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