Branching Out
Who's got the Power?
It's Your Right
The Big Document
This and That
100
The Executive, Legislative, Judicial are:
What are the 3 Branches of Governemnt?
100
Can declare a law unconstitutional
What is the Judicial Branch
100
The first amendent gives us the right to:
What is freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, and freedom to petition
100
The document written by our founding father some 200+ years ago which outlines the way our government is to be run is called:
What is The Constitution?
100
The Legislative Branch has the power to check the Executive branch and visa versa. We call this:
What is Checks and Balances.
200
The President, Vice-President, and his cabinet are part of the:
What is the Executive Branch?
200
Enforces the laws and can make treaties with other countries
What is the Executive Branch
200
The Bill of Rights are:
What is amendments (add-ons) to the Constitution that ensure personal protection and rights of everyone.
200
The beginning of the Constitution is called:
What is the Preamble
200
What branch has the power to collect taxes?
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
The House of Represenatives and the Senate are part of the:
What is Legislative Branch?
300
Can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 majority vote
What is the Congress/Legislative branch?
300
Under the third amendment we have th right not to have soldiers in our home.
What is TRUE?
300
"For ourselves and our posterity..." means:
What is for us and our families and for those who haven't been born yet in the years to come
400
The Supreme Court is part of the:
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
Writes bills that can eventually become laws
What is the Legislative branch/Congress
400
In 1971 the 26th amendment was added to the Constitution giving US citizens...
What is the right to vote at 18 years of age?
400
"In order to form a more perfect union..." means:
What is a to form a better country that cooperates with it's citizens and states
500
Which branch has two elected represenatives for one house and elected represenatives based on population fo the state in the other house:
What is The Legislative Branch/House of Represenatives and Senate
500
The Founding Fathers set up our government so one branch would have more power than the other. We call this:
What is a Separation of Powers?
500
The document that "ruled" the country before the Constitution was called:
What is The Articles of Confederation
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