Chapter 6 Study Guide RIS 2021

The separation of _________ is the idea that the power of the government is divided among the separate branches.

• amendment

• powers

• constitution

• balances

_______ and balances is the system that limits the power of government.

• powers

• checks

• amendment

• taxes

The president can ____ a bill if he/she thinks it is not a good law for the country.

• ratify

• divide

• balance

• veto

The ___ branch carries out the laws and commands the armed forces.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• tree

The ___Branch decides what the laws mean.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Interpret

The ____Branch can pass tax laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• police

• Judicial

The _____were afraid of losing their basic human rights if the Constitution was passed.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federals

• Patriots

• Loyalists

State, federal, and local governments can all collect _____.

• powers

• rights

• taxes

• signatures

James Madison was a Federalist who believed the Constitution protected the rights of the _____ through the separation of powers.

• people

• president

• senate

• House of Representatives

In May of 1790 all the states _____the Constitution.

• voted on

• ratified

• vetoed

• wrote