CE.2 Vocabulary

Protection against unfair actions by the government is called ___ _______

We have 27 changes to the Constitution. What is another word for these changes?

• Rule of Law

• Amendment

• Due Process

• Bill of Rights

The separation of the government between the powers of the State and National (federal) government is called what?

• Federalism

• Veto

• Reserved Powers

• Ratify

There are three branches to the United States Government, the Executive, Judicial and which other?

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Legislative

This Presidential power or ____ provides the President with the power to stop a bill from becoming a law.

The ________ is the introduction to the United States Constitution, and lists the goals of the government.

• Bill of Rights

• Impeachment

• Preamble

• Reserved Powers

This branch of government interprets the law, and is made up of our court systems.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Presidential

This branch of government is led by the President, and oversees the execution and enforcement of laws.

• Presidential

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

_______ ___ _______ ensure that each branch of government is not stronger than the other.

A ______________ is a group of states, and was in our first Constitution.

• arrangment

• Senate

• Congress

• confederation