Important Terms
Power in the government lies with the people
Popular Sovereignty
This branch includes the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
Executive Branch
He is the father of the Constitution
James Madison
There are ___ amendments as part of the Bill of Rights
10 Amendments
The first US President
George Washington
Each branch has limited say in the other branches
Checks and Balances
The head of the Executive Branch
The President
The Constitutional Convention was held here
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"I'm using my fifth amendment right to _____ _________"
remain silent, etc.
I wrote the Bill of Rights
Each branch has a different but equal purpose in government
Separation of Powers
There are nine members of these in the Judicial Branch
Supreme Court Justices
This state declined to attend
Rhode Island
The bill of rights limits the powers of _________
The government
I have to be __ years old to become president
35
The process of the Judicial Branch deciding if laws are correct
Judicial Review
The group of people that advise the president
The Cabinet
This article establishes the Executive Branch
Article II
The fourth amendment protects me from:
unreasonable search and seizure
Name of the farmer responsible for the rebellion in Massachusetts
Daniel Shays
The type of government system the United States has:
Republic, or Representative Democracy
Another name for the Legislative Branch
Congress
We the people of the United States...
Establish _________
Ensure Domestic ___________
Justice
Tranquility
Under the first amendment I have these five freedoms:
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Every year the president gives the State of the Union in this building.
The House of Representatives Chamber.