Government

Wat does ratify mean?

• approve

• a way to stop one branch of the government from becoming to powerful

• addition or change

what is a republic?

• a form of government in which the people elect representatives to run the country

• refuse to sign into law

• addition or change a law

What is veto?

• approving a bill into a law

• refuse to sign into law

• a law that is in the house of representatives

What is a system of checks and balances?

• guards one branch from becoming to powerful

• refusing to sign a law

• a change in the constitution

What is an amendment?

• a lawmakers refusal to sign a law

• approve

• addition or change

What are the first Ten Amendments of the Constitution called?

• Preamble

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

How many justices are there in the Supreme Court?

• 2

• 13

• 9

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed and put into place?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1787

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin

What was Shay's Rebellion?

• Colonist boycotting the imported goods

• Protest from farmers again tax collections

• Farmers revolting and burning down barns