Three branches of government - executive, judicial and legislative, Manifest Destiny - The belief that the united states had the divine right to expand westward across the continent, What is the main job of the legislative branch? - Makes the laws, U.S. Constitution - A document that outlines the structure and rules of the U.S. government, What two parts of Congress must a bill pass through before it could go to the President? - House of Representatives and Senate, What is the main job of the executive branch? - Enforce and carry out the laws, What is the main job of the judicial branch? - Interprets laws, What were the major problems with the Articles of Confederation? - It had a weak federal government that could not enforce laws or tax people., What did Shays' Rebellion reveal about the Articles of Confederation? - The federal government was weak and had no national army to stop uprisings, Checks and balances - A system that ensures no branch of government becomes too powerful, What are two ways that the legislative branch can check the judicial branch? - Congress can impeach judges and approve Supreme Court justices, What are two ways the legislative branch can check the executive branch? - Congress can override a presidential veto and impeach the president, Three-Fifths Compromise - An agreement to count three out of every five enslaved people for representation, How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect representation in Congress? - It gave enslaved states more representatives in the house than free states. , The Great Compromise - Settled a disagreement between the states over representation in congress. The great compromise created a congress with two houses one with two representatives per state and one where representation was determined by population. , Federalism - A system where power is divided between the national and state governments, 6th Amendment - The sixth amendment gives people the right to a fair, speedy, and public trial with an attorney, How many representatives does each state get in the senate? - 2, How many representatives does each state get in the house of representatives? - It is determined by population size, Veto - The power of the president to reject a bill passed by Congress, 8th Amendment - The 8th amendment protects people against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail., Trail of Tears - The forced migration of Native American tribes to reservations, Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a Bill of Rights be added to the U.S. Constitution? - To protect individual freedoms from government overreach, 1st Amendment - The first amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition, 4th Amendment - The 4th amendment provides protection from unreasonable searches and seizures, 5th Amendment - The 5th amendment protects people from self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and gives them the right to due process, Double jeopardy - Being tried for the same crime twice, Indian Removal Act - A law that forced Native Americans to move to reservations, Who is part of the executive branch? - The president, vice president and the cabinet, Who is part of the legislative branch? - Congress (house of representatives and the senate) , Who is part of the judicial branch? - The supreme court,

The Constitution and Westward Expansion

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