Constitution Review Flashcards
Our first constitution was called the _______ __ ________.
Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was ___ branch of government. That branch was called the _____ branch. Each state sent __ representative.
- 1
- Legislative
- 1
The Articles of Confederation called for a (strong/weak) national government.
Weak
The Founding Fathers met to fix the Articles of Confederation. They decided to throw them out and rewrite a new ________.
Constitution
________ _____ is known as “The Father of the Constitution.”
James Madison
________ _____ was the president of the constitutional convention.
George Washington
Our constitution has three parts. What are those three parts?
Preamble, Articles, and Amendments
Article 1 is about the ________ branch.
Legislative
The legislative is made up of _ houses. These houses are called _________ and the _____ __ ________.
- 2
- Senate
- House of Representatives
To run for Representative, a person must be at least __ years old and a citizen of the United States for at least _ years. They must live in the district they are running to represent. Their term is for _ years. There are no term limits.
- 25
- 7
- 2
To run for Senate, a person must be at least __ years old and a citizen of the United States for at least _ years. They must live in the state that they want to represent. A senator’s term is for _ years. There are no term limits.
- 30
- 9
- 6
The main job of the legislative branch is to ______ ____.
Make laws
Article ll is on the _________ branch.
Executive
The executive branch is made up of the _________, vice _______, and the _______.
- President
- Vice President
- Cabinet
To run for president, a person must be at least __ years old and they must be a __________ ____ citizen of the United States.
- 35
- Natural born
