The bicameral legislature consists of which of the following?

the Senate and the House of Representatives

What are the three branches of government that were created by the Constitution?

Executive, Legislative, Judicial

The Legislative Branch is made up of:

Senate and House of Representatives

The Preamble of the Constitution establishes legitimacy in the government based on the consent of the governed.

establishes legitimacy in the government based on the consent of the governed

Checks on Congress' power include all of the following EXCEPT: the court can declare a law Congress passes unconstitutional, the president can veto a law Congress passes, the president can nominate cabinet members.

the president can nominate cabinet members

How is an amendment added to the Constitution? Options: 2/3 of Congress proposes, 3/4 of states ratify, 3/4 of Congress votes, 270 electoral votes are needed, all 50 states must approve an amendment (unanimously)

2/3 of Congress proposes, 3/4 of states ratify

The Great Compromise helped to create

a bicameral Congress to provide representation

All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT: congress could not tax, states had too much power, it had a congress, court and an executive branch, it took a unanimous vote to make an amendment.

it had a congress, court and an executive branch

Compromises at the Constitutional Convention related to all of the following EXCEPT: representation for each state in Congress, how to count state populations including slaves, how to represent big and small states.

how many branches of government to have

Checks and balances is beneficial because

it limits the power of the national government

Antifederalists would have thought: The Constitution should be ratified once a Bill of Rights was added, The Bill of Rights was unnecessary, The Constitution did not give the national government too much power

The Constitution should be ratified once a Bill of Rights was added

The Federalist papers were written in order to

increase support for the ratification and defend the Constitution

The number of electors each state receives is equal to

the number of senators and representatives that state has in the US Congress

The 1st Amendment has 5 freedoms which include: speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly

speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly

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Who is in charge of the executive branch and who elects them?

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the President, the electoral college

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What does the judicial branch do?

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decides if a law is constitutional or unconstitutional

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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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checks and balances

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What does the Constitution do?

Back

sets up and defines the government

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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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27

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Who can check the power of Congress by vetoing bills?

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the President

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What is the highest court in the United States?

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the Supreme Court

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