(7) Civics 2.06 Scavenger Hunt

p. 1: ______ is one way that the Constitution limits, or checks, the powers of government.

• Ramnification

• Veto

• Cultprit

• Preamble

p. 2: Match the following

• the part of government responsible for enforcing the laws

• limited government

• the part of government responsible for interpreting the laws and settling disputes

• executive branch

• principle that government power should be restricted to specific functions

• judicial branch

• dividing government powers into legislative, judicial, and executive branches

• legislative branch

• the part of government responsible for making laws

• separation of powers

p. 3: In your own words, what is the purpose of checks and balances?

p. 4: True or False: Separation of powers refers to how each branch has specific duties while Checks and balances are the specific ways each branch can slow or prevent actions of the others

• True

• False

p. 4: True or False: If a president vetos a Bill, the House and Senate can not do anything about it.

• True

• False

p. 5: Match the following

• opposed the ratification of the Constitution without a separate list of individual and state rights

• Federalist

• supported the ratification of the Constitution and a strong national government

• Anti-Federalist

• the meetings of delegates from the U.S. states to address problems in the Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

p. 6: George Washington and John Adams were

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

p. 6: The Anti-Federalists wanted the __________ added to the Constitution to protect state governments' power and the people's rights

• Preamble

• Constantinople

• Bill of Rights

• Remembrance

p. 6: "Strong national government is needed to protect citizens from threats." This is the belief of...

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

p. 6: "not enough protection for powers of state governments" This is the belief of...

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists