Terms
The Constitution divides and limits powers among the 3 branches. This is called
What are Checks and Balances?
This is the original constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What is Gerrymandering?
What is drawing district boundaries for political advantage?
This was the reason the founders wrote the Declaration of Independence. This is who wrote it and this is the king of England at the time
What is telling King George III that they had tried to negotiate having a voice in decisions that affected the colonies and thus declaring independence because of his indifference?
List 3 forms of governments and explain
What is a monarchy?
What is a dictatorship?
What is a Direct Democracy?
...there are others too!
Who said "I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing"
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This is our system of voting. Explain how it works
What is the electoral college?
What are:
1) form a more perfect Union, 2) establish Justice, 3) insure domestic Tranquility, 4)provide for the common defence, 5) Promote the general Welfare, and 6) secure the Blessings of Liberty?
This word means a bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
What is appropriation?
These are the two entities of Congress and this is the number of people each one has
What are the Senate with 100 people?
What is the House of Representatives with 435 members
This is why our government was formed
What is to ensure national security (protect the people from invading armies) provide law and order, pass and enforce laws and to provide services? What is to provide for the public good?
This person said...
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government”
He is also most famous for saying this:
Who was Patrick Henry who said "Give me liberty or give me death".
Impeachment - what does it mean?
What is the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing- high crimes and misdemeanors?
These are the 3 types of powers the Constitution has. Give an example of the first and example of the 2nd
What are
Expressed Powers?
Implied Powers?
Inherent Powers?
What are constituents and what do politicians do to get votes?
the people politicians have been elected to represent. Elected officials should stay in touch with the needs of their constituents after all they have made promises to them!
This is the role of Congress. This is how the terms work in the Senate and in the House of Representatives
The voters elect members of Congress to represent them and to enact laws in their name.
Senators elected for a six-year term. Every two years around one-third of the senators—face election or reelection.
House - Two year terms
Events that led to the American Revolution in an effort to seek freedom form British tyranny
French & Indian War
The Stamp Act
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts: Quartering Act, Sugar Act etc.
This man was our 4th president was the 2nd president to live here and was married to this woman who did this daring thing during this war
Who was James Madison who was the 2nd president to live in the White House? Who was Dolley Madison who saved some paintings during the war of 1812?
What is a "constitution"?
A constitution is a plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government which specify the main institutions of government. It states the powers of each of these institutions and the procedures they must use to make, enforce, and interpret law.
This is how many times the Constitution has been amended. This is why it has been amended and this is what being amended means.
What is 27 times. What is to meet the nation's needs, reflect the changing times, and address concerns or elements they had not anticipated.
What does make minor changes in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date?
What is Reapportionment and who does it?
What is redistributing seats in the House every 10 years among the states based on the results of the census?
Is it better to have a majority vote? Why or why not?
What is voting according to the rule of law instead of what the majority thinks is right or best?
The three branches of government and what each one stands for
What are
Judicial (Supreme Court / ruling)
Legislative (Congress / Senate and House)
Executive (President / commander in chief of the military)
Who were the only two presidents to be impeached? Were they convicted of crimes and removed from office?
Who were Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton who were the only two presidents to be impeached. Neither was convicted by the Senate.
American Democracy is characterized by these core ideals:
Liberty
Equality
Self-government
Rule of Law
Majority Rule / Minority Rights
Compromise
Citizen Participation
Free Enterprise
Recite the preamble to the Constitution (by memory)
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
The Framers of the Constitution established a system of government where some powers belong to the ___________and some powers belong to the _________ - this is called and why it is important
What is Federalism? What is national power and what is states power?
Federalism protects individual liberty by not allowing the national government complete jurisdiction over all the concerns of public life.
This early document in England was a move from the rule of man to the rule of law. This is the person who signed it. It stated that he and others like him had to obey the English laws. Another name for this document is________
What is the Magna Carta? Who was King John? What is Kings and Queens had to obey the laws?What is the Great Charter?
Our first president and this is what the people wanted to make him and why he said "no". This was his occupation before presidency and other important things he did in his life.
Who was George Washington? What is a king? What is he didn't want to go back under the same kind of rule that America had just won independence from? What is a farmer and a general in the continental army?
These are the roles of the president and what he does in those roles
Chief Executive - carries out “executive power” - the power to execute or carry out the nation’s laws. Commander in Chief - commander in chief of the military Foreign Policy -formulating the nation’s plans for dealing with other countries. Diplomacy -directs the activities of the country’s dealings with foreign governments Chief of State -the symbolic figurehead of the US