Building the Constitution
The three branches of government in the United States.
What are the executive, legislative and judicial?
The legislative branch's main job/power.
What is to make laws?
A change to the Constitution. (the vocab word for it)
What is an amendment?
The side of the political spectrum the modern day democrats are on.
What is the liberal or left side?
One example of a responsibility of citizenship in the US.
What is voting, staying informed, respecting rights of others, promoting diversity and volunteering?
The determining factor for how many House of Representative members a state receives.
What is population of the state?
The number of senators each state gets.
Being arrested for peacefully protesting your government.
What is a 1st amendment violation?
The place to find the most accurate information about a political party.
What is the Official Party Platform?
The amendment that guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th amendment?
Examples include: veto power, judicial review, Congress confirming Presidential nominations, etc.
What are checks and balances?
What is 2 terms?
A police officer entering your home without probable cause.
What is a 4th amendment violation?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is it takes away voting power from the people?
An organization that focuses on one political goal and donates money to candidates.
What is a special interest group?
The governing document before the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The amount of time each senator serves.
What is 6 years?
Being held for an extremely long period of time without trial.
What is a 6th amendment violation?
The elections that decide who will run in the general election.
What is a primary election?
The event where parties announce their candidate for the general election.
What is the National Party Convention?
The procedure to ratify an amendment.
What is proposal must pass 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, then ratified by 3/4 state legislatures?
The total number of members of Congress.
What is 535?
The government claiming your property without justly compensating you.
The group that is directly elected by the voters.
What is Congress?
What is the powers not given to the national government are reserved to the states?