Amendments
Checks and Balances
Branches of Government
Key Vocabulary
Constitution
100

The first 10 amendments.

What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?

100

The Judicial branch can declare the decision unconstitutional.

How does the Judicial branch check the Legislative and Executive branch?

100

3

How many branches are there?

100

Federalism

What is the separation of powers between 

100

27

How many amendments are in the Constitution?

200

It gave women the right to vote

What did the 19th amendment do?

200

The Executive branch

Who proposes laws? 

200

The Upper House

What is another name for the Senate?
200

The principle that everyone is to be treated fairly and equally under the law.

What is Due Process?

200

7

How many articles are in the Constitution?

300

The 3rd amendment

What amendments says that there is no quartering of soldiers?

300

The president can veto it.

How does the Executive branch check the Legislative branch?

300

435

How many people are in the House of Representatives?

300

Popular Sovereignty

What is the power that the people have?

300

Philidelphia

Where was the Constitution written?

400

Prohibition

What did the 18th amendment set in place?

400

They can impeach them.

How does the Legislative branch check the Judicial and Executive branch?

400

9

How Supreme Court Judges are there?

400

The Articles of the Confederation

What document did the United States Constitution replace?

500

26th amendment

What amendment let 18 year olds and above vote?

500

Approves judges

What is the Legislative Branch?

500

270 electoral votes at the least.

How many electoral votes does a president need to win the election?

500

Power is divided between the 3 branches of government

What is Separation of Powers?

500

1787

What year was the US Constitution written and signed?

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