Bill of Rights
This protects from unreasonable search and seizure.
4th Amendment
Who are the keepers of the rights listed in the Constitution?
The citizens (people)
The right to vote
Suffrage
Having two houses
Bicameral
This allows the death penalty with some restrictions and no excessive bail.
8th Amendment
Which Article lists the powers of the legislative branch?
Article I
This is false speech intended to hurt another.
Defamatory (slander or libel)
The powers granted to Congress by the Constitution.
Expressed (enumerated) powers
This amendment reserves powers for the States.
10th Amendment
Which part of the Constitution demonstrates that the document can be changed over time?
The amendments
This is where the powers of government are divided between a central one and several local ones.
Federalism
The leader of the House
Speaker of the House
This amendment created the civil court system.
7th Amendment
The Founders believed the voters should have what three characteristics?
White, male, property owners
This means that the people are the source of any and all government power.
Popular sovereignty
The leader of the Senate
Vice President
These are the five freedoms of the First Amendment.
Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
What is the purpose of the Preamble?
To list the goals of the government
The people living in the districts represented in Congress.
constituents
A check Congress has over the Executive branch.
Oversight, veto override, impeachment