Constitution

Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

What is dividing the jobs of the government between state and federal (national) government called?

• federalism

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• limited government

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Amendment
• Preamble
• Ratification
• Compromise

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 

• the Preamble
•  the Articles of Confederation
• the Declaration of Independence
•  the Bill of Rights

All government power comes from the people

• Popular Sovereignty

• Indirect Democracy

• Limited Government

• Electoral Colleg

Legislative (creates the laws)/Executive (carries out the laws/Judicial(interprets the laws)

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

designed to prevent one branch from seizing too much power. Example: President nominates judges, Senate approves nominations

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

approve

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

first 10 amendments (freedoms) written by James Madison

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and balances

• Ratify

• Bill of Rights

Two house legislature

• Bicameral

• Federalists

• Legislature

• Unconstitutional