After the Revolution NC sold the land belonging to this group.
Place of intense immigration in early America
3 inalienable rights as stated in the Declaration of Independence
Supreme Law of the Land
Why has the Constitution survived over hundreds of years?
Number of houses of Congress and their names
Group requiring Bill of Rights to ratify the U.S. Constitution
Name for changes to the U.S. Constitution
Branch of government which makes laws
Name for system of government where power is divided between the state and federal governments.
Place where the delegates met to create the Constitution.
Ideal behind the structure of our government plan
Branch of government comprised of the President, his cabinet and staff.
Branch of government comprised of judges and their courts
The authority of the U.S. Constitution comes from whom?
The state of Franklin existed for a short time in what is today the state of...
What is the electoral college and why was it created?
What does the Preamble list?
What is our posterity?
Part of the Constitution that outlines the structure of government, establishes the 3 branches and the powers of the state and federal government.
A proposed law
Power of President to reject a bill
The idea that a court can judge the constitutionality of a law
A bill cannot become a law until this happens.
Which words of the Preamble best justify the creation of Federal courts?
Tories
Ellis Island
Life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
U.S. Constitution
It provides a solid framework with flexibility for "alterations"
2 (bicameral) Senate, House of Representatives
Antifederalists
Amendments
Legislative Branch
Federalism
Philadelphia
Division of power/checks and balances
Executive branch
Judicial branch
the people
Tennessee
Founding Fathers wanted a "safety net" for electing the President. They didn't feel the common man would know the candidates well enough to make a good decision.
Reasons for Gov
future generations
Articles
bil
veto
judicial review
Approved by Congress and signed by the President
"establish justice"
