Constitution
Name 1 branch of the US Federal government
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
The 6th amendment
What is the right to a speedy trial?
The right to remain silent
What is the 5th amendment?
The document that replaced the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitution
Could the national governments tax citizens under the Articles of Confederation?
What is No?
The 2nd Amendment
What is the Right to Bear Arms?
The 9th Amendment
What is the protection against our government claiming we don't have a right just because it's not in the constitution
The term for "rule by the people."
What is popular sovereignty?
This branch of the national government interprets the laws?
What is judicial?
The branch of government enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch
A guidebook, instruction book, recipe, blueprints, for a government.
What is a constitution?
Which branch gets to interpret the laws made by the legislative branch?
What is the Judicial Branch?
The Federal government can only do the things the constitution says it can - everything else is hands off!
What is the tenth amendment?
What amendment gives the freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly?
What is 1st?
The Right to a Jury
What is the 7th Amendment?
Which branch has the President, FBI, NSA?
What is the Executive Branch?
This constitutional principle is the idea that each branch has different powers, so no one branch has too much power.
What is the separation of powers?
The right against the government searching and seizing your things.
What is the 4th amendment?
The 3rd amendment
What is the protection against soldiers claiming your home?
This branch has the job of writing the laws
What is legislative branch?
This branch has to enforce the laws
What is Executive Branch?
A system of government where power is shared between the central government and the state government.
What is federalism?
What is one way that the Bill of Rights applies to your life?
Everyone has different answers.
Each branch holds some power over the other two
What is Checks and Balances?