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the constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| article 3 | judicial branch |
| who wanted a bill of rights | anti-federalists |
| who has power to declare war | congress |
| interpreting laws | judicial branch |
| article 4 | relationship between states |
| law starts out as | bill |
| who can be impeached | president, vice president, civil officers |
| age to be president | 35 |
| how many senators per state | 2 |
| how do judges get their position | appointment |
| which came first: AOC or Const. | articles of confederation |
| under AOC who could tax | state |
| only branch under AOC | legislative |
| law for process of state creation | Northwest ordinance |
| great compromise | dealt with legislature |
| 3/5 compromise | how population would be represented and taxed |
| electoral college | elects president |
| who did not want the government to regulate trade | the south |
| what year did they pass the constitution | 1787 |
| ratify | approve or pass an amendment |
| execute | carry out a law |
| federalism | national government shares power with the state |
| republican | representative form of government |
| propose | introduce a new amendment |
| how many US Senators | 100 |
| supreme law of the land | us/ federal laws or constitution |
| bill of rights | added to constitution and listed rights not included |
| House of Representatives term | 2 years |
| judicial branch power | hear cases and decide what laws mean |
| executive branch | make sure laws are carried out and enforced |
| legislative branch | write bills that become laws |
| articles 1-3 | creates 3 branches of government |
| amendments | additions to constitution |
| article 6 | constitution is supreme law of land |
| article 5 | how to amend constitution |
| article 7 | how to ratify constitution |
| thesis format | although counterclaim, reasons a an b, therefore this is the better option |
| weak central government | |
| strong central government | |
| step 1 | idea |
| step 2 | congressman writes a bill |
| step 3 | sent to committee |
| step 4 | hor votes |
| step 5 | if 51% majority, goes to senate |
| step 6 | if 51% majority, goes to president |
| step 7 | president signs/vetos |
| step 8 | becomes a law |
| what if law is vetoed | sent back to her to vote with 3/4 majority, then senate, then becomes a law |