Lawmaking Process
This is the first step in making a federal law.
👉 What is introducing a bill?
This is the term for a change to the Constitution.
👉 What is an amendment?
This is the main job of the Judicial Branch.
👉 What is interpreting laws?
This case established the power of judicial review.
👉 What is Marbury v. Madison?
This Founding Father was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
👉 Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This group reviews bills and decides if they should move forward.
👉 What is a committee?
An amendment can be proposed by this fraction of Congress.
👉 What is two-thirds (2/3)?
This is the highest court in the United States.
👉 What is the Supreme Court?
This case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
👉 What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Founding Father is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
👉 Who is James Madison?
Both houses of Congress must do this to a bill before it goes to the President.
👉 What is pass it?
After being proposed, an amendment must be approved by this fraction of states.
👉 What is three-fourths (3/4)?
This type of court is where cases are first heard before possibly being appealed to higher courts.
👉 What is a circuit court?
This case said students do not “lose their rights at school.”
👉 What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This Founding Father presided over the Constitutional Convention.
👉 Who is George Washington?
If the President does not sign a bill, this action can stop it from becoming law.
👉 What is a veto?
This is one method states use to approve amendments.
👉 What is state legislatures?
If a person disagrees with a court decision, they can do this.
👉 What is appeal?
This case required police to inform suspects of their rights.
👉 What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This Founding Father helped write the Federalist Papers and supported a strong national government.
👉 Who is Alexander Hamilton?
If Congress passes a bill and the President neither signs nor vetoes it within 10 days while Congress is in session, this happens.
👉 What is the bill becomes law?
The purpose of the amendment process is shown by the ratification of this amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
👉 What is the 19th Amendment?
This principle allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
👉 What is judicial review?
This case upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
👉 What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Founding Father was a diplomat, inventor, and helped secure French support during the Revolution.
👉 Who is Benjamin Franklin?