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What is the job of the Judicial branch?
What is the job of the Judicial branch?
To judge laws
Congress, the leader of the Legislative branch, is made up of two houses. What vocabulary word means "two houses"?
Congress, the leader of the Legislative branch, is made up of two houses. What vocabulary word means "two houses"?
Bicameral
Who is the leader of the Executive branch?
Who is the leader of the Executive branch?
The President
Under the Great Compromise, how is representation in Congress decided in the House of Representatives?
Under the Great Compromise, how is representation in Congress decided in the House of Representatives?
The larger the population, the more votes
What is the job of the Legislative branch?
What is the job of the Legislative branch?
To make laws (to write and create laws)
What is the idea that power of the government is restricted and that everyone must obey the laws?
What is the idea that power of the government is restricted and that everyone must obey the laws?
Limited government
What is the system in which each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful?
What is the system in which each branch of government holds some control over the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful?
Checks and balances
What is federalism?
What is federalism?
When power is divided between national and state governments.
What is republicanism?
What is republicanism?
The idea that people elect their political representatives.
What is the idea that people are the sources of the government's power?
What is the idea that people are the sources of the government's power?
Popular sovereignty
Collecting taxes is an example of what type of power?
Collecting taxes is an example of what type of power?
Concurrent power
Printing money is an example of what type of power?
Printing money is an example of what type of power?
Enumerated power
What are the powers that are shared between national and state governments?
What are the powers that are shared between national and state governments?
Concurrent powers
What are the powers that belong to the national government?
What are the powers that belong to the national government?
Enumerated powers
What are the powers that belong to the states?
What are the powers that belong to the states?
Reserved powers
What is a responsibility?
What is a responsibility?
Something you should do
What is a duty?
What is a duty?
Something you are required to do by law
What is an amendment?
What is an amendment?
An addition or change to a document
What is a bill?
What is a bill?
An idea for a law that has been presented for discussion
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation? Federal, state, or city governments?
Who had more power under the Articles of Confederation? Federal, state, or city governments?
State governments
What is a person who owes loyalty to and is entitled to the protection of a state or nation?
What is a person who owes loyalty to and is entitled to the protection of a state or nation?
A citizen
What is an ethical standard or rule that you live by?
What is an ethical standard or rule that you live by?
A principle
What is it called when Congress officially charges a President with misconduct?
What is it called when Congress officially charges a President with misconduct?
Impeach
What is it called when a President rejects a bill?
What is it called when a President rejects a bill?
Veto
What are the basic steps for a bill to become a law?
What are the basic steps for a bill to become a law?
- A bill starts as an idea
- It is then written down and introduced to Congress,
- It is debated and revised in committee
- The fixed-up bill is brought to the House and Senate for a vote
- If they both vote yes, it is sent to the President to be signed into law.
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