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the constitution
Question | Answer |
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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 |