History bookmarks 11-22 study guide
Main founding fathers
John Adams Ben Franklin Alexander Hamilton John jay Thomas Jefferson James Madison George Washington
Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey
Massachusetts Senators in us senate
Unconstitutional
Not allowed by the Constitution; illegal; contradicts the Constitution.
Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House
Amendment
To make changes or fix (in constitution)
Mike Pence
Vice President
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
What are the three branches of government?
Federal state local
What are the three levels of government?
Founding Fathers
leaders who laid the groundwork for the United States
resident alien
noncitizen living in the country
faction
opposing group within a party
Anti-Federalists
people who opposed the Constitution
Donald Trump
president
Federalists
supporters of the Constitution and of a strong national government
Daniel Shays
the farmer who led the shays rebellion. Also a soldier. He instigated change for a new constitution
John Marshall
the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Also a lawyer and politician
Supreme Court
the highest federal court in the United States
Suffrage
the right to vote
civic virtue
the willingness to work for the good of the nation or community even at great sacrifice
Ratify
to approve a bill and make it official
Veto
to reject
James Madison
"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States. Also a delegate from Virginia who help fix the constitution
Alexander Hamilton
"founding father," and author of the Federalist Papers, the first Secretary of the treasury. A military commander economist and lawyer
George Washington
1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) founding father
Charlie Baker
Governor of Massachusetts
Republic
A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
Naturalization
A legal process to obtain citizenship
Checks and Balances
A principle of the constitution that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of Power and only have powers give by the constitution .
Three-Fifths Compromise
Agreement at the constitutional convention that 3/5 of the slaves in a state had to be counted in the population
override
An action taken by Congress to reverse a presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.
George Mason
Anti federalist. Writer of Virginia's bill of right and strong supporter of bill of rights
John Roberts
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Ben Franklin
Founding father of the United States who was an inventor leading writer American polymath and patriot
John Adams
Founding father. America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts also an attorney diplomat and writer
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution. American rights
Impeach
To accuse government officials of misconduct in office
nullify
To cancel a law considered constitutional
Cabinet
group of officials who head government departments and advise the President
Constitutional
in accordance with the Constitution