Notes for Posttest 3:
Government
What are the 3 branches of government and what do they do?
Executive: enforces laws
Legislative: makes laws
Judicial: makes sure laws are constitutional
What term describes how our government is separated into different branches? seperation of powers
Describe checks and balances. the ability that each branch of government has to limit the other two branches
For congress to override a president’s veto, two-thirds of the congress has to vote in favor of it.
The Great Compromise divided our Congress into two houses; the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The Constitution replaced the Articles, becausethe articles were too weak to work effectively (to create a new nation).
The Bill of Rights protects the rights states and the rights of the people.
The First Amendment protects freedom of: Speech, Religion, Press, Petition and Assesmbly.
Westward Expansion
What did the U.S. gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory? a port in the Gulf of Mexico
What was the purchase called? Louisiana Purchase
What two explorers went on an expedition into this territory? Lewis and Clark
What was the hardest part of Lewis and Clark’s journey? Rocky Mountains
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