False?
What is True?
400

One of the powers of this branch is to declare war.

What is the Legislative Branch?

400
This group of people make laws.
What is Congress?
400
When a new idea is proposed to Congress it is first call this.
What is a bill.
400

The House of Representative has ______ members. Each member serves a _________ term.

What is  435 and 2 years.

500
This word means generations to come or our children’s children’s children.
What is Posterity?
500

To amend the Constitution means:

What is to change.

500
When the judicial branch believes a law or something goes against the constitution, they call it this.
What is unconstitutional?
500

We decide what laws mean and decide if they are constitutional.

What is  Judicial Branch.

500
In 1789, the Bill of Rights were added to the Constitution having the first 10 amendments. Today, there are this many amendments.
What is 27 amendments?