Amendments
The amount of amendments
What is 27?
Checks and balances are
What is a system that allows the U.S government the power to check and control its government ?
The three branches of govenment
What is the Legislative branch, the Executive branch and the Judicial branch?
due process
What is everyone having the right to a free trial?
The constiution
What is the supreme law of the U.S., containing the framework of the government and basic rights
The 3rd amendment
What is prohibits the government from making citizens house soldiers in their homes ?
A specific example of a "check"
What is the President vetoing legislation, then Congress can override that veto with a 2/3rds vote.
The legislative branch
What is the part of the U.S. government that makes federal laws?
eminent domain
What is something the government can do to take people houses for construction of roads and or things important overall but still offering compensation.
The constitution signed
What was September 17, 1787?
The first ten amendments
What is the Bill of rights?
The executive branch
What is the part of government responsible for implementing, managing, and enforcing federal laws?
The constitution contains
What is the preamble, the 7 articals, and the 27 amendments
The last amendment added to the constitution and when
What is the compensation for congress members cannot fluctuate until after the next election happens?
The judicial branch
What is the part of government that contains judges that interpret laws, settle legal disputes, and determine if laws violate the Constitution.