The Constitution
This document is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Constitution?
This branch is in charge of enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The two parts of Congress are the Senate and this group.
What is the House of Representatives?
The first ten amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first three words of the Constitution are these.
What is “We the People”?
This principle stops one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances (and separation of powers)?
A U.S. Senator is elected for this many years.
What is 6 years?
One freedom protected by the First Amendment.
What are speech, religion, press, assembly, or petition?
A change or addition to the Constitution is called this.
What is an amendment?
The President is in charge of this branch.
What is the Executive Branch?
There are this many U.S. Senators.
What is 100?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This document declared independence from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
Members of the House of Representatives serve this many years.
What is 2 years?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness come from this document.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The Constitution currently has this many amendments.
What is 27?
These people make up the President’s Cabinet.
Who are the advisors to the President?
We vote for the President in this month.
What is November?
This amendment gives citizens the right to vote at age 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?