DEFINITIONS
THREE BRANCHES
DOCUMENTS
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
A system of leaders and laws that help people live safely together in a comunity, state, or country
What is government?
100
This branch is responsible for carrying out the laws.
What is the executive branch?
100
This document gave us our freedom.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
The right not to incriminate yourself.
What is the 5th amendment?
100
The presidents term in office.
What is four years? No more than 2 consecutive terms.
200
A form of government where the people have a say in making the laws.
What is democracy?
200
The job of the legislative branch?
What is making the laws?
200
This document describes the plan for our government.
What is the Constitution?
200
The right against unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
200
The reason for the three branches of government.
What is so no branch can become too powerful?
300
A person who is a member of a state or nation.
Who is a citizen?
300
This person is the commander in chief.
What is the president?
300
The first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
The right against an unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
300
This person must approve or veto a bill.
Who is the President?
400
To settle a disagreement where each side gives up part of its demands.
What is a compromise?
400
The highest court in the United States.
What is the U.S. Supreme Court?
400
The Constitution called a "living" document.
What is because it can be changed at any time?
400
The right to freedom of speech, religion and the press.
What is the 1st amendment?
400
The number of supreme court justices.
What is nine?
500
The lawmaking or legistlative branch of our federal government.
What is congress?
500
The number of senators and respresentatives in Congress.
What is 100 senators and 435 in the house of representatives?
500
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the preamble?
500
The right to own guns and protect themselves.
What is the 2nd amendment?
500
Recite the first 7 words of the preamble to the Constitution.
What is: We the people of the United States in order to form a more perfect union...
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