Vocabulary
What is a Representative Government?
When citizens elect officials to represent them
The legislative branch (Congress) is responsible for _________ laws.
Making
The executive branch is responsible for ______ the law
Enforcing
The judicial branch is responsible for _______ the law
Interpreting
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787
The U.S. Constitution
The process of becoming a citizen of another country
Naturalization
The legislative branch of government, Congress, has two houses, what are they?
The House of Representatives and the Senate
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution
Preamble, the 7 Articles, and the 27 Amendments
The power of the court to judge whether actions of other branches are constitutional
Judicial Review
In the House of Representatives, the number of each states representatives is based on a states ______.
Population
The Constitutional Convention took place to write the Constitution. The Constitution was created to replace what document?
The Articles of Confederation
The equal application of the law regardless of a person’s race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities
Equal Protection
What is the name of the first 10 amendments that were added to the Constitution are called _____.
The Bill of Rights
What word means “the belief that government is subject to the will of the people”
Popular sovereignty
Where does the Constitution get it's authority?
From the people