Branches Of Government
This branch makes the laws
What is the legislative branch?
The constitution is the supreme law of this country
What is the United States?
Freedom of speech is protected by this amendment
What is the 1st amendment?
The minimum age to vote in the U.S.
What is 18?
The top governing official of a state
What is the governor?
This branch enforces the laws
What is the executive branch?
The constitution was written in this year
What is 1787?
The right to bear arms comes from this amendment
What is the 2nd amendment?
Citizens vote for this position every four years at the federal level
What is the president?
Each state has this many U.S. Senators
What is Two?
This branch interprets the laws
What is the judicial branch?
This document explains how the government works
What is the constitution?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches
What is the 4th amendment?
This group officially elects the president
What is the electoral college?
Laws at the city level are often made by this group
Congress is a part of this branch
What is the legislative branch?
The first 10 amendments are called this
What is the Bill Of Rights?
This amendment protects the right to a fair trial
What is the 6th amendment?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18
What is the 26th amendment?
Schools are usually controlled by this level of government
What is local government?
The supreme court belongs to this branch
What is the judicial branch
This amendment gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
This amendment ended slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
This type of election chooses a party's candidate
What is a primary election?
This document acts as a States constitution
What is a state constitution?