Early Democracy
Know your Rights!
Put them in Check
Making Changes
Do you Dare?
100
This document was written in 1776 and was a formal break up letter with King George of England.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
100
This lists the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights.
100
These are the three branches of Government and the groups that represent them (name who comprises each branch).
What is: Legislative, Executive, Judicial and Congress, President, Supreme Court
100
The purpose of this process is to allow changes to the Constitution.
What is the Amendment Process?
100
This is the introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
200
This was the first written constitution of the new United States, but was eventually replaced.
What are the Articles of Confederation.
200
This is the total number of Constitutional Amendments as of today.
What is 27.
200
This branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
The process of who can and how to make changes to the Constitution is outlined in this Article of the Constitution.
What is Article 5?
200
This is the number or percentage of votes necessary to pass a bill through Congress.
What is Majority?
300
As written in the Articles of Confederation, this section/type of government had most of the decision making power.
What are the State Governments?
300
This is the purpose of the Bill of Rights. (There are three possible answers)
What is... - guarantees personal freedom - limits the governments power - reserves some powers to the states and the public
300
This branch of government is responsible for ensuring laws passed are Constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
This is how many routes one can take in order to pass an Amendment.
What is Two routes?
300
This is the only branch of government that does not take part in voting to pass a bill into law?
What is the Judicial?
400
This is the year that the Founders wrote and accepted the new US Constitution.
What is 1787?
400
The 1st Amendment outlines 5 freedoms to the people. List those five freedoms.
What is: Freedom of speech, religion, press, peaceably to assemble, and petition grievances to the government.
400
This is the power of the president to pass a rule or law without the permission of Congress.
What is an Executive Order?
400
This is the fraction of Congressional votes necessary for an Amendment to be Proposed (suggested).
What is 2/3?
400
Scenario: The President vetoes an anti-abortion law passed by Congress. Most members of Congress support this bill. This branch has the ability to check the President using this power.
What is the Legislative Branch and 3/4 veto override.
500
The Articles of Confederation were eventually replaced for being too weak and unevenly distributing power. List one of the WEAK provisions of the Articles of Confederation.
What is: - No Chief Executive - Congress has no power to raise an army - Congress cannot tax the people directly - Amendments needed a unanimous vote - No central court system (no judicial branch) - Each state had its own currency system
500
This amendment prevents the police or government officials from entering your home without a warrant or reasonable cause.
What is the fourth amendment OR search and seizure.
500
This branch of government is responsible for approving any supreme court nominees or foreign treaties.
What is the Legislative branch?
500
This is the fraction of state votes necessary for a an Amendment to be Ratified (accepted).
What is 3/4?
500
Explain why the Founding Fathers wanted to separate the powers of government into three different branches.
To balance power and avoid one branch from having all the power. They feared the central government becoming too powerful and resorting back to a tyrannical system, similar to the rule of King George in England at the time. They wanted to ensure power to the people, not just the central government.
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