constition

Question 1

Articles of Confederation

Answer 1

the agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America

Question 2

Declaration of Independence

Answer 2

document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, and that announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain.

Question 3

Treason

Answer 3

the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

Question 4

Checks and balances

Answer 4

the separation of power in the government, which is ensured through the establishment of three different branches: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch.

Question 5

Separation of powers

Answer 5

the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government.

Question 6

Great Compromise

Answer 6

established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body.

Question 7

Tariff

Answer 7

a tax on a good imported from another country.

Question 8

Repeal

Answer 8

the Twenty-First Amendment explicitly repealed the Eighteenth Amendment,

Question 9

Civil Discourse

Answer 9

a conversation in which there is a mutual airing of views.

Question 10

3/5th’s Compromise

Answer 10

three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation.

Question 11

Constitution

Answer 11

the foundation of our Federal Government.

Question 12

Preamble

Answer 12

A show stopping, opening phrase emphasizing the unity and resolve of all the citizens of the newly formed nation.

Question 13

Bill of Rights

Answer 13

a statement of basic rights and privileges guaranteed to a people.

Question 14

Legislative Branch

Answer 14

in charge of making laws.

Question 15

Executive Branch

Answer 15

in charge of making sure that the laws of the United States are obeyed.

Question 16

Judicial Branch

Answer 16

in charge of deciding the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations, and whether a law breaks the rules of the Constitution.

Question 17

Congress

Answer 17

a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates,

Question 18

Senate

Answer 18

the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries