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Constitution
the constitution and amendments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what city did the Constitutional Convention take place? | Philadelphia |
| What stated that 3/5's a slave would be counted during voting? | Three Fifths Compromise |
| When was the Constitution signed? | September 17, 1787 |
| What were the delegates to the constitution known as? | "the Framers" |
| What is a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, | Republic |
| Two-House legislature is known as? | Bicameral |
| The House of Representatives and Senate make up which branch of government? | Legislative |
| What is the Constitution? | Supreme Law of the Land |
| Who makes the laws? | The Legislative Branch |
| What are three powers delegated to Congress? | Coin money, Declare war, Regulate trade |
| The President holds the power in which branch? | Executive |
| Who executes all the laws in the Constitution? | President |
| What are two limits of the president? | 1. can not declare war 2. can not bind a treaty |
| How many terms can a president serve? | 2 |
| How many years are in a presidential term? | 4 |
| How long does a judger serve in the Supreme Court? | for life |
| What is the last step to the Constitution? | to ratify |
| When you approve the constitution, it means to what? | ratify |
| When were the first 10 Amendments ratified? | 1791 |
| What is another name for the first 10 Amendments? | The Bill of Rights |
| How many Amendments are there all together? | 27 |
| Allowing the people to rule is known as what? | popular sovereignty |
| What are the three main principles that limit the government? | 1. Checks and Balances 2. Separation of Powers 3. Federalism |
| What are powers known as that are shared by the states and the federal government. | Concurrent powers |
| Powers that the Constitution neither gives to Congress nor denies to the states are known as? | Reserved Powers |
| When the powers are divided between the Legislative branch, Executive branch and the Judicial branch so they do not become more powerful then other branches, is known as what? | Separation of Powers |
| What gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two branches? | Checks and balances |
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