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American Politics and the US
Constitution - C963

Add a bill of rights to the Constitution. - ANS-As a compromise to win support for ratification
of the Constitution from the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists agreed to:

approve presidential nominees - ANS-the senate

Checks and Balances - ANS-used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one
branch

Checks on Congress by Judiciary - ANS-Can overturn acts of Congress as unconstitutional if
they violate the law
Can influence laws by interpretation
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary

Checks on Congress by President - ANS-Can veto legislation
Can use executive agreements
Can use executive orders
Negotiates treaties (not Congress)

Checks on Executive Branch by Congress - ANS-Can override a presidential veto by a
two-thirds vote in both chambers
Must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be approved by the Senate
can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and the Senate can remove them by a
two-thirds vote

Checks on Executive Branch by Judiciary - ANS-Can overturn actions of the president with
judicial review if the actions violate the Constitution
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary

Checks on Judiciary by Congress - ANS-Senate must approve judges and justices
Controls jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
House can impeach judges and Senate can remove them by two-thirds vote

Checks on Judiciary by President - ANS-Nominates judges
Power of pardon

, Congress - ANS-On which branch of government does the Constitution provide the most
detail as it relates to powers?

Congress controls all international and interstate trade - ANS-What area of trade does
Congress control?

Executive Branch - ANS-Commander-in-chief of the armed forces

Executive Branch - ANS-Power to carry out the laws of the land

Executive Branch - ANS-the branch of government that carries out laws

Executive Branch - ANS-The president has the absolute power to pardon individuals or
reduce the length of sentences for national crimes they may have committed.

Federalist, no. 10 - ANS-eased the fear of the power of factions and encouraged the citizens
to promote liberty of opinions and ideas.

Federalist, no. 51 - ANS-eased the fear of the national government abusing its power with
promotion of both separation of powers and checks and balances.

How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing its power? -
ANS-Checks and balances allow each branch of government the ability to restrict other
branches of government.

Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work together.

How long is the term for federal judges? - ANS-Judges serve during times of good behavior

How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - ANS-Representatives from the
North were adamant that slaves not be counted towards a state's population while
Southerners insisted that they be counted.

in a federal system - ANS-powers are divided between states and national governments.

In a unitary system, - ANS-all power is held within the national government.

In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? -
ANS-Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on
the states

Judicial Branch - ANS-Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly.

Judicial Branch - ANS-Power to ensure that laws agree with the Constitution

Legislative Branch - ANS-the branch of government that makes the laws

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