Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
The national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
What is the U.S. Congress?
This group of people needed the Bill of Rights added in order to protect individual rights.
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
The first sentence of the entire constitution
What is We The People of the United States....
2 powers of Congress
What is enforce taxes, declare war, organize trading with other countries, create copyright laws, mint money
The president can check the power of Congress by doing this.
What is veto a bill?
What are the first amendments called?
What is The Bill of Rights?
The word in the preamble that means calm and peace.
What is tranquility?
These are the 2 houses of the legislative branch have 435 members and 100 members respectively.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President of the United States?
The number of justices on the supreme court and the term they serve.
What is 9 and for life?
This was the number of states required to ratify the constitution
What is 9?
This must happen in order for a bill to become a law.
What is: pass in both houses of Conngress and be signed by the president?
These are the 2 powers of the president
What is to be the commander in chief
pardon criminals
nominate supreme court judges
make treaties with other countries
This is one main way in which the Judicial Branch can check the Legislative Branch.
What is declare a law unconstitutional?
Which Bill of Rights guarantees the right to a fair trial?
Amendment 5
This is the purpose of the Preamble.
What is to introduce the Constitution and explain who the power of the government comes from?
This is the reason we have 2 houses in the legislature.
What is to have equal representation and representation based on the population of each state?
Great Compromise
This official acts as the President of the Senate, but can only vote in the event of a tie.
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
these cases go straight to the supreme court
what are cases involving ambassadors and cases that include an entire state?
This is the purpose of the Constitution and the way our government is set up.
What is to outline how the country's government should work or limit the power of the government to protect the people from government abuse?