History Constitution Vocab

Question 1

checks and balances

Answer 1

each branch of government has some control over the others

Question 2

separation of powers

Answer 2

power is distributed between three branches of government

Question 3

federalism

Answer 3

power is distributed between the layers of the federal, local, and state government

Question 4

republicanism

Answer 4

states should be governed by representatives, and the law applies to everyone equally

Question 5

electoral college

Answer 5

the mechanism by which electors, based on the number of reps from each state, choose the president

Question 6

appeal

Answer 6

to ask for another hearing after being accused

Question 7

popular sovereignty

Answer 7

majority vote from the people decides government and laws and decisions

Question 8

judicial review

Answer 8

the power of the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of Congress or the President

Question 9

probable cause

Answer 9

the need for a reason to search someone, you can’t just do it

Question 10

pocket veto

Answer 10

the president refusing to sign a bill into law after Congress disbands once the bill is sent to the white house

Question 11

precedent

Answer 11

something that was already decided or already happened that is brought up in court

Question 12

veto

Answer 12

the president rejects a bill, sending it back to Congress