Constitution

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

• federalism

• checks and balances

• limits and supports

• constitutionality

the part of government that carries out, the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the lawmaking part of government

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

the part of government that interprets the laws

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• presidential

federalism

• the constitutional system that states that the national government can levy taxes

• the constitutional system that states that power will be divided between 3 branches

• the constitutional system that states the national government is supreme

• the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches

• federalism

• sectionalism

• separation of duties

• separation of power

amendment

• an addition to a proposed law

• Constitutional change that established judicial review

• a law passed by Congress

• a change to the Constitution

How would the 3/5ths Compromise affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

• Virginia would have 3/5ths of the total representation in Congress

• 3/5ths of the slave population would count toward determining taxation and representation

• 3/5ths of the slave population must be set free in order to approve the Constitution

What was the name given to the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution that protect individual freedoms?

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

• The Great Compromise

This was an agreement between the states that created 2 houses of Congress based on both state population and equal representation for each state -

• Separation of Powers

• The Great Compromise

• Limited Government