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Branches of
Government
Vocabulary
Constitutional Grab Bag
Convention
History
Grab Bag
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If a Law passes both the House of
Representatives and the Senate but
the President overrules the law.
Identify and explain the three
branches of government
Legislative Branch- Makes the laws
Executive Branch- Carries out the
laws
Judicial Branch- Interprets the laws
How many years does each serve per term?
President
Senator
Representative
President-4years
(max of 2 terms)
Senator-6 years
Representative-2 years
Name two examples of checks
and balances
-President can veto
-Congress can override a presidential
Veto.
-Senate must approve Presidential
appointments
-Supreme Court can declare a law
unconstitutional (Judicial Review)
Name three roles of the President
1. Chief Executive
2. Chief of State
3. Commander in Chief
4. Chief Diplomat
5. Chief Legislator
What is a compromise?
Identify the compromise that
occurred in the year 1787?
Agreement
made
where both
sides give
up
demands
Constitution
Set of written laws for a country
Impeach
To bring charges against a federal
official
Amendment
To change the constitution
Federalism
Government in which there is a
separation of powers between the
federal government and the state
governments (sharing of power
within the government)
Where did the Constitutional
Convention take place?
Philadelphia
What was the 3/5ths
compromise?
3/5ths of the total slave population
for each state would be counted
towards total population
What was Virginia’s main argument
at the Constitutional Convention?
3 branches of government
2 house legislature
Representation based on
population!
Explain New Jersey’s main
argument at the Constitutional
Convention
1 vote per state
(equal representation per state)
Explain the Great Compromise
How many branches of government?
How many houses in the Legislature?
3 branches of government
2 house legislature
(bi-cameral)
(House of Representatives)
Representation based on population
(Senate)
2 representatives per state
How many branches of
government did the U.S. have
under the Articles of
Confederation?
One (Legislative)
What is the Bill of Rights?
The 1st ten amendments to the
Constitution. Rights that protect
individual liberties.
What is the 1st amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, press,
right to petition and assembly.
What was Shay’s Rebellion?
Massachusetts farmers rebelled
against the government- showed that
the government was weak
Who were the Federalists
and the Anti-Federalists?
What did they believe in?
Federalists- supported the
Constitution and a strong central
government
Anti-federalists- were against the
Constitution and wanted to add a
Bill of Rights
When census numbers show
changes in states total population
which part of the Legislature will
be affected?
House of Representatives
How many Supreme Court Justices
are there? What is the length of their
term?
9
They serve for life
What can run but never walks,
has a mouth but never talks, has a
head but never weeps, and has a
bed but never sleeps??
A River
Eskimos are very good hunters, but they never
hunt penguins. Why not?
Eskimos live at the North Pole.
Penguins live at the South Pole
How many representatives are
there in the House of
Representatives?
435
Final Jeopardy
Explain how the Electoral
College Process works