The Constitution Flashcards
Articals of confederation
It was America’s first form of a Constitution
Declaration of Independence
The paper that formed America’s goverment,freedom and society.
Treason
Betraying a nation.
Checks and balances
Seperation of branches of government.
Separation of powers
Divides the branches of government into three groups.
Great Compromise
The act of making the states have a structure.
Tariff
Taxes on goods.
Repeal
Revoke.
Civil Discourse
Expand knowledge of community problems.
3/5ths Compromise
Tax on slaves in the north and south.
Preamble
Stages for the constitution.
Constitution
27 amendments.
Bill of Rights
Compremise for the first ten commandments.
Legislative Branch
House and senate
Executive Branch
Enforcing laws.
Judicial branch
works with laws.
Congress
a national legislative body.
Senate
An upper chamber of Congress.
House of Representatives
Makes and passes federal laws.
Equal representation
Everybody is treaded equally.
Proportional representation
reffers to any type of electoral systems.
President
A leader for the usa
Supreme Court
Most influential court in the nation
Fugitive Slave Clause
Nobody should be in slavery
Ratify
Giving consent.
Amendment
A change to law
1st Amendment
Free region of religion
2nd Amendment
Allow people to have guns
4th Amendment
Right to privacy.
5th Amendment
Allows citizens to not testify in a court of law
6th Amendment
Right to a public and speedy trial
13th Amendment
Bans slavery.
14th Amendment
States cant enforce laws.
15th Amendment
Allowed males to vote.
19th Amendment
Allowed no discrimination against sex and voting.
