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Virginia Plan

3 branches of government


Legislative Branch made up 2 houses


Representation based on population

New Jersey Plan

3 branches of government


Legislative Branch made up of 2 houses


Representation based on equal

The Great Compromise

2 House Congress


House of Representatives representation based on population


Senate each state has 2 senators

The Three-Fifths Compromise

Each slave was counted as 3/5 of a person when determining state's population for representation and taxation

The Electoral College

Made up of electors who cast votes to elect the president and vice president every 4 years. Each state has as many electors as the number of senators and representatives it sends to Congress

Legislative Branch

The law-making part of the government

Bicameral

Having 2 law-making parts

Bill

A proposed law

Veto

To reject a proposed law or bill. Only the president can veto bills

House of Representatives

2 year terms


Must be 25 years old


Members from each state based on population


Total members in Congress: 438

Senate

6 year terms


Must be 30 years old


Members from each state 2


Total members in Congress: 100

Congress has the power to propose a law to raise revenue (_______) and _______ ____

Congress has the power to propose a law to raise revenue (taxes) and declare war

How a Bill Becomes a Law




House of Representatives

The House introduces a bill sends it to a committee


The House committee approves the bill


The House debates and passes its form of the bill

How a Bill Becomes a Law




Senate

The Senate introduces a bill and sends it to a committee


The Senate committee approves the bill


The Senate debates and passes its form of the bill

How a Bill Becomes a Law




Floor Action

The House and Senate committees compromise on differences between the two versions


The House and Senate pass the revised bill

How a Bill Becomes Law




Enactment

The president signs the bill into a law

Executive Branch

The part of the government that "executes" (carries out) the laws

Impeach

To formally accuse an official of a crime related to official duties. The Senate has the sole power to impeach

Oath of Office

A solemn promise a new president makes. The president promises to "defend the Constitution".

President (and Vice President)

4 year terms


Must be 35 years old

The President has the power to make _____________

The President has the power to make treaties with foreign countries, nominate ambassadors, public ministers or other officers of the United States such as members of the cabinet

Cabinet members are


Ex:

Cabinet members are the heads of states departments such as the Food and Drug Administration

The President is the ___________ in __________ of the U.S. military forces

Commander in chief

Judicial Branch

The part of the government consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interpret the law

Judicial Review

The Supreme Court has the power to review the laws and actions of the executive and legislative branches and decides if they are constitutional

Supreme Court

May serve for life


Can be however hold they want to


9 members of the Supreme Court

The federal courts have the power to resolve issues involving ______ laws or laws of the United States and settle disputes between ____________ states.

involving federal


between different states

Checks and Balances

A system that enables each branch of government to limit the actions of another branch. This makes it so that one branch can't try to gain too much power

Congress -> President


President -> Congress


Supreme Court -> President


President -> Supreme Court


Supreme Court -> Congress


Congress -> Supreme Court

Can override presidential vetoes


Can veto bills


Can reject treaties that are unconstitutional


Can nominate Supreme Court justices


Can reject laws that are unconstitutional


Approves appointments of Supreme Court justices

Amendment

A change to the Constitution

Bill of Rights

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

How many amendments are there

27

Thirteenth Amendment

Made slavery illegal

Eighteenth Amendment

Forbid the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol

Nineteenth Amendment

Guaranteed women the right to vote

Twenty-second Amendment

Presidents can be elected for only 2 terms (maximum of ten years)

Twenty-sixth Amendment

Gave the right to vote to all citizens over the age of 18

Congress and state legislatures have the power to___________

Power to propose amendments

How much of the state legislatures have to say yes in order to approve an amendment?

Three-fourths

Interstate Commerce

Trade and other business dealings that cross state lines

Federalism

The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

The framers of the Constitution wanted _____

A strong national government, but with the states keeping significant powers

Congress controls the printing and ______

Coining of money

The Constitution is the "____________"

Supreme law of the land

States cannot pass the laws that ___________

Contradict with the Constitution

What is the "Full Faith and Credit"

The "Full Faith and Credit" clause requires states to accept the legality of the laws of others states

Congress organizes the ____________ and decides when the vote will be cast

Presidential electin