Vocabulary
What is an amendment?
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
What is... to make sure that a branch of government does not get too powerful over the others.
Which branch of government makes/creates the laws?
What is... the Legislative branch.
What is the name of the introduction to the U.S. Constitution?
What is... the Preamble.
What are the two major parties that dominate our elections in the United States?
What are... Democrats and Republicans
What is a jury?
What can the Executive branch do to make sure that the Legislative branch does not get too powerful?
Which branch does the Lieutenant Governor belong to?
What is... the Executive branch.
Which branch of government was established in Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution?
What is... the Judicial branch.
What are 2 things political parties do?
What are... they recruit candidates and support campaigns, they organize elections, organize the government, unite interests and make collective action, and serve as an opposition to the political party in power.
What does veto mean?
What is... to reject.
What can the Legislative branch do to make sure that the Executive branch does not get too powerful?
What are the names of the 2 groups who make laws at the state level?
What are... State Assembly and State Senate.
What is the purpose of the U.S. Constitution?
What is... to provide a basic set of laws that sets the structure for our government.
What are 2 pros of interest groups being involved in politics?
What are... a way for Americans to participate in the political process, present specialized information to the government, they monitor government actions, and help keep people informed.
What is a term limit?
What is... a restriction on the number of terms an officeholder may serve.
What can the Executive branch do to make sure that the Judicial branch does not get too powerful?
What is... they appoint judges/justices.
True or false: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life.
How many amendments does our Constitution have at the moment?
What is... 27.
What is the difference between a popular vote and the electoral college?
What is... popular vote determines a winner by whoever has the most votes from citizens, and the electoral college is used to elect a president based on the number of state electors they win.
What does succession mean?
What can the Judicial branch do to make sure that the Executive branch does not get too powerful?
What is... they can rule executive orders as unconstitutional.
Name the members of the Executive branch at the state and national level.
What are... National: President, Vice President, Cabinet
State: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet
True or false: The Bill of Rights was not originally part of the U.S. Constitution.
What is... true! It was added when ratified.
After a bill is introduced to the House of Representatives or the Senate, what happens next?
What is... the bill goes to committee.