Articles of Confederation
The name of our first social contract?
Articles of Confederation
The first part of the Constitution is called....
The Preamble
The Legislative Branch is also known as
Congress
The Executive Branch is made up of
The President, the Vice President, and the Cabinet.
The Judicial Branch is made up of:
The Supreme Court and other federal courts (like district courts).
The AOC created an intentionally ________ central (national) government.
Weak
Article I of the Constitution explains
The powers of the Legislative Branch
The legislative branch's main job is to
Make laws
The Executive Branch's main job is to...
Enforce or carry out the laws
There are _______ Supreme Court Justices.
9
Under the AOC, Congress did not have the power to:
Enforce laws
Impose (put into place) Taxes
Article II of the Constitution explains...
The Executive Branch
The legislative branch is made up of these two chambers.
The Senate
The House of Representatives
If the Congress passes a bill and the President refuses to sign it, that's called a
Veto (reject)
The Judicial Branch's main job is to:
interpret the laws or say what the laws mean
True or False: Under the rule of the Articles of Confederation, central government had more power than the states
False, states had more power than the central government
Article III of the Constitution explains...
The Judicial Branch
After a veto, _____ of the Congress must vote if the bill is to become a law
2/3
In order to be President, one must be
At least 35 years old
A native-born U.S. citizen
A Supreme Court Justice's term length is
LIFE!
Changing the Articles took a _______________ decision.
Unanimous (every state had to agree - which is very hard to do).
To make sure that no one branch of government would become too strong, the writers of the Constitution built a series of
checks and balances
The legislative branch has other important duties/jobs. These include:
Declare war, coin money, regulate commerce, Control spending and taxes, and confirming/rejecting nominations.
The Cabinet is made up of ...
Heads of 15 executive departments — such as the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, etc.
A Supreme Court Justice gets their job by ....
Being appointed (nominated) by the President and confirmed by the Senate