Congress
Judicial
Executive
Process
Constitution
100
435 members of this house
What is the House of Representatives?
100
Decides if a law is unconstitutional
What is the Supreme Court?!!?!??!!?!?!??!? :O
100
This man signs a bill after it's passed through Congress
What is the president?
100
Something before it is ever a bill.
What is an idea?
100
Uses the Constitution as a rulebook to judge new laws
What is the Supreme Court?
200
Two parts of Congress
What is Bicameral?
200
There are 9 members?
What are Supreme Court Justices?
200
To reject or refuse a law.
What is a veto?
200
Held to learn more about an issue
What is a hearing?
200
~~~~DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!~~~~
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, 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
What is the preamble?
300
The thing that becomes after an idea is proposed
What is a bill?
300
~~~~DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!~~~~
Strongly held beliefs about what is important or acceptable.
What are values?
300
Responsible for making sure laws are carried out
What is the executive branch?
300
The draft of a proposed law
What is a bill
300
This is the person who signed the Constitution
Who is George Washington?
400
A meeting or session to gain support for a bill
What is a hearing?
400
A legal decision made by a judge.
What is a ruling???!?!?!?!?
400
A system in which each branch has powers over other branches to keep everyone in check.
What are checks and balances?
400
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Who makes laws for Virginia
General Assembly
400
This was when the Constitution was written
When was 1787?
500
~~~~DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!~~~~
An area established by the government for representation and official government business
What is a district?
500
A situation that will be spoken about and decided in court.
What is a case?
500
~~~~DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!~~~~
To officially accept an idea or plan.
What is approval?
500
How often do states pass a budget
hint - same root word as bicameral + annual
Every 2 years (biennial)
500
The process of using the Constitution if deciding if a new law is constitutional
What is judicial review?