Constitution
Amendments
Legal Branches
Vocabulary
Bill of Rights
100

What are changes to the Constitution called?

Amendments

100
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

Ten

100
How many branches of government are there?

Three

100

What is the removal of a president called?

Impeachment

100

Which right allows you to bear arms?

Second

200

When was the Constitution Ratified?

1787

200
How many amendments are there?

Twenty Seven

200

What branch does the Supreme Court belong to?

Judiciary

200

What clause declares that the Constitution is the law of the land?

The Supremacy Clause

200

Which right allows you to not self testify?

Fifth
300

How many Supreme Court justices are there currently?

Nine
300

What amendment gave black men the right to vote?

Fifteenth

300

What system is set in place to make sure there is an equilibrium among the branches?

Checks and balances

300

When a president refuses to sign a bill, this action is called what?

Vetoing

300

Which right allows you to have a speedy trial?

Sixth

400
How long did it take to write the Constitution?

Four months

400

What are the five freedoms of the first amendment?

Speech, religion, assembly, press, and the right to protest

400

What is this action called when a president creates a Supreme Court that is heavily in their favor?

Court Packing

400

The person responsible for dealing with foreign affairs is called?

Secretary of State

400

Which right denies unwarranted search and seizures?

Fourth

500

How many articles of the constitution are there?

Seven

500
If you are forced to house soldiers without your consent, what amendment does this violate?
Third
500

What document did the Constitution replace?

The Articles of Confederation

500
What is the agreement of creating a bicameral congress called?

The Great Compromise

500

Which rights grant powers to the states?

Tenth

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