Branches of Government
This branch makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This event involved dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
This was the first government of the United States.
What is the articles of confederation?
This system prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the first amendment?
This branch is led by the President and enforces laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This slogan showed colonists’ anger about taxes without representation.
What is "no taxation without representation"?
Under the Articles, Congress could not do this important thing with money.
What is tax?
The President can reject a law passed by Congress. This is called a what?
What is a veto?
This amendment gives people the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
This branch interprets laws and includes the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This act required colonists to house British soldiers.
What is the quartering act?
Under the Articles of Confederation, there was no national leader to enforce laws. What position was missing?
What is the President?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this type of vote.
What is 2/3rds vote? 67%
A student is searched at school without a clear reason. Which amendment might be violated?
What is the 4th amendment?
This part of the Legislative Branch has two houses. Name them.
What is the House and the Senate?
This event was when British soldiers fired on colonists in Boston.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This event showed the weaknesses of the Articles and helped lead to the Constitutional Convention.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
Give one example of how the Judicial Branch checks another branch.
What is declaring laws unconstitutional?
This amendment protects people from being forced to testify against themselves.
What is the fifth amendment?
Which branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional, and what is this power called?
What is Judicial Review?
What is the Judicial branch?
Explain why the Intolerable Acts increased colonial anger and pushed them toward revolution.
What are laws that punished Boston and took away self-government, leading colonists to unite and resist Britain?
A national government cannot raise money, cannot enforce laws, and depends on states to cooperate. Explain how this would impact the country’s ability to solve problems. (no what is for this one)
The government would be too weak to function effectively because it could not fund itself, enforce decisions, or respond to national issues like conflict or debt?
Congress passes a law, the President vetoes it, and then Congress overrides the veto. The Supreme Court later reviews the law. Explain how at least two branches are interacting and why this process is important.
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A person is denied a lawyer during a criminal trial. Which amendment is being violated and why?
What is the 6th amendment?