Category I
This is the definition of popular sovereignty.
What is the ida that the authority of government comes from the people?
This is the definition of bicameral.
What is having two lawmaking parts?
This is word that means to reject a proposed law or bill.
What is to veto?
This is the definition of impeach.
What is to formally accuse an official of a crime related to official duties?
The formal accusation must come from a majority of the House of Representatives. The accused is then tried by the Senate. A 2/3 majority results in removal from office. In the case of a president being impeached, he or she is tried by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
This is the definition of federalism.
What is combining a federal or central government with regional or state governments in a single political system?
This is what the Preamble to the Constitution explains.
What is explains the goal of the United States government?
This is the job of the executive branch of the U.S. government.
What is to make sure that states are following the federal laws?
This is the responsibility of the Legislative branch of our government.
What is to make the laws for our country?
This system allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches of government.
What is the system of Checks and Balances?
This is why the Constitution has survived so long.
What is it is a "living document" that has a strong framework but is flexible and can be changed when necessary?
What is "insure domestic tranquility?"
This is the meaning of "provide for the common defense."
What is that the national government is responsible for protecting Americans from foreign enemies?
These are the words from the Preamble that speak about maintaining freedom for todays generation and future generations.
What is "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity?"
The words "establish justice" is the reason we created this branch of government.
What is the judicial branch?
What is "promote the general Welfare?"
This is what the elastic clause gives Congress the power to do.
What is pass laws so the it can fulfill its other powers?
There are many powers not listed in the Constitution from its inception. Over the years the elastic clause has been stretched to allow Congress to do many things not listed in the Constitution.
Which branch of government has the power to veto laws passed by Congress?
What is the executive branch?
These are the number of ways that a constitutional amendment can be purposed and ratified.
What are four different ways?
1.A 2/3 vote from each house of Congress can purpose an amendment.
2.The amendment is ratified by 3/4 of the state legislature.
3. A national convention called by Congress by 2/3 of the legislature can purpose an amendment.
4. The amendment is ratified by 3/4 of the state conventions.
This is main responsibility of the judicial branch.
What is to interpret the laws and dissolve disputes under the law?
What is that the authority of the government comes from the people?
This is how a bill becomes a law.
What is it must be approved by Congress and then signed by the President?
These are the two entities that are able to propose an amendment to the Constitution.
What are the Congress and a national convention?
Both the states and Congress can propose amendments to the Constitution.
This is the only house in Congress that can ratify a treaty.
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It takes this portion of the State Legislature to ratify an amendment.
What is 3/4 of a the State Legislature?
This is what judicial review gives the Supreme Court power to do.
What is to decide if a law is unconstitutional?