US Constitution 1
The name of a person who speaks for a group.
What is a representative?
A change to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
The two groups that make up Congress.
What is The House of Representatives and the Senate?
The length of one presidential term.
What is 4 years?
The chamber of the legislative branch that is based on representation.
What is the House of Representatives?
Members of congress get elected every ___ years and must be at least __ years old.
2,25
Three examples of something a state can only do that shows Federalism.
What is...
Drive Laws
Education
Gun control
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Congress needs this to override his veto.
What is 2/3 of the Congress?
Women suffrage
What is Amendment 19?
The word that means the legislative branch has two houses (or chambers).
What is bicameral?
The power the President has to reject a bill passed by the legislative branch.
What is Veto?
What are the first 3 words of the Preamble.
What is "We the people?"
The three branches of the federal government.
What is the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch?
100 people make up this group. 2 people from each state.
What is the Senate?
Senators are elected every __ years and must be at least __ years old.
6,30
The US Supreme Court meets to discuss if a law is constitutional or not. This is an example of what two principles of government.
What is a Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances?
Freedom of press is good for democracy because.
What is people have the right to express their opinion without fear of the government?
The Constitution is the most important the highest law in the US
What is "the supreme law of the land" ?
The group of advisors to the President (his besties).
What is the Cabinet?
The plan that favored large states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
Two different parts of the fifth amendment with an example.
What is ...
Grand jury hearing
No “double jeopardy”
No self-incrimination
No one can take away L,L,P (life, liberty property) without due process
Eminent Domain
A real life example of three parts of the first amendment.
Mrs. Vreeland will listen and decide...
An amendment will be passed with this.
What is 3/4 of state approval?
People like this... (seven principles of gov)
What is...
Rootbeer=Republicanism.
Floats=Federalism.
Skittles=Separation of Powers.
Chocolate=Checks and Balances
Ice Cream=Individual Rights.
The definition of the New Jersey Plan.
What is every state has equal representation in the legislative branch?