Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Amendments
Words to Know!
100
This is the job of the legislative branch.
What is "make the laws?"
100
This is the job of the executive branch.
What is "enforce the laws?"
100
This is the job of the judicial branch.
What is "interpret the laws?"
100
The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
If a president disagrees with a bill, he can do this to it.
What is veto it?
200
The legislative branch is made up of these two groups of people.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
200
This is the most important person in the executive branch.
Who is the President?
200
This group of people makes up the judicial branch.
What is the Supreme Court?
200
A person's property cannot be searched without this.
What is a search warrant?
200
Making a request of the government.
What is a petition?
300
There are this many Senators and this many Representatives (two numbers).
What are 100 and 435?
300
The president is elected for terms lasting this long.
What is 4 years?
300
Supreme Court Justices are appointed by this person.
Who is the President?
300
This is the voting age in the United States.
What is 18 years old?
300
Prevents branches of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
400
According to the Constitution, Senators are elected for *this* many years, while Representatives are elected for *this* many years (two numbers).
What is 6 years and two years?
400
This is the president's role in relation to the military.
What is the Commander-in-Chief?
400
There are this many justices on the Supreme Court.
What is 9 justices?
400
An accused criminal has this right.
What is hear witnesses testify against him?
400
Bring formal charges against a public official.
What is impeachment?
500
According to the Constitution, a Senator must be at least *this* old, while a Representative must be at least *this* old.
What is 30 years old and 25 years old.
500
Following national elections, the president is elected by this group of people.
What is the Electoral College?
500
Supreme Court justices serve for this long.
What is for life (or until they die or resign)?
500
This guarantees the freedoms of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech.
What is the 1st Amendment?
500
Trying a person twice for the same crime.
What is double jeopardy?
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