Words & Terms
This branch of congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
These 4 amendments gives rights to those accused of a crime
Due Process
How many votes make up the electoral college?
538
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
These 2 groups make up congress
What is the Senate and House of representatives
This amendment repealed the 18th amendment
21
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment and unlawful BAIL.
What is the 8th amendment?
This phrase means that a person judged not guilty cannot be put on trial again for the same crime
Double Jeopardy
These 3 amendments were created post Civil War to help African Americans
13,14,15
Billy has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment.
The US Census Bureau counts the number of people in each state for what 2 reasons?
1. To count the number of people in Congress
and
2. To figure out the electoral college votes for each state
This is the sharing & dividing power between levels of government
Federalism or federal form
Any individual state and the United States have Republican forms of government because BOTH have
An elected legislature