Amendments
Presidents
powers
Vocab
100
3rd Amendment

Americans have the right to decide if soldiers are allowed to live in their homes.

100

This was our first president

George Washington

100

No one is above or below the law

Rule of Law

100

veto

reject

200

8th Amendment

 Cruel or Unusual Punishment

200

This president led the country through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and played a pivotal role in the abolition of slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and advocating for the 13th Amendment. 

Abraham Lincoln

200

The power to levy tax.

concurrent power

200

ratify

approve

300

6th Amendment

 gives citizens a series of rights in criminal trials. They include the rights to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury, to be aware of the criminal charges, to confront witnesses during the trial, to have witnesses appear in the trial, and the right to legal representation.

300

This President was involved in a Watergate scandal

Richard Nixon

300

Power to declare war

Enumerated powers

300

repeal

refers to the act of officially revoking or annulling a law, rule, or amendment, effectively ending its legal force.

400

20th Amendment

shortened the period between presidential and congressional elections and the start of their terms

400

known as the "Father of the Constitution"

James Maddison

400

power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution.

Judicial Review

400

bias

a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.

500

25th Amendment

provides the procedures for replacing the president or vice president in the event of death, removal, resignation, or incapacitation.

500

The 33rd President.

hint:was president during the Holocaust.

Harry S. Truman

500

Drinking Alcohol

Reserved Powers

500

plutocracy

a country or society governed by the wealthy.

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