Lesson 2 Flashcards
(23 cards)
What document is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
What is the first part of the Constitution called?
Articles of Confederation
What is a check and balance?
Each branch of government checks the others
Executive (the President of the United State) does checks and balances by ___
Nominates federal judges
Grants pardons
Legislative (Congress) does checks and balances by _____
Can rewrite legislation
Confirms federal judges
Judicial (Supreme court) does checks and balances by ___
Declare the president’s actions and congressional laws as unconstitutional
What is the Necessary and Proper (Elastic) Clause?
provides Congress the power to fulfill its legal powers.
What are Reserved Powers?
A political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.
What are Expressed Powers?
The powers given to congress in the constitution
What are the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments in the constitution. The rights of the people over the government.
True or False – The Bill of Rights originally only applied to the federal government.
True
Who is considered the “Father” of the Constitution?
James Madison
Who was the President of the
Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the five rights found in the 1st Amendment.
Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, and Petition
What was the compromise at the Convention between the big states and the small that
proposed a bicameral legislature?
Great compromise
What was the main purpose of the Federalist Papers?
To explain the newly proposed constitution
What philosopher came up with the three branches of government?
Baron De Montesquieu
How many times has the Constitution been amended?
27
What court case formally established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What rebellion would lead to the Constitutional Convention?
Shays’ Rebellion
What document talked about inalienable rights including the right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness?
Declaration of Independence
What was the first form of government in the United States?
Articles of Confederation
