Amendments
Checks & Balances
Branches of Government
Key Vocabulary
Constitution
100

Right to bear arms.

What is the 2nd amendment?

100

All branches of government has equal power.

What is checks and balances?

100

The president.

What is the executive branch?
100

Congress can remove federal judges for misconduct.

What is impeachment?
100

The first 10 admendments.

What is the bill of rights.

200

Right to a fair and speedy trial.

What is the 6th amendment? 

200

Who proposes budget?

The president.

200

Governor of VA is part of which branch.

What is the  executive branch?

200

The government is still under the law.

What is due process?

200

The 52 word statement that establishes the purposes and goals of the constitution. 

What is the preamble? 
300

13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. 

What are the reconstruction amendments?

300

Who can get the congress into a special session?

The president. 

300

Proposing judges for federal court is part of which branch.

What is the Executive branch?

300

Not one person can be prosecuted for the same crime twice.

What is double jeopardy?

300

27

How many amendments are there?

400

Popular election of senators.

What is the 17th amendment.

400

How many of the vote can congress override a veto.

2/3 of vote.

400

What gives the 3 branches power?

The constitution.

400

The 20th amendment. 

What is Lame Duck?

400

39 delegates. 

How many people signed the constitution? 

500

16th, 17th, 18th, 19th amendments.

What are the progressive era amendments?

500

How is a law made?

Congress pass bills, president signs it, and then becomes a law.

500

Power given to the states.

What is the 10th admendment?

500

Protecting rights and freedoms and not letting anyone take them away.

What is general welfare?

500

Establishes the legislative branch.

What is article 1 of the constitution?

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