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Vocabulary
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Ratification
100
Parts of the Constitution are known as...
What is an Article?
100
He is the head of the Executive Branch.
What is the President?
100
This system employs a two-house structure in the Legislative Branch.
What is a bicameral system?
100
This is the name of the Judicial Branch.
What is the Supreme Court?
100
This group supported the new Constitution.
What are the Federalists?
200
The sharing of power between the federal and state governments is known as...
What is Federalism?
200
This part of the Consitution describes the Executive Branch.
What is Article II?
200
This part of the Constitution describes the Legislative Branch.
What is Article I?
200
This is the most basic function of the Judicial Branch.
What is interpreting laws?
200
This term means to approve…
What is ratify?
300
This system of oversight ensures that no branch becomes too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
300
This is the most basic function of the Executive Branch.
What is enforcing laws?
300
This is the most basic function of the Legislative Branch.
What is creating laws?
300
This article of the Constitution describes the Judicial Branch.
What is Article III?
300
This was the number of states needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
400
This group was opposed to ratifying the Constitution
Who are the Antifederalist?
400
This location serves as the Presidents residence.
What is the White House?
400
This is the number of Senator that make up the Senate.
What is 100?
400
The Judicial Branch can check the power of the Executive Branch by declaring actions....
What is unconstitutional?
400
Antifederalist wanted this document added to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
A movement in the 1700s that promoted knowledge, reason, and science.
What is the Enlightenment?
500
The President may use this power to strike down legislation from Congress.
What is the veto?
500
This determines the number of representatives that each state gets.
What is the population?
500
How many Justices make up the Supreme Court?
What is 9?
500
He is credited with the idea of separating powers.
Who is Montesquieu?