Constitution
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
The leader of the Executive Branch.
The President
The group of legislators that make up the legislative branch.
The House and the Senate.
The Federal Court System is led by this high court.
The Supreme Court
My favorite beverage
Diet Coke
The basic source of power for our Government is the
People
The President helps lead our armed forces as
Commander in Chief
The chief aim of the legislative branch is to
Make the laws
The main job of the judicial branch is to
Interpret the laws
My favorite NFL football team
The New York Jets
To prevent tyranny the founders relied on Montesquieu's idea of
The Separation of Powers
The President can use their power to stop a law that has been passed by Congress by using
The Veto
The legislative branch can check the power of the Executive branch by overriding a veto, this is known as the concept of
Checks and balances
The US Supreme Court can strengthen individual rights like they did in this famous court case about your right to remain silent
Miranda v. Arizona
My alma mater
Iona University
The 4th Amendment allows you to avoid
Unreasonable Search and Seizure
The Executive Branch is responsible for
Enforcing the law
The legislative branch helped extend Civil Rights by
Passing the Civil Rights Act
The US Supreme Court has this many justices
9 Justices
How many years have I been a teacher?
2
The 5th Amendment is your right to
Remain Silent
The executive branch's powers were limited because our founders were afraid of creating another
Monarchy or King
The Speaker of the House is known as
The leader of the party that has the most seats in the US House
The Supreme Court hears a very small amount of cases because
They are careful about effecting case law for a mass amount of people
What is my favorite childhood cartoon?
Spongebob Squarepants