Constitution Vocabulary Quiz

A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and state governments

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Limited Government

• Checks and Balances

advisors that are appointed by the president and head departments of the government

• cabinet

• Bill of Rights

• Supreme Court

• Congress

National legislature, or law making body, of the United States government

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Congress

• Senate

the right to vote

• cabinet

• repealed

• appoint

• suffrage

Where each branch of government can exercise checks or controls over the other branches

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Republicanism

The highest court in the United States

• Congress

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Rperesentatives

Meeting in Philadelphia called to change the Articles of Confederation

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Constitutional Convention

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution

• Congress

• Preamble

• amendments

• Bill of Rights

rejection of a bill or proposed law

• cabinet

• veto

• repealed

• appoint

The division of basic government roles into branches

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Republicanism