civics test Flashcards
Who makes up the legislative branch?
senate and house of representatives
The Virginia plan created the
House of representatives
Who makes up the Executive branch?
President and Cabinet
The ___ Plan wanted representation in the legislative branch to be based on population
Virginia
The New Jersey plan created the
Senate
The___ plan wanted representation in the legislative branch to be equal
New Jersey
What was the name of the compromise made to appease both plans for a type of government?
Connecticut Plan.
The people in favor of the new Constitution were called ____
Federalist
The main problem in Articles of Confederation was
The federal government was too weak
Which branch of the government enforces laws
Executive
Nominating justices to serve on the U.S. Supreme court is the responsibility of
The president
Who can declare a law unconstitutional
Judicial
The executive branch checks the legislative branch
veto
legislative branch checks the executive
approves appointments
the judicial branch checks the legislative
judicial review
the president checks the judicial branch
pardons
the legislative branch checks the judicial branch
impeaches judges
who can declare an action taken by the president as unconstitutional
supreme court
what branch of government interprets the laws?
Judicial
who can impeach the president
congress
what was the first document establishing the national government?
articles of confederation
the enlightenment philosopher___influences Jefferson´s deceleration.
John Locke
the philosopher____ developed the ideas of separation of powers and check and balances.
Montesquieu
The american style of representative democracy is called
Republicanism
What system was created to ensure that one branch of the government doesn’t get too powerful?
checks and balances
what is judicial review?
reviews the constitutionality of any government action.
who makes up the judicial branch
supreme court and federal courts
the philosopher___ gave the founding fathers the ideas of freedom speech press and religion.
Voltaire
which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
Legislative
people who were against the new constitution were the
anti federalists.
