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The Constitution
Civics test study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ratify | approve or pass an amendment |
| Execute | Carry out a law |
| Federalism | System where the national government shares power with state governments |
| Republican | A representative form of government |
| Propose | Introduce a new amendment |
| 100 (2 for each state) | How many senators are in the U.S. Senate? |
| U.S. or federal laws | Who does the constitution say is the 'Supreme laws of the land?' |
| The Bill of rights | What was added to the Constitution that listed rights not already in the Constitution? |
| 2 years | What is the term for members of the House of Representatives? |
| The legislative Branch | Who writes the bills that become laws? |
| The Executive Branch | Who makes sure the laws are carried out and enforced? |
| The Judicial Branch | Who hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean? |
| Article 4 | Which article discusses how states should interact with each other |
| Article 6 | Which article discusses the Supreme Law of the Land? |
| Articles 1-3 | Which articles create the three branches |
| The ammendments | What are the additions to the Constitution? |
| Article 5 | Which article explains how to amend the Constitution? |
| Ratify | approve or pass an amendment |
| Execute | Carry out a law |
| Federalism | System where the national government shares power with state governments |
| Republican | A representative form of government |
| Propose | Introduce a new amendment |
| 100 (2 for each state) | How many senators are in the U.S. Senate? |
| U.S. or federal laws | Who does the constitution say is the 'Supreme laws of the land?' |
| The Bill of rights | What was added to the Constitution that listed rights not already in the Constitution? |
| 2 years | What is the term for members of the House of Representatives? |
| The legislative Branch | Who writes the bills that become laws? |
| The Executive Branch | Who makes sure the laws are carried out and enforced? |
| The Judicial Branch | Who hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean? |
| Article 4 | Which article discusses how states should interact with each other |
| Article 6 | Which article discusses the Supreme Law of the Land? |
| Articles 1-3 | Which articles create the three branches |
| The ammendments | What are the additions to the Constitution? |
| Article 5 | Which article explains how to amend the Constitution? |
| Article 7 | Which article explains how to ratify the Constitution? |
| Creates our Nation's government | What does the Constitution do? |
| What is a representative democracy? | Citizens elect people to represent their needs and concerns in government. |
| Law-making | What does "legislative" mean? |
| What is the legislature responsible for? | Turning citizens' wants and needs into laws |
| What does the excecutive Branch do? | Executes or carries out laws |
| The president | Who is the head of the excecutive Branch? |
| What is the Judicial Branch responsible for? | Interperating the laws |
| What are the Bill of Rights? | The first ten amendments |
| What are the two steps | Approval in the U.S. Congress and approval by the states. |
| What are the methods to propose an ammendment | Congressional vote |
| What are the methods to ratify an amendment? | State Legislature vote OR special state conventions |
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