History Alive Chapter 14

What was the first document created by the government?

• Congress

• The Articles of Confederation

• Shays Rebellion

• The Constitution

Why did they change the Articles of Confederation?

• They didn't change it

• They were in debt

• People didn't like it

• It was very weak

What are the 3 branches of government?

• legislative, executive, judicial

• legislative, George Washington, judicial

• executive, president, court

• congress, president, judges

What is a veto?

• rejecting people from becoming president

• in conflict with the Constitution

• rejecting a bill and preventing it from becoming a law

• to make a new law

What is the legislative branch?

• The legislative branch makes the laws and is made of 2 parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives

• The legislative branch carries out or executes laws

• The legislative branch is Congress

• The legislative branch is the president

What is the executive branch?

• the executive branch carries out or executes laws. Its head is the president. This branch can veto laws made by the legislative branch.

• the executive branch can veto laws. Its head is the Senate. This branch can make laws made by the execute branch.

• the executive branch makes laws. Its head is Congress. This branch can veto laws made by the judicial branch.

• A person who breaks laws

What is the judicial branch?

• the judicial branch isn't responsible for interpreting the laws, settling disagreement between states, and protecting the Constitution. It is headed by Supreme Court.

• The Constitution

• the judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the laws, settling disagreement between states, and protecting the Constitution. It is headed by Supreme Court.

• The judicial branch makes and executes laws

What was the new document called after they changed the Articles of Confederation?

• The American Revolution

• The Civil War

• The Bill of Rights

• The Constitution

What is the cabinet?

• a group of advisors to the president, including the heads of important departments in the executive

• an object you open and close

• something you can store things in

• a formal agreement between 2 or more nations

What is a treaty?

• The document that created America

• a formal agreement between 2 or more nations

• The Constitution

• the act of accusing a government official of serious crimes, as defined by the Constitution