1. The Articles of Confederation failed because… The Central Government was too weak

2. Members of the Constitutional Convention settled differences by… Compromise

3. The Father of the Constitution is… James Madison

4. The idea that the national and state governments share power is called… Federalism

5. The system that attempts to keep the three branches of government equal in power is called… Checks and Balances

6. The Constitution is the… Supreme Law of the Land

7. How many times can a person be elected President? 2 times

8. The length of one term for president is… 4 years

9. The President is directly chosen by the…

10. Electoral College

11. The Commander-in- Chief of the armed forces is the… President of the U.S.

12. When neither the President nor the Vice- President can serve as President, the position is filled by the…

13. Speaker of the House

14. An impeached President is… Accused of wrong doing

15. The Supreme Court consists of… 9 Justices

16. The term of office for a Supreme Court Justice is… life

17. Ratify means… approve

18. An Amendment is… A change or addition to the Constitution

19. Veto means… Refuse to sign a bill into law

20. Census means… Counting the population every 10 years

21. THE PREAMBLE States the purpose of the Constitution

22. The Bill of Rights Provides Protection to the individual

23. Amendments must have approval of ¾ of States

24. The First Amendment Protects Freedom of speech and press

25. The Bill of Rights guarantees anyone on trial for a crime the right to… Trial by jury

26. An important duty of a U.S. citizen is to Vote in elections

27. A group that organizes a protest march is exercising its right to Freedom of Assembly

28. The highest level of the Judicial Branch in Illinois Government is the State Supreme Court

29. The Chief Executive of Illinois is the Governor

30. The Legislative or Law- Making Branch in Illinois is the General Assembly

31. When the U.S. Flag is displayed with State and Local flags it is to be Higher than all other flags Higher than all other flags

32. Since the flag is a symbol of our Nation, proper disposal is to

33. Burn or bury it!

34. The Branch that interprets the laws is the… Judicial Branch

35. The Branch that makes the laws is the… Legislative Branch

36. The Branch that carries out or enforces the laws is the… Executive Branch

37. The Branch headed by the President is the… Executive Branch

38. The Branch that consists of the Supreme Court and all the lower U.S. Courts is the… Judicial Branch

39. The Branch that is known as Congress is the… Legislative Branch

40. The Branch that has the power to declare war is the… Legislative Branch

41. The Branch headed by the Chief Justice is the… Judicial Branch

42. The House that must start all money or tax bills is the… House of Representatives

43. Representation is determined by state population… House of Representatives

44. Representation is 2 per state… Senate

45. Term of office is 6 years… Senate

46. The term of office is 2 years… House of Representatives

47. The leader is known as the Speaker… House of Representatives

48. The leader is the Vice- President of the U.S. Senate