Checks and Balances
The President has this power if he/she does not like a bill Congress is trying to pass.
What is the veto?
The number of branches of government in the United States.
What is three?
The 22nd Amendment limits the President to this many terms.
What is two?
The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of the press, religion, petition, assembly, and this.
What is speech?
This compromise gave us the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Great Compromise?
This group approves of presidential treaties and appointments.
What is the Senate?
The branch of government responsible for writing laws.
What is the legislative?
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to this.
What is 18?
The reason for the 3rd Amendment, which states "No soldier shall... be quartered in a house."
What is the British forced colonists to house troops?
The term for the Supreme Court's ability to rule a government act unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
The branch of government responsible for interpreting the laws and deciding if they are constitutional.
What is the judicial?
The amendment that gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Per the 4th Amendment, law enforcement need this to search your home.
What is a warrant?
What is the census?
The magic number necessary for Congress to override a veto.
What is 2/3?
The branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws.
The 18th Amendment, commonly referred to as this, was the only amendment to be repealed.
What is prohibition?
The 8th Amendment ensures that inmates are treated humanely, thanks to this phrase.
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
The President is not chosen by popular vote, but rather by this.
What is the Electoral College?
This group has the power of the purse and can deny funding for executive agendas.
What is the House of Representatives?
This state was the first to ratify the Constitution.
What is Delaware?
The number of states needed to approve a proposed amendments.
What is 38, or 3/4?
Founder known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights" because he drafted them.
Who is James Madison?
The minimum age to be President.
What is 35?