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What are proposals for new laws called?

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Bills

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What different types of court make up the judicial branch?

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Supreme Court, district courts, and appellate courts

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Why did the framers feel the need to include checks and balances in the Constitution?

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They were concerned that one branch would try to gain too much power.

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This diagram illustrates the

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system of checks and balances.

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What does the president promise to defend when he takes the oath of office?

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the Constitution

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Why did the framers make it possible to change the Constitution?

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They knew it would have to change with the times.

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What does bicameral mean?

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Having two lawmaking parts

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What do cabinet members do?

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They are heads of executive departments and advisors to the president

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The main job of the legislative branch is to

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make laws needed for the country

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The "elastic clause" gives Congress the power to

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pass laws needed to carry out it's other powers.

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How many ways are there to propose and ratify a constitutional amendment?

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four.

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What does the term judicial review mean?

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The Supreme Court has the power to review the laws and actions of the executive and legislative branches and decide if they are constitutional.

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An amendment may be ratified by three fourths of the

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state legislatures.

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Why did the framers create a federal system of government in which power is shared between the national and state governments?

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They wanted a strong national government, but the states keeping significant powers.

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An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by either the

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Congress or a national convention.

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What are the two pieces of evidence that prove that amending the Constitution is "difficult"?

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They amendments may be proposed by Congress only with a two-thirds vote of both houses. Amendments must be approved by three fourths of the state legislatures.

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The Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional is known as

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judicial review

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The power to ratify treaties belongs to the

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Senate.

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The judicial branch is responsible for

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resolving disputes under the law.

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The most important task of executive branch is to

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enforce and carry out federal laws.

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What is the main job performed by the legislative branch?

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The legislative branch makes laws.

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What is federalism, and why do you think it has caused controversy during our nation's history?

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The constitutional system that divides power between the national and state governments is called federalism. Controversies over who set the rules and has the power to enforce them are natural when power is shared by more than one party.

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What does the term checks and balances mean?

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Check and balances is a system that enables each branch of government to block the actions of another branch.

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The framers designed a system of checks and balances to

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keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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The president has the power to

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veto laws passed by Congress.

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What is the main job performed by the executive branch?

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Carrying out laws

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What is the main job performed by the judicial branch?

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Interpret laws and establish the Supreme court

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The Constitution has survived for more than 200 years because it

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combines strong framework for the government with flexibility.

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A bill cannot become a law until it is

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approved by congress and signed by president.

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