6.1 and Legislative Branch Quick Review

the idea that political power belongs to the people.

• popular sovereignty

• federalsim

• checks and balances

• amendments

The sharing of power between a central/national government and it's states
with the goal of balancing the power between national and state governments.

• popular sovereignty

• federalsim

• amendments

• checks and balances

changes to the Constitution

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• amendments

• legislative

people opposed to the ratification of the Constitution

• Federalists

• Senators

• Anti-Federalists

• Representatives

Why is the Constitution considered a living document?

• It is breathing and has a heart.

• So it can adapt to changes in society.

• So it can be ratified more easily.

• Branches can check each other.

What would it take to get Anti-Federalists to ratify the Constitution?

• They wanted independence for everyone.

• They wanted written guarantees of individual rights.

• They wanted America to be based on farming.

• They wanted America to be based on trade and industry.

this helps prevent one branch from becoming more powerful than the other

• ratification

• amendments

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

main responsibility of the Legislative Branch

• enforce laws

• interpret laws

• make laws

Who makes up the Legislative Branch?

• President

• Supreme Court

• Congress

written guarantee that individual rights will be protected

• Constitution

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights