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- What is a constitution?
- A written plan that creates laws
- What is a government?
- People who make and enforce the laws
- What is a congress?
- a formal meeting of delegates from different states to discuss problems
- What is a delegate?
- A person who represents other people from a single area.
- What are the Articles of Confederation?
- The first constitution of the United States
- What does Ratify mean?
- To approve
- What does Ammend mean?
- To change
- The Constitutional Convention
- Meeting where the Articles of Confederation were rewritten and the U.S. Constitution was created
- What is a Legislature?
- Persons who make, change or get rid of laws
- The Virginia Plan
- Proposed a 3 branch government and a 2 house legislature
- The New Jersey Plan
- Proposed a 3 branch government and a 1 house legislature
- What is a compromise?
- An agreement; giving up something to get something
- What is Federalism?
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Shared power between the state and national
government - What are the three parts of the constitution?
- Preamble, Articles and Ammendments
- What is the Preamble?
- Introduction to the Constitution
- What do the Articles of the Constitution tell us?
- How our government works
- What are ammendments?
- Changes to the constitution.
- What are the Bill of Rights?
- First 10 ammendments to the Constitution
- What does a State Government do?
- Makes the laws for it's state.
- What does the National Government do?
- Makes the laws for the United States of America.
- What does the term "Separation of Powers" mean?
- The National Government is split into 3 different branches of power.
- What does the system of "Checks and Balances" prevent?
- Prevents one of the 3 branches from having too much power.
- What does liberty mean?
- Freedom.
- The Three Branches of Government.
- Legislative, Executive and Judicial
- What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
- Makes and passes the laws.
- The Legislative Branch is also known as what?
- Congress
- The Legislative Branch is made up of what two houses?
- The House of Representatives and the Senate.
- The Lower House
- House of Representatives.
- The Upper House.
- Senate
- Which house has two members from each state and serve a 6 year term.
- Senate
- Which house has 435 members and serve a two year term?
- House of Representatives
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Qualifications for this House are:
Age: 25
U.S. Citizen: 7 years
Lives: State district he/she represents - House of Representatives
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Qualifications for this House are:
Age: 30
U.S. Citizen: 9 years
Lives: State he/she represents - Senate
- Impeach
- Accusing a President or congress member of breaking the law