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Government Terms
Social studies terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who came up with the great compromise | Rodger Sherman |
| A goverment in which citzens rule through elected represenatives | republic |
| number of states congress needs to pass a law under the articles | nine |
| presiding officer at the constitutional convention | George Washington |
| devision of powers between the national and stae goverments | federal system |
| supporters of the new constitution | federalists |
| America's firt constitution | articles of confederation |
| Book of essays explaining and supproting the constitution | The federalists papers |
| Congress dose not have the power to | tax |
| many delegates refuse to sign the constitution because it lacked | bill of rights |
| president and v.p. are elected indirectly by this special group | electoral college |
| keeps one branch of the goverment from over powering the other two | checks and balances |
| entroduction of the constitution | preamble |
| six goals listed in the pramble | form a more perfect union, establish justice,insure demestic tranquility,provide for the common defence, premote the general welfare, secure the bessings of liberty |
| holds the power in a republic | people |
| "rule of law" | everybody must obey the law |
| the supriem law of the land | constitution |
| legislative BRANCH can check the excecutive by | impeaching and approving apointments |
| excecutive can check legislative by | veto |
| process for changing the constitution | amending |
| who can propose a change to the constitution | 2/3 of state legislatures |
| What happens for the change to be made | 3/4 of state legislatures approve |
| only power of the supreme court over the other two branches | judicial review |
| what do committees of congress do | propose bills |
| what does a bill have to do before it reaches the presindent | be approved by both hpuses of congress |
| what can the president do to to bills | veto or sign them into laws |
| who can over ride bills that the president signs into law | supreme court |
| which branch declares war | legislative |
| 15 secritarys that advise the president | cabinet |
| leader of supreme court | chief justice |
| number of justices on supreme court | 9 |
| number of admendments in the bill of rights | 27 |
| separation of powers | each branch has its own responsibilities |
| federalism | power is shared between the state and federal goverments |
| republicanisam | people elect their leaders |
| popular sovereignty | people are the source of power |
| limiited government | the constitution limits the actions of the government |
| checks and balances | each branch limits the others |
| age to vote | 18 |
| you are automatically a citizen ofthe USA if | born here or one parent is a citizen |
| years you must live in the USA to apply for citizenship | 5 yeras |
| duties of american citizens | things you must do acording to law |
| responsibilities of american citizens | things you should do |
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