Judicial Branch
The name of the highest court in the entire United States
What is the Supreme Court?
To reverse or change decisions on a court case once it has been made
What is an appeal?
A document that hopes to become a law but is not a law yet. Congress and the President take 9 steps to create a law from this type of document.
What is a bill?
The ability to suggest or give ideas about legislation that should be passed. This is a power of the President.
What is recommending legislation?
Freedom of speech, religion, the press, and the right to protest
What is the first amendment?
This is a bigger type of case. Examples of this type of case include domestic violence and murder.
What is a criminal case?
Name both major political parties in the United States.
What are Republicans and Democrats?
Name the two parts of Congress.
What are the House and Senate?
The President has the ability to hire anyone that he wants to join his team of workers.
What is the appointment power?
What is the fourth amendment?
What is a verdict?
The requirements to do something or to be something.
What is a qualification?
Changes made to the Constitution over time
What are amendments?
What is impeachment?
No cruel or unusual punishment. No excessive bail, fines or incarceration.
What is the eighth (8th) amendment?
Give an example of a civil case.
Mr. Ross will determine the correct answer.
Extra things you receive for working a job
One example of this word is health insurance.
What is a benefit?
The name of the break-up letter that separated the 13 Colonies from the King of England. Written and sent to the king in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The name of the President's special advisers. They work together to help the President.
What is the Cabinet?
If a case is more than $20, it must have a jury.
What is the 7th amendment?
These are the first ten changes made to the Constitution.
Spell the name of these amendments.
What is...
B-I-L-L O-F R-I-G-H-T-S?
To manipulate or change districts in an election to benefit one person over another.
What is gerrymandering?
To have authority over something.
This word starts with an "s".
What is sovereignty?
The people of the United States have popular sovereignty. Popular Sovereignty means ruled by the people.
The President has the power to stop laws from passing. Congress has the power to override this decision with a 2/3 vote.
This is a power of the President.
What is the veto power?
Laws not given to all states are up to each state to decide.
Marijuana is not illegal as a national law, but some states permit it.
What is the tenth amendment?