Gov Chapter 3

Treaty

A formal agreement between sovereign states

An executive agreement

A pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state and without. The approval of the senate is called?

Veto

A president's power to reject a bill

Popular sovereignty

All political power resides in the people

Cabinet

An advisory body to the president

Amendment

Change made to the. Constitution

The first ten amendments of. The constitution are called the bill of rights. They give us basic American freedoms. Like freedom of speech, press, religion, and the right to bear arms. We have the right to due process and trial by jury because of the Bill of Rights. They are important to the American government because it defines who we are as a nation. It protects us from having our basic American freedoms and principles taken away. No one can legally take away our basic rights because of the Bill of Rights.

Describe the first ten amendments of the constitution. Why are these ten amendments so important to the American system of government?? Which constitutional principles do they uphold?

Ratification

Formal approval by vote

Limited government

Government that is not all powerful

Proposal is at the national level; ratification is state by state

In what way is the formal amendment process an example of federalism at work

Never make it to the states

Most resolutions calling for amendments that are proposed in congress

Bill of rights

The first ten amendments to the constitution

Electoral college

The group that makes the formal selection of the president

Preamble

The introduction to the constitution is called the

Judicial review

The power of the courts to decide whether a law is consitutional

Courts might abuse their power

What concern is expressed with this cartoon?

When he constitution was completed in 1787, it did. Not give women or African Americans. Any particular right. However, through the process of amendments and changing times,she is now included in "We the people". The 15th amendment. Gave African American men the right to vote, but the 19th amendment gave all women the right. To vote. Now every citizen of the United States is truly a part of. "We the. People""

What does Jordan mean when she. Says she wasn't included in "We. The people""? what does she say corrected this problem??

13th amendment

Which amendment abolished slavery as result of the civil war

Political parties

Which has been a major agent of government change though not mentioned in the constitution?

By three fourths of the state legislatures

Which is a method by which an amendment to the constitution can be ratified

Judicial review

Which of the basic principles of the constitution does this cartoon address?

They wanted to keep the constitution flexible, allowing for changing times

Why did the Framers leave some sections of the Constitution without detail, like an outline?