Branches of Government
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
The first ten amendments are called the ________.
What is the Bill of Rights?
You can speak, write, and meet freely.
What is the 1st amendment?
Women gained the right to vote with this amendment.
What is the 19th amendment?
A state passes a law saying only police officers can own any type of firearm, even for personal protection.
What is the 2nd amendment?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive branch?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
You have other rights not listed in the Constitution.
What is the 9th amendment?
All men can vote regardless of race.
What is the 15th amendment?
Police set up a checkpoint and search every car’s trunk without permission or a warrant.
What is the 4th amendment?
This branch decides if laws are fair.
What is the Judicial branch?
This amendment guarantees equal protection for all citizens.
What is the 14th amendment?
Police must have a warrant to search your home.
What is the 4th amendment?
People in Washington D.C can vote for President.
What is the 23rd amendment?
A judge refuses to provide a lawyer because the case is “too small."
What is the 6th amendment?
This person is the head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
You have the right to a lawyer and a fair trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
This group officially elects the president.
What is the Electoral College?
A teenager steals a bike and is sentenced to 25 years in prison.
What is the 8th amendment?
This group is the highest court in the country.
What is the Supreme Court?
This amendment limits the president to two terms.
What is the 22nd amendment?
You cannot receive cruel or unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
You don't have to pay to vote. (No Poll Tax)
What is the 24th amendment?
Legislatures, not the People, elect U.S Senators.
What is the 17th amendment?