| A | B |
|---|
| amendment | change or addition to the Constitution |
| ratification | to approve the Constitution |
| override | an example of checks and balances |
| constitutional principles | popular sovereignty, limited goverment, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances |
| federal supremacy | federal law is supreme; highest law of the land |
| Anti-Federalists | wanted state rights and individial freedoms |
| Federalists | wanted a strong federal govt. |
| Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments; guarantee our individual freedoms |
| Electoral College | the method by which someone is elected President; a states' electoral votes equals the number of Senators + the # of Congressman a state has |
| Requirements for House of Reps member | 25 years old; 7 yrs. a citizen |
| requirements for a Senator | 30 years old; 9 yrs. a citizen |
| requirements for President | 35 years old; natural born citizen |
| First Amendment freedoms | Religion, Speech, Petition, Assembly, Press |
| the right to peacefully gather and protest | assembly |
| Authors of Federalist Papers | Hamilton, Jay, Madison |
| Limited Government | government only has the power the people give it; there is a cap on government's power |
| Popular Sovereignty | "The People Rule" |
| republic | we elect leaders to vote for us ; representative government |
| Separation of Powers | 3 branches; legislative, executive, judicial |
| makes laws | legislative branch |
| enforces or carries out laws | executive branch |
| interprets laws | judicial branch |
| Supreme Court Justice | serves for life |
| Member of the House of Representatives (Congressman or woman) | serves 2 yrs. |
| term of office for a Senator | serves 6 yrs. |
| term of office for President | serves 4 years |
| The right to bear arms | 2nd amendment; US citizens may own a gun |
