Amendments
Three Branches of Government
Preamble
Vocabulary
Vocabulary #2
100

The right to bear arms.

What is the 2nd amendment?

100

The branch of government that contains the president, the vice president, the executive office of president, and the cabinet.

What is the Executive Branch?

100

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more...

What is perfect Union?

100

A change in, addition to, a constitution or law

What is amendment?

100

We pledge our allegiance to the flag.

What is allegiance?

What is loyalty

200

The right to a speedy, public, fair trial.

What is the 6th amendment?

200

The branch of government containing the Senate and the House of Representatives. (congress)

What is the Legislative branch?

200

...establish justice, insure domestic____________

What is tranquility?

200

The first 10 amendments to the constitution.

What is the Bill of Rights?

200

The United States is one country which is not supposed to be divided. The U. S. is ___________________

What is indivisible

300

The right to no excessive bail, fines, or cruel or unusual punishment.

What is the 8th amendment?

300

The judges and courts make up this branch of government.

What is the Judicial Branch?

300

...provide for common defense, promote the general

__________________

What is welfare?

300

Government by the people, for the people.

What is Democracy?

300

The word liberty and the Statue of Liberty mean...

What is freedom?

400

The rights in criminal cases.

* cannot testify against self

* cannot be tried more than once for same crime (double jeopardy)

What is the 5th amendment?

400

This branch interprets the laws of congress. They do NOT make laws.

What is the Judicial Branch?

400

...and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our _______________

What is posterity (future generations)?

400

The first laws, agreement, constitution of the United States. It did not work.

What is The Articles of the Confederation

400

The lower house of Congress, 435 members

What is the House of Representatives?

500

Any power not given to federal government is given to the PEOPLE or the STATE.

What is the 10th amendment?

500

The head of this branch us the head of state, Commander-In-Chief, and the US armed forces.

What is the Executive Branch?

500

...do ordain and establish this Constitution for the __________________________

What is the United States of America?

500

Government in which the people choose leaders by voting.

What is Republic?

500

A council of representatives, 2 from each state

What is the Senate?

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