Constituion 1: Principle of Popular Sovereignty (fill in the blank)

petition the government

Amendment 1, guarantees that the people have the right to _____________________.

Senate

Amendment 17 provides that the people shall elect members of the _________________.

women

Amendment 19 grants _________________ the right to vote.

18-year-olds

Amendment 26 grants __________________ the right to vote.

legislative branch

Article 1 sets up the ___________________ of the government.

Congress

Article 1, Section 1, gives ________________ the power to make the laws.

make treaties

Article 1, Section 10, Clause 1, denies state governments the power to coin money and to _______________.

House of Representatives

Article 1, Section 2, provides that the people shall elect members of the _________________.

impeach and remove federal officials

Article 1, Section 3, Clauses 6 and 7: Congress can _________________, including the President.

declare war

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11: Only Congress can _________________, even though the President is commander in chief of the armed forces.

coin money

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5, gives Congress the power to _________________.

tax exports

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 5, denies the federal government the power to _________________.

spend money

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7, denies the federal government the power to _________________ unless Congress passes a law allowing it.

appropriate money

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7: Congress must ____________________ that the federal government can spend.

executive branch

Article 2 sets up the ___________________ of the government.

President

Article 2, Section 1, gives the ___________________ the power to carry out the laws.

President

Article 2, Section 1, provides that the people shall elect members of the electoral college to choose the _________________.

grant a pardon

Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1, gives the President the power to ____________________.

ratify treaties

Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2: Congress must _________________ with foreign nations made by the President.

confirm appointments

Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2: Congress must ___________________ of ambassadors and Supreme Court judges by the President.

judicial branch

Article 3 sets up the __________________ of the government.

Supreme Court

Article 3, Section 1, gives the __________________ the power to decide legal cases.

people

The phrase "We the _______________" in the Preamble reflects the principle of popular sovereignty