People
Position
Tems
Checks & Balances
Amemdments
100
Illinois 2 Senators
Who are Kirk and Durbim?
100
Presides over the House of Representatives
Who id the Speaker of the House?
100
To formally change
What is to amend?
100
This body of government makes the nation's laws.
What is the legislature or congress?
100
Protects the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment?
200
The President of the Senate
Who is Biden?
200
The party that chooses the heads of the houses of congress and chooses committee leaders.
What is majority party?
200
The unlisted power that allows congress to carry out it enumerated powers -- also called the "necessary and proper" clause.
What is the elastic clause?
200
This branch carries out the laws and can vetoes laws during the law making process.
What is the executive branch?
200
Protects the rights of freedom of speech, religion, the press, and assembly.
What is first amendment?
300
The Speaker of the House.
Who is Boehner?
300
Presides over the senate when the vice president is absent.
Who is the President Pro Tem.?
300
Acts proposed by both houses of congress to propose a Constitutional Amendment.
What is a joint resolution?
300
This branch can declare laws and acts unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
300
Protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
400
The President Pro Tem.
Who is Patrick Leahy?
400
These people help floor leaders persuade members to support the party on key issues.
Who are the Whips?
400
The sharing of power between the national and state governments?
What is federalism?
400
This branch of government can impeach federal officials.
What is the legislative branch or congress?
400
Protects people from being deprived of life, liberty, and property, without due process of law.
What is the 5th amendment?
500
The House Minority Leader.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
500
Lead the committees and come from the majority party.
Who are committee chairs?
500
The people supply the government's power.
What is popular sovereignty?
500
This house of congress must approve treaties and many appointments.
What is the senate?
500
Declares rights not mentioned in the constitutions still belong to the people.
What is 9th amendment?
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