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Building a New Country
Different Branches
Miscellaneous
A Compromise
Miscellaneous 2
100
The First Government of the United States of America
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
How many branches does the Constitution have
What is 3
100
What is a change to the Constitution called?
What is an Amendment
100
Under this system of government, power is split between federal and state government
What is Federalism
100
How many senators does each state receive?
What is 2
200
What Branch did the Articles of Confederation create
What is Congress or Legislative Branch
200
What does the Legislative branch do?
What is make laws
200
What does it mean to veto a law
To turn it down, reject it
200
Powers given to the federal government
What is delegated powers
200
What Branch has the power to determine if a law is unconstitutional
What is Judicial Branch
300
Who wanted a strong central government?
What is the federalist
300
What does the executive branch do?
What is execute, enforce, or carry out the laws
300
Enlightenment thinker who came up with the idea of checks and balances
Who is Montesquieu
300
Powers gives to the State governments
What is reserved
300
Name one weakness of the Articles of Confederation
What is answer may vary
400
Under the Articles how many states were needed to change the government
What is 13 states, unanimous vote
400
What does the Judicial Branch do?
What is interpret the laws, judge the laws, make sure laws are constitutional
400
The President can check the law-making power of Congress by?
What is vetoing a law
400
Powers shared between the federal and state governments
What is concurrent
400
Who is the father of the Constitution
What is James Madison
500
Under the Articles of Confederation who had the job of enforcing the laws?
What is nobody
500
Cabinet members are under which branch of government
What is the Executive branch
500
The President appoints judges but who can remove them?
What is Congress or Legislative Branch
500
All powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government goes to?
What is the States
500
According to the Constitution who has the power to declare war? (Branch)
What is Congress