Chapters 14 and 15, Constitution and the Bill of Rights

Chapter 14 Study Guide, Constitution

Terms to know

Article of Confederation

Constitution: How it is organized?

Separation of Powers

Branches of Government
Checks and Balances, Great Compromise

Legislative branch- Congress- Senate years of service and House of Representatives and years; term limits ?

Executive Branch- president years of service and term limits

Judicial Branch- years of service and term limit

Federal Government

Great Compromise, Checks and Balances

First Governing Document
Weak Government
Shays' Rebellion

Part II The Numbers

Years the President can serve, 4 years 2 term limit

Supreme Court, 0 term limit, life time

Legislative Branch,

            House of Representatives, 2 years

            Senate, 6 years

·      I can describe the events that led to the Constitution of the United States of America

·      I can list and discuss, the key powers of the legislative, executive and judicial branches.

·      I can explain the system of checks and balances in the Constitution of the United States of America and how it prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful

o   I can state the years of service and term limits of each branch.

Chapter 15 Bill of Rights

·      I can explain how the Bill of Rights protects individual rights of citizens.

·      I can describe the key rights in Bill of Rights with each amendment.

·      I can interpret Tableaux vivants (Living scenes) that represent key amendments in the Bill of Rights.

Know the Dates of ratification

Technology Supplement

Constitution games
Challenging Constitution Game'
Vocabulary of the Constitution Game
Branches of Government Game
More challenging branches of government game
checks and balances game
More government games
Executive branch game
Bill of Rights Game
Core Democratic Values Game