U.S. Constitution & Plagiarism Review Checks and Balances Constitution History Three Branches Vocabulary Bill of Rights $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final
The primary role of this branch is to enforce laws. $100 The primary role of this branch is to enforce laws.
Answer: The Executive Branch
This is the current leader of the executive branch. $200 This is the current leader of the executive branch.
President Barack Obama Answer: President Barack Obama
The primary role of this branch is to make laws. $300 The primary role of this branch is to make laws.
The Legislative Branch. Answer: The Legislative Branch.
$400 The Judicial Branch has the power of “Judicial Review” which means deciding if laws are ________ or ________.
Constitutional or Unconstitutional Answer: Constitutional or Unconstitutional
$500 The legislative branch contains Congress which is made up of the ______ and ______
House of Representatives. Answer: Senate & House of Representatives.
This branch can veto laws passed by Congress. $100 This branch can veto laws passed by Congress.
Answer: The executive branch
If a law is vetoed, Congress can still pass it by… $200 If a law is vetoed, Congress can still pass it by…
Overriding the veto with a 2/3rds vote. Answer: Overriding the veto with a 2/3rds vote.
The Judicial Branch checks the power of the other two by… $300 The Judicial Branch checks the power of the other two by…
Answer: Judicial Review (declaring laws and executive actions constitutional or unconstitutional)
$400 Besides overriding vetoes, the legislative branch can check the executive by…
Answer: Impeachment!
Checks and balances are important because they… $500 Checks and balances are important because they…
Keep one branch from getting too much power. Answer: Keep one branch from getting too much power.
This is the highest law in the United States. $100 This is the highest law in the United States.
Answer: The Constitution
$200 This group of men, also known as the Founding Fathers, were responsible for creating the Constitution.
Answer: The Framers
$300 This compromise dictated that slaves would count less than white people.
The Three-Fifths Compromise Answer: The Three-Fifths Compromise
$400 The Three-Fifth’s Compromise was used to determine population for representation in the…
House of Representatives Answer: House of Representatives
$500 Before passed by Congress and approved by the President, a law is called a…
Answer: Bill
Before the Constitution, the U.S. Government was outlined in the… $100 Before the Constitution, the U.S. Government was outlined in the…
Articles of Confederation. Answer: Articles of Confederation.
$200 One reason the Articles failed is that they did not allow the federal government to…
Enforce federal laws in states. Answer: Tax states Enforce federal laws in states.
$300 A legislature which has only equal representation would benefit (small or large) states.
Answer: Small
$400 The Framers met in Philadelphia to discuss the Constitution in 1787. This meeting was called the…
Constitutional Convention Answer: Constitutional Convention
Name two men who could be considered Framers $500 Name two men who could be considered Framers
Answer: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, James Madison etc.
The Bill of Rights provide rights and privileges for the… $100 The Bill of Rights provide rights and privileges for the…
Answer: Individual or Citizen
A change to the Constitution is known as… $200 A change to the Constitution is known as…
Answer: An Amendment.
The Framers included a Bill of Rights because… $300 The Framers included a Bill of Rights because…
Some states wouldn’t sign the Constitution. Answer: Some states wouldn’t sign the Constitution.
One category the amendments of the Bill of Rights can fit into are… $400 One category the amendments of the Bill of Rights can fit into are…
Answer: Individual Rights Rights of the Accused Political powers
By including the amendment process, the Framers made the Constitution… $500 By including the amendment process, the Framers made the Constitution…
Answer: Flexible
Final Jeopardy Although slavery was a major issue at the Constitutional Convention, it was barely mentioned in the Constitution itself because…
Answer: It was a touchy subject and the South might not have stayed with the Union.