Branches
Amendments
Rights, Privileges, Responsibilities
Definitions
Examples
100
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What are the three branches of government?
100
The right to bear arms (carry guns).
What is the 2nd amendment?
100
Registering to vote
What is a Responsibility?
100
A principal receives a letter/e-mail from a number of students requesting that gum be allowed at VES.
What is a petition?
200
Branch responsible for making laws
What is Legislative?
200
guaranteed by the 1st amendment
What are freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition/protest and religion?
200
Paying taxes
What is a Responsibility?
200
amendment
What is a change to the Consitution?
200
A group of students stands at the entrance to VES with signs reading, "Gum is Good!" and "Get Rid of the No Gum Rule at VES!"
What is a protest?
300
The president is the head of this branch.
What is Executive?
300
Total number of amendments to the Constitution
What is 27?
300
Get a driver's license.
What is a Privilege?
300
Cabinet
What is the president's advisors?
300
A PTA meeting
What is freedom to assembly?
400
The two parts of Congress.
What are House of Representatives and Senate?
400
Protects citizens from illegal search and seizure without a warrant.
What is 4th Amendment?
400
Conduct a meeting in City Hall
What is a Right?
400
Responsibility
What is the duty of or what someone is expected to do?
400
Document that defines a democratic government, its branches, and the rights/freedoms of the people.
What is the Constitution?
500
Highest court in the country.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
Protects rights and freedom of expression
What is the first Amendment?
500
Having a lawyer when accused of a crime?
What is a Right
500
Government of the people, by the people and for the people.
What is a democracy?
500
This document allowed each state to print its own money, did not allow for a president or a way to collect taxes to support a federal government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
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