Bill of Rights
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Vocabulary
100

This amendment gives us the rights of free speech, assembly, petition, religion, and press. 

What is the first amendment?

100

This person is the head of the this branch. 

Who is the president?

100

The job of the judicial branch is this. 

What is to interpret laws and make sure they are constitutional?

100

This is the main job of this branch.

What is to write laws?

100

This is the supreme law of the land. 

What is the Constitution?

200

This amendment protects us from unlawful searches and seizures.  It also states police need a warrant to search our homes. 

What is the Fourth Amendment?

200

This is the main job of the executive branch. 

What is to enforce laws?
200

This group is the most powerful group in the judicial branch. 

What is the Supreme Court?

200

These are the groups that work in the legislative branch. 

What is congress (House of Representatives and the Senate)?

200

This means the greater the number should exercise greater power. 

What is majority rule?
300

This amendment is the right to bear arms and have a militia. 

What is the second amendment?

300
Presidents can appoint these jobs (name one). 

Who are Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, or federal judges? 

300

This is the number of cases that go to the Supreme Court every year. 

What is 80 or 1%?

300

Senators serve for this long.

What is six years?

300
This word means that there is shared power between states and the federal government. 

What is federalism?

400

This amendment prevents self-incrimination, double-jeopardy, and ensures due process. 

What is the 5th amendmen?

400

This word is the action that presidents can do where they reject or reverse a decision of congress. 

What is to veto?

400

Supreme Court justices serve for this long. 

What is life?

400

This is the number of senators in Congress. 

What is 100?

400

This phrase means that each branch of government has powers that can check the power of the other branches.  This ensures that no branch dominates another. 

What is checks and balances?

500

This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment. 

What is the 8th amendment?

500

This is a group of advisors to the president.

What is the cabinet? 

500

These are the three levels of federal court. 

What are district, circuit, and supreme court?

500

This is what elects Congress into power. 

What is the popular vote?

500

This is the group of people that elect the president. 

What is the electoral college?
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