Vocabulary
3 Branches
Amendments
Constitution
Other
100
This is the social separation of the races.
What is segregation?
100
This branch of the government enforces the laws.
What is the executive branch?
100
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th?
100
This article of the Constitution outlines the legislative branch.
What is Article I?
100
This was signed in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
200
This is a legislature with two houses.
What is bicameral?
200
This is the job of the legislative branch.
What is to make the laws?
200
This amendment gives citizens the right to a speedy, public trial.
What is the 6th?
200
According to the Constitution, this is where the government get its power.
What is from the people?
200
The US got most of their ideas about government from this country.
What is England?
300
This is printed lies.
What is libel?
300
These are the names of the two houses of our legislative branch.
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives?
300
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th?
300
This is what the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called.
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
This was the name of the group that did not want to approve the Constitution.
What is the Anti-Federalists?
400
This is money used as a security deposit.
What is bail?
400
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the judicial branch?
400
This amendment gives citizens the right not to incriminate themselves.
What is the 5th?
400
This is how many amendments have been made to the Constitution.
What is 27?
400
The agreement on how to represent enslaved people was known as this.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
500
This is the introduction that states the goals of the government.
What is the Preamble?
500
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
Name the 5 rights that are given to citizens in the 1st Amendment.
What is Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech?
500
Name the 3 main sections of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble, Articles and Amendments?
500
This is the name of the first constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
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