The Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation failed because…failed because…

The Central Government The Central Government was too weakwas too weak

Members of the Constitutional Members of the Constitutional Convention settled differences Convention settled differences

by…by…

CompromiseCompromise

The Father of the Constitution The Father of the Constitution is…is…

James MadisonJames Madison

The idea that the national and The idea that the national and state governments share state governments share

power is called…power is called…

FederalismFederalism

The system that attempts to The system that attempts to keep the three branches of keep the three branches of

government equal in power is government equal in power is called…called…

Checks and BalancesChecks and Balances

The Constitution is The Constitution is the…the…

Supreme Law of the Supreme Law of the LandLand

How many times can a How many times can a person be elected person be elected

President?President?

2 times2 times

The length of one term for The length of one term for president is…president is…

4 years4 years

The President is The President is directly chosen by directly chosen by

the…the…

Electoral Electoral CollegeCollege

The Commander-in-The Commander-in-Chief of the armed Chief of the armed

forces is the…forces is the…

President of the U.S.President of the U.S.

When neither the When neither the President nor the President nor the Vice-President can Vice-President can serve as President, serve as President, the position is filled the position is filled

by the…by the…

Speaker of the Speaker of the HouseHouse

An impeached President An impeached President is…is…

Accused of wrong Accused of wrong doingdoing

The Supreme Court The Supreme Court consists of…consists of…

9 Justices9 Justices

The term of office for a The term of office for a Supreme Court Justice is…Supreme Court Justice is…

lifelife

Ratify means…Ratify means…

approveapprove

An Amendment An Amendment is…is…

A change or A change or addition to the addition to the

ConstitutionConstitution

Veto means…Veto means…

Refuse to sign a bill into Refuse to sign a bill into lawlaw

Census means…Census means…

Counting the population Counting the population every 10 yearsevery 10 years

THE PREAMBLETHE PREAMBLE

States the States the purpose of the purpose of the ConstitutionConstitution

The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights ProvidesProvides

Protection to the Protection to the individualindividual

Amendments must Amendments must have approval of ¾ ofhave approval of ¾ of

StatesStates

The First Amendment The First Amendment ProtectsProtects

Freedom of speech Freedom of speech and pressand press

The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights guarantees anyone on guarantees anyone on

trial for a crime the right trial for a crime the right to…to…

Trial by juryTrial by jury

An important duty An important duty of a U.S. citizen is toof a U.S. citizen is to

Vote in electionsVote in elections

A group that organizes a A group that organizes a protest march is exercising its protest march is exercising its

right toright to

Freedom of AssemblyFreedom of Assembly

The highest level of the The highest level of the Judicial Branch in Illinois Judicial Branch in Illinois

Government is theGovernment is the

State Supreme CourtState Supreme Court

The Chief Executive of The Chief Executive of Illinois is theIllinois is the

GovernorGovernor

The Legislative or Law-The Legislative or Law-Making Branch in Illinois Making Branch in Illinois

is theis the

General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

When the U.S. Flag is displayed When the U.S. Flag is displayed with State and Local flags it is with State and Local flags it is

to beto be

Higher than all other Higher than all other flagsflags

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

Burn or bury it!Burn or bury it!

The Branch that interprets The Branch that interprets the laws is the…the laws is the…

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch

The Branch that makes the The Branch that makes the laws is the…laws is the…

Legislative BranchLegislative Branch

The Branch that carries out or The Branch that carries out or enforces the laws is the…enforces the laws is the…

Executive BranchExecutive Branch

The Branch headed by the The Branch headed by the President is the…President is the…

Executive BranchExecutive Branch

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

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch

The Branch that is known as The Branch that is known as Congress is the…Congress is the…

Legislative BranchLegislative Branch

The Branch that has the The Branch that has the power to declare war is power to declare war is

the…the…

Legislative BranchLegislative Branch

The Branch headed by the The Branch headed by the Chief Justice is the…Chief Justice is the…

Judicial BranchJudicial Branch

The House that must The House that must start all money or tax start all money or tax

bills is the…bills is the…

House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

Representation is Representation is determined by state determined by state

population…population…

House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

Representation is 2 Representation is 2 per state…per state…

SenateSenate

Term of office is 6 Term of office is 6 years…years…

SenateSenate

The term of office is 2 The term of office is 2 years…years…

House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

The leader is known as The leader is known as the Speaker…the Speaker…

House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

The leader is the The leader is the Vice-President of Vice-President of

the U.S.the U.S.

SenateSenate