| Term | Definition |
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| 1) What was the name of the United States first form of Government? | The articles of confederation |
| 2) Why was America's first form of government a failure? | Because it didn't have a strong central government |
| 3) What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? | To create a stronger central government |
| 4) What was the New Jersey Plan? | Proposed that the representatives were chosen by the state government and favored small states making the number of reps in the legislature the same regardless of population |
| 5) What was the Virginia Plan? | proposed a federal government which made it so that states had kept some powers but left the main powers to the federal government and it also favored large states because the number of reps for each state depended on each state's population |
| 6) What was the Great Compromise? | Having 2 houses in congress 1 which follows the New jersey plan and 1 that follows the Virginia Plan |
| 7) What was the 3/5th Compromise? | counts every 5 slaves as 3 people for representation |
| 8) Who was the main author of the Constitution? | James Madison |
| 9) What is the Preamble? | The introduction to the constitution it states what the constitution is and how the government works |
| 10) What does the word "bicameral" mean? | two-part |
| 11) What is the primary role of the Legislative branch? | to make laws |
| 12) What is the primary role of the Executive branch? | to enforce laws |
| 13) What is the primary role of the Judicial branch? | to interpret the laws |
| 14) What are the requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives? | 25 years or older must live in the state must be a citizen of the U.S 7 years and be an inhabitant of the state that he represents |
| 15) What are the requirements to be a Senator? | 30 years old and 9 year citizen of the U.S lives in the state that he represents. |
| 16) What are the requirements to be President? | Natural born citizen of the U.S 35 or older 14-year resident of the U.S |
| 17) What are the powers of the President? | Sign laws, carry out laws, commander in chief, chief ambassador |
| 18) What are the powers of Congress? | To impeach the president make laws, approve appointments |
| 19) How long is a House of Representative's term? | 6 years |
| 20) How long is a Senator's term? | 6 years |
| 21) How long is a President's term? | 4 years 2 terms |
| 22) How many Supreme Court Justices are there? | 9 |
| 23) How long is a Supreme Court Justice's term? | For life |
| 24) What is the main job of the Supreme Court? | To decided if cases are unconstitutional or constitutional |
| 25) Why are Supreme Court Justice's terms so long? | So decisions aren't effected by them being removed from office |
| 26) Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John G. Roberts Jr. |
| 27) What are the three levels of the federal court system? | The supreme court, federal court, inferior court |
| 28) What does the word "appeal" mean? | To propose |
| 29) What part of government has to approve all Supreme Court Justices? | Congress |
| 30) What is Judicial Review? | Power of the courts to examine the actions of the executive branch and legislative branch to see if their actions are constitutional or not. |
| 31) What does the 1st Amendment protect? (hint: 4 parts) | Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom religion, and freedom of assembly and petition |
| 32) What does the 2nd Amendment protect? | The right for the people to bear arms |
| 33) What does the 3rd Amendment protect? | Housing troops in homes |
| 34) What does the 4th Amendment protect? | Searches and seizures |
| 35) The 5, 6, and 7th Amendments protect your rights in .... | An unbiased court of law |
| 36) What does the 8th Amendment protect? | Bail and punishments |
| 37) What does the 9th Amendment claim? | Rights that aren't in the constitution are given to the people |
| 38) What type of government does the 10th Amendment protect? | State government |
| 39) What is the Bill of Rights? | The bill of rights protects people from abuse of government power. |
| 40) Who is the President of the United States of America? | Barack Obama |
| 41) Who is the Vice President of the United States of America? | Joe Biden |
| 42) Who represents Massachusetts in the United States Senate? | John Kerry and Edward Kennedy |
| 43) Who represents Wellesley in the House of Representatives? | Barney Frank |
| 44) Who is the Governor of Massachusetts? | Deval Patrick |
| 45) What are the two ways to amend the Constitution? | ¾ of states have to ratify amendment before it becomes a law and propose Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments |
| 46) What does it mean to "amend" the Constitution? | Change the constitution for the better |
| 47) What are the three levels of government in the United States? (hint: our President is the Chief Executive of one of the levels) | Federal government, State government, local government |
| 48) The First Amendment protects the freedom of speech unless... | it endangers public safety |
| 49) What is another name for the Executive Departments? | The Cabinet |
| 50) What is the main job of the Executive Departments? | To advise the president on policy issues and help execute the policies |
| 51) What does the Department of Defense oversee (in charge of)? | National security |
| 52) What does the State Department oversee? | Handles foreign affairs and relationships with other nations. |
| 53) What does the Treasury Department oversee? | Manufacturing of money, |
| 54) What does the Department of Interior oversee? | responsible for most of our nationally owned public lands, natural resources, and wildlife. |
| 55) What does the Department of Homeland Security oversee? | Works to defend America from terrorist attacks and minimize the damage from natural disasters |
| 56) What does the Justice Department oversee? | Enforces and defends the Federal laws of the United States by preventing and controlling crime, seeking just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and enforcing the Nation's immigration laws. |
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