Constitution
SETS
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is the Constitution's introduction?
What is a change to the Constitution?
What are the 1st 10 Amendments to the C…
Constitution
Preamble
Amendment
Bill of Rights
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
What is the Constitution's introduction?
Preamble
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Prints money
enforces the laws
decides what a law means
Declares war
Legislative
Prints money
Executive
enforces the laws
Term of House of Representatives
Term of Senate
Age qualification for House of Represen…
Age qualification for Senators
2 years
6 years
25 years old
30 years old
Term of House of Representatives
2 years
Term of Senate
6 years
True or False: Illinois has had four co…
True or False: Illinois became a state…
True or False: The last great Indian up…
True or False: Illinois has had three c…
True
False.
True
True
True or False: Illinois has had four co…
True
True or False: Illinois became a state…
False.
What was the name of the first Constitu…
In what city was the U.S. Constitution…
What is the name of the building in whi…
How many senators are there from each s…
Articles of Confederation
Philadelphia
Capitol Building
2 Senators
What was the name of the first Constitu…
Articles of Confederation
In what city was the U.S. Constitution…
Philadelphia
to charge an official with a wrongdoing
Illinois governor
current Illinois Secretary of State
Illinois became a state in this year
Impeach
JB Pritzker
Jesse White
1818
to charge an official with a wrongdoing
Impeach
Illinois governor
JB Pritzker
Patrick Henry
Jefferson
False
False
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Who wrote the Declaration?
True/False: The Declaration of Independence was signed after t…
True/False: Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson looked after th…
Patrick Henry
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Jefferson
Who wrote the Declaration?
Term of House of Representatives
Term of Senate
Age qualification for House of Represen…
Age qualification for Senators
2 years
6 years
25 years old
30 years old
Term of House of Representatives
2 years
Term of Senate
6 years
Magna Carta
Parliament
House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Oldest document in English History- 1215
Lawmaking body of England. Compares to our congress
First representative assembly in America
First written constitution in America.
Magna Carta
Oldest document in English History- 1215
Parliament
Lawmaking body of England. Compares to our congress
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
our first form of government
This is the document that declared our independence from Great…
gives authority to the people... (people hold the power)
the people vote for others to represent their interests and ma…
Articles of Confederation
our first form of government
Declaration of Independence
This is the document that declared our independence from Great…
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
FEDERALISM
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Our Declaration of Independence proclaimed, "All men are creat…
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
A system of government in which a written constitution divides…
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, execu…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Our Declaration of Independence proclaimed, "All men are creat…
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What was missing from the Articles of C…
What was the Constitutional Convention?
in what city was the constitution conve…
our country's first constitution
president and supreme court
a meeting held to change the articles of confederation to crea…
Philadelphia
What are the Articles of Confederation?
our country's first constitution
What was missing from the Articles of C…
president and supreme court
The Only objection the colonists had to…
When the first continental congress met…
Patrick Henry did not want to see the w…
The Sons of Liberty supported the colon…
False (An objection the colonists had toward British rule conc…
False (When the first continental congress met, the members wa…
False (Patrick Henry wanted to see the war begin)
True
The Only objection the colonists had to…
False (An objection the colonists had toward British rule conc…
When the first continental congress met…
False (When the first continental congress met, the members wa…
Legislative Branch (Congress)
House of Representatives (Lower House)
Senate (Upper House)
qualifications to be in Congress
makes laws, imposes taxes, and declares war
435 voting members called congressmen ... (number based on state'…
100 members called senators (2 from each state)
-live in the state you represent... -be a citizen (Sen. 9 years;…
Legislative Branch (Congress)
makes laws, imposes taxes, and declares war
House of Representatives (Lower House)
435 voting members called congressmen ... (number based on state'…
When a vacancy occurs in the Senate (e.…
Why does the Constitution require a cen…
Freedom of religion. Freedom of the pre…
George Washington served as president
State governor
To determine how many representatives each state receives in t…
The First Amendment
Under the Constitution
When a vacancy occurs in the Senate (e.…
State governor
Why does the Constitution require a cen…
To determine how many representatives each state receives in t…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
FEDERALISM
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the powe…
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
A system of government in which a written constitution divides…
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, execu…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the powe…
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
How old do you have to be to run for a…
How old do you have to be to run for a…
How long is the term for a Supreme Cour…
How long is the term for a member of th…
25
30
Life
2
How old do you have to be to run for a…
25
How old do you have to be to run for a…
30
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
FEDERALISM
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Our Declaration of Independence proclaimed, "All men are creat…
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
A system of government in which a written constitution divides…
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, execu…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Our Declaration of Independence proclaimed, "All men are creat…
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
What is the purpose of the Preamble of…
What is Article I about?
Name the two houses of Congress
How long is a term for a member of the…
to explain why the Constitution was being written
Congress and the Legislative branch
senate and the House of Representatives
2 years
What is the purpose of the Preamble of…
to explain why the Constitution was being written
What is Article I about?
Congress and the Legislative branch
4 years
House and Senate
legislative branch
veto
president's term of office
two groups that make up the Congress of the United States
branch of the government that has the power to pass laws
required of the president to stop a new bill
4 years
president's term of office
House and Senate
two groups that make up the Congress of the United States
Second Continental Congress met in 1776…
Main author of the Declaration of Indep…
When was the Declaration of Independenc…
The Declaration of Independence announc…
philadelphia
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
new nation
Second Continental Congress met in 1776…
philadelphia
Main author of the Declaration of Indep…
Thomas Jefferson
Learning the rights and duties of a cit…
The principle of Democracy came from wh…
The idea that people are born with righ…
John Lock's idea of government being a…
Civics
Greeks
Natural Law
One way contract
Learning the rights and duties of a cit…
Civics
The principle of Democracy came from wh…
Greeks
What are two main topics covered in the…
What is the theory of American governme…
What was the date on which the Declarat…
Who was one of the main authors of the…
The theory of American government and listing the wrongs Engla…
The government works for the people, and they get their power…
July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson
What are two main topics covered in the…
The theory of American government and listing the wrongs Engla…
What is the theory of American governme…
The government works for the people, and they get their power…
What is the term of office for a govern…
What is the exception for governors run…
What is a line item veto?
Does the GA governor have the ability t…
4 years, 2 consecutive terms
They can sit out for a minimum of 4 years and then run again.…
a special form of veto that authorizes the governor to reject…
yes, for spending bills
What is the term of office for a govern…
4 years, 2 consecutive terms
What is the exception for governors run…
They can sit out for a minimum of 4 years and then run again.…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
FEDERALISM
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the powe…
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…
A system of government in which a written constitution divides…
Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, execu…
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Constitutional principle stating that the people hold the powe…
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
In this type of government everyone, including all authority f…