POWERS
Content Vocabulary
Academic & Content Vocabulary
Study Guide 8.1
Study Guide 8.2
Bill of Rights
CDMS & District
100
What is it called when powers are divided among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches to make sure that no one branch has too much power ?
What is separation of powers.
100
The authority of the people
What is popular sovereignty.
100
The government must follow procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
What is due process.
100
Name TWO of the 7 Key Principals of the Constitution.
What are popular sovereignty, limited government, republican government, federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, and individual rights.
100
The three branches of government
What are Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
100
Name the # and title of the amendment that made it unlawful for a government to make a private citizen house its soldiers.
What is Amendment 3: Housing of Soldiers.
100
What is Mrs. McGuire's favorite place to vacation?
What is Disney World. 
200
Powers that belong to the states
What is reserved power.
200
The government must follow procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
What is due process.
200
To carry out
What is administrate.
200
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
What is Limit the power of any one branch; so that branches can check on each other.
200
The ________ has to sign a bill for it to become a law.
Who is the president.
200
This amendment (include #) requires a person accused of a crime to receive a speedy public trial by a jury.
What is Amendment 6: Rights to a Fair Trial.
200
CDMS's principal's first name?
What is Colin.
300
Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language.
What is implied power.
300
The process when a person, who is born in another country, can become a citizen
What is Naturalization.
300
To go against or state the opposite
What is contradict.
300
The first ten amendments are called
What is the Bill of Rights.
300
The main responsibility of the executive branch is to ______ laws.
What is to carry out laws.
300
The Founding Fathers originally put this amendment in place so that they could have a militia and to possibly protect themselves against a bad government.
What is Amendment 2: The Right to Bear Arms
300
Mrs. Perry's room #.
What is 18.
400
Powers specifically given to Congress in the constitution
What is enumerated power.
400
The Supreme Court has the power to review actions of the executive and legislative branches to determine if they violate the Constitution.
What is judicial review.
400
To include
What is involve.
400
Powers not clearly defined are ________ for the states.
What is reserved
400
The number of senators per state.
What is 2 senators.
400
This amendment protects people from law enforcement entering their home without their permission or an order from the court called a search warrant.
What is Amendment 4: Searches, Seizure and Warrants.
400
CDMS address
What is 73 Cedar Dr, Colts Neck, NJ 07722 .
500
Government may only use the powers given to it by the people
What is limited government.
500
Government may only use the powers given to it by the people
What is limited government.
500
To reduce or make smaller
What is diminish.
500
A _______ is a government in which the people rule through elected officials.
What is a republic.
500
The Supreme Court decisions are ____.
What is final.
500
This amendment requires a person accused of a crime to receive a speedy public trial by a jury.
What is Amendment 6: Rights to a Fair Trial.
500
The name of the secretary at CDMS
Who is Mrs. Diane Shaffer, Secretary to the Principal
600
Powers shared by the state and federal government.
What is concurrent power.
600
The equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities.
What is equal protection.
600
BONUS - Chapter 7: To give up
What is relinquish or abandon (either or both are acceptable).
600
Why are amendments difficult to ratify (agreement, formal approval)?
What is changes should be made only when necessary and with the consent of most of the people
600
Supreme Court justices are appointed and serve for ____ .
What is for life.
600
What is the amendment that has made it possible for the people to protest about BLM and George Floyd.
What is Amendment 1: Freedom of Religion, Speech and the Press.
600
Names of the three schools in the Colts Neck Township School District.
What are Conover Road Primary, Conover Road Elementary, and Cedar Drive Middle School.