Government Review

section of the constitution that explains how the government will work

• preamble

• amendment

• article

• cabinet

group of people appointed by the president; includes the secretary of state and secretary of education

• house of representatives

• senate

• supreme court

• cabinet

the first ten amendments of the constitution; guarantee freedoms and rights for individual citizens

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

the first form of government created for the US; was a total disaster

• Bill of Rights

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Articles of Confederation

• Representative Dictatorship

a proposed idea for a law - must pass both houses and be signed by the president

• proposal

• idea

• bill

• law

a written plan for government

• constitution

• amendment

• declaration

• article

representation is determined by population

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Presidential Cabinet

representation is equal - two per state

• Presidential Cabinet

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

If something happens to the president, who becomes president?

• secretary of state

• vice president

• head justice

• majority leader

a change or addition to the constitution

• addition

• preamble

• article

• amendment