The Articles of
Confederation failed
because
the central
government was
too weak
#1
Members at the
Constitutional
Convention settled
differences by
#2
The delegate who was
known as the “Father of
the Constitution” because
he influenced the
structure and writing of
the document was
#5
#1
compromise
#2
James Madison
#5
The idea that the
national and state
governments share
powers is known as
federalism
#4
The system that
attempts to keep the
three branches of
government equal in
power is
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The Constitution
establishes
#3
#4
checks and
balances
#19
It establishes
the supreme
law of the land
#3
The number of times
a person can be
elected President is
twice
#27
The length of one
term for President is
#27
four years
#28
The President is
directly chosen by
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#28
Electoral
College
#29
The Commander-inChief of the Armed
Forces is the
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When neither the
President nor the
Vice President can
serve as President,
the position is filled
by the
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An impeached
President is
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President of the
United States
#21
Speaker of the
House
#22
accused of
wrong doing
#23
The Supreme Court
consists of
nine justices
#30
The term of office for
a Supreme Court
Justice is
#30
life
#31
Ratify means to
#20
#31
approve
#20
An amendment is
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change or
addition to the
Constitution
#35
refuse to sign a
bill into law
Veto means to
#7
#7
counting the
population every
ten years
Census means
#6
#6
The Preamble
states the
purpose of the
Constitution
#14
The Bill of Rights
provides
#14
protection to the
individual
#15
Amendments must
have the approval of
¾ of the
#36
#15
States
#36
freedom of
The First Amendment
protects
speech and press
#37
The Bill of Rights
guarantees anyone
on trial for a crime
the right to
#38
#37
trial by jury
#38
An important duty
of a U.S. citizen is
to
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A group that
organizes a protest
march is exercising
its right to
#40
The highest level of
the judicial branch
in the Illinois
government is the
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vote in elections
#39
freedom of
assembly
#40
State Supreme
Court
#42
The chief executive
of Illinois is the
Governor
#44
The legislative, or
law-making branch,
in Illinois is the
#45
When the U.S. flag
is displayed with
state and local
flags, it is to be
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#44
General
Assembly
#45
higher than all
the other flags
#41
Since the flag is a
symbol of our
nation, proper
disposal should be
to
burn or bury it
#43
The branch that
interprets the law
#43
J
Judicial
#34
The branch that
makes the laws
#26
#34
L
Legislative
#26
The branch that
carries out or
enforces the laws
E
Executive
#24
The branch headed
by the President
#24
E
Executive
#25
The branch that
consists of the
Supreme Court and
all lower U.S.
Courts
#32
#25
J
Judicial
#32
The branch that is
known as
Congress
L
Legislative
#17
The branch that
has the power to
declare war
#17
L
Legislative
#16
The branch
headed by the
Chief Justice
#33
#16
J
Judicial
#33
House that must
start all money or
tax bills
House
of
Representatives
#8
Representation is
2 per state
#9
A state’s
population
determines
representation in
this House
#10
#8
Senate
#9
House
of
Representatives
#10
Term of office is
six years
#11
Leader is known
as the Speaker
#12
Term of office is
two years
#13
Senate
#11
House
of
Representatives
#12
House
of
Representatives
#13
Leader is the Vice
President of the
United States
#18
The Executive
Branch is checking
the Legislative
Branch when
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Senate
#18
The President
vetoes a bill
#46
The Legislative
Congress passes a
law over the
Branch is checking
President’s veto
the Executive
Branch when
#47
#47
The Judicial Branch
is checking both The Supreme Court
declares a law
the Legislative
unconstitutional
and Executive
Branch when
#48
The Legislative
Branch checks the
Executive Branch
when
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The Executive
Branch checks the
Judicial Branch
when
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#48
The Senate
approves treaties
made by the
President
#49
The President
appoints justices
to the Supreme
Court
#50