Branches of Government
Historic Milestones
The Constitution
Vocab
General
100

These are the 3 branches of government. 

What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial? 

100

Slavery was abolished with this amendment. 

What is the 13th amendment? 

100

"We the People..." is the start of this section of the Constitution. 

What is the preamble? 

100

This is the separation of the State and National government. 

What is federalism?

100

_________ + _________ = __________

What is House + Senate = Congress?
200

This branch of government is in charge of creating laws. 

What is Legislative? 

200

Women were given the right to vote with this amendment. 

What is the 19th amendment? 
200
This amendment secures freedom of religion, speech, press, and to petition the government. 

What is the 1st Amendment? 

200

These are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

What is the Bill of Rights? 

200

This was the first government of the United States. 

What are the Articles of Confederation?

300

This branch of government is in charge of enforcing laws. 

What is Executive? 

300

This famous case reversed the former Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v Ferguson.

What is Brown v Board of Education? 

300

The Constitution is made of these 3 parts. 

What is the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments? 

300

For a variety of weaknesses, the Articles of Confederation were _________. 

What is insufficient? 

300

In Congress, each state elects 2 _______ to represent them. 

What are senators? 

400

This branch of government interprets or reviews laws. 

What is Judicial? 

400

The supreme court case of Marbury v Madison gave the Supreme Court this power. 

What is judicial review? 

400

This founding father and future president is considered the primary writer of the constitution. 

Who is James Madison? 

400

This word refers to a government that holds too much power and does not work for the people.

What is tyranny? 

400

Congress could not levy these in the Articles of Confederation.

What are taxes?

500

Another name for "Branches of Government" is...

What is the separation of powers?

500

The Constitution was ratified this year. 

What is 1789? 

500

This amendment secures freedom to privacy against searches without a judicial warrant. 

What is the 4th amendment? 

500

Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution made this "rule" about slave representation in the House of Representatives. 

What is the 3/5ths Compromise? 

500

The amount of house representatives in a state is based on this. 

What is population? 

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