U.S. Constitution Exam- Notre
Dame Exam 2024
First Continental Congress - -1774
- Second Continental Congress - -1775-1781
- Declaration of Independence - -1776
- War of Independence - -1775-1781
- Where did the constitutional convention take place? - -Independence Hall,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the summer 1787
- When was the constitution signed? - -September 17, 1787
- When did the ratification or adoption of the constitution take place? - -
between September of 1787 and July 1788
- What are the first 10 amendments known as? - -The Bill of Rights
- What is federalism? - -A sharing of power between states and national
government
- Levels of government - -national, state, local
- Federal government, three branches - -Legislative (congress), Judicial
(federal courts), Executive (president)
- Executive Branch - -Consist of president, vice president, and 15 cabinet
level department
- Executive Branch Powers - -Power to execute or carry out laws, command
the military, make treaties, appoint the military, make treaties, appoint
federal judges and ambassadors, grant pardons and reprieves for federal
crimes, veto legislation, call special sessions of congress, and report on the
State of the Union
- Legislative Branch (Congress) - -Consist of the senate and the House of
Representatives
- House of representatives - -435 Members, based on population of the
state
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