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#2 Flash Cards
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- 1What was the first government document called?The Articles of Confederation
- 2Did the Articles of Confederation work out?No the document didn't workout
- 3What did the government decide to do with the Articles of Confederation?They decided to change the Articles of Confederation
- 4Where and when did the representatives decide to meet?In Philadelphia in 1787
- 5When was the constitution ratified?March 4th, 1789
- 6What had to happen for the constitution to take place?9 out of the 13 colonies had to agree to it
- 7In how many division was the constitution split up in?3 main divisions
- 8The 3 main divisions are?preamble, articles, and amendments
- 9What is the purpose of the preamble?to state the purpose of the constitution
- 10What is Article l?The Legislative Branch
- 11What is Article ll?The Executive Branch
- 12What is Article lll?The Judaical Branch
- 13The Executive Branch is made up of?President, Vice-President, and Cabinet Officers
- 14The president is elected by who?The Electoral
- 15Both the Vice and President can serve for how many years?4 years
- 16How many terms can both vice and president serve?2 terms
- 17What is the main job of the president?The main job is to enforce the law of the United States
- 18What can the president grant?reprieves and pardons, execute the laws, and presents a State of the Union Address each year
- 19What happens if the president is unable to serve?The vice president takes over and if he/she are unable to serve then the Speaker of the House of Representatives takes over (Congress)
- 20What can the Executive Branch refuse to?Sign a bill into law
- 21When they refuse to sign a bill into lawit is called a Presidential Veto
- 22The presidential cabinet contains the following?Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Attorney General, Postmaster General, Secretary of the Interior
- 23What is the Judaical Branch?a set of number of judges
- 24How many justices are there?there are 8 justices
- 25What the extra justice called?Chief Justice
- 26So how many justices are there?a total of 9
- 27how long does a justice serve for?there whole entire life
- 28What does the court allow police to dothey allow them to search a person's property and seize what needs to be done
- 29What is that called?a warrant
- 30Another word for implied power is?elastic
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