Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress officially adopted and approved the final text of The Declaration of Independence on this date.
July 4, 1776
This document served as the first written constitution and governing document of the United States.
The Articles of Confederation
This branch is responsible for examining whether the actions of the other branches are constitutional.
Judicial branch
The president vetoing a bill passed by the Congress is an example of the ___________ branch checking the ___________ branch.
Executive, Legislative
Used by the federal government to count the population, including its demographic characteristics.
Census
This act forced certain colonists to allow British troops to live in their homes.
The Quartering Acts
Under the Articles of Confederation the federal government had almost no ______________.
Power
This branch includes the bicameral Congress
Legislative branch
The ___________ branch can declare actions by the president in the ___________ branch as unconstitutional.
Judicial, Executive
The system used to elect the President of the United States.
Electoral College
This document declared independence from what country and leader?
Great Britain & King George III
The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution, which protect basic individual liberties and limit the power of the federal government.
The Bill of Rights
This branch is the only one that has the power to pardon.
Executive branch
The ___________ branch has the power to impeech the president in the ___________ branch.
Legislative, Executive
___________ believe in personal responsibility, limited government, and a strong national defense. ___________ believe in equality and the importance of the government in solving problems and protecting civil liberties and human rights.
Conservatives, Liberals
This act taxed items the colonists couldn't make for themselves: paint, glass, lead, & tea.
Townshend Act
_____________ is a system of government where power is divided between a central national authority and smaller regional units, such as states or provinces.
Federalsim
The ____________ branch nominates Supreme Court justices and the _____________ branch confirms their appointment.
executive, legislative
The ___________ branch uses judicial review to declare laws being passed in the ___________ branch as unconstitutional.
Judicial, Legislative
After a bill is introcued, it is reffered to the ____________.
Committee
Who was the primary drafter ("father") of The Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
The political principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people. ("We the People...")
Popular Sovereignty
James Madison outlined his explanation and defense of the Constitution’s separation of powers in which document?
Federalist 51 (The Federalist Papers)
The ___________ branch can override a veto by the ___________ branch with a 2/3 vote.
Legislative, Executive
A presidential candidate needs the vote of at least ______ Electoral College electors—more than half of all electors—to win the presidential election
270