This document is in place after the Articles of Confederation failed?
What is the Consitution?
100
These persons are in the legislative branch.
What is Congress- House of Representatives and Senators?
100
These two persons serve in the executive branch of government?
What is the president and vice-president?
100
The judicial branch is comprised of nine of these.
What is Supreme Court Justices?
100
The President committed a crime and people want him kicked out of office.
What is the legislative branch?
200
The first part of the Constitution states the goals of the Constitution.
What is the preamble to the Constitution?
200
This is the major role of the legislative branch?
What are making laws?
200
What is the major role of the executive branch of government?
What is to keep the government running and enforcing laws?
200
True or False
Only a few of the cases sent to the Supreme Court are accepted.
What is true?
200
Indiana violated the Constitution by not allowing blacks on buses, and now has some citizens suing the state.
What is the judicial branch?
300
This second part of the Constitution discusses the duties and responsibilities of branches of government (judicial, executive, and legislative).
What are the (7) Articles of the Constitution?
300
The name of the building in Washington DC for the legislative branch.
What is the US Capitol?
300
The name of the government building for the executive branch.
What is the White House?
300
This is the major role of the judicial branch of government.
What is to decide if the cases accepted violate the Constitution?
300
The government is out of money and needs to borrow more from China.
What is legislative branch?
400
These make up the third part of the Constitution. They explain the laws of the land.
What are amendments?
400
The House of Representative member for D.C., Eleanor H. Norton, does not have this right, like the other House members.
What is voting right?
400
This is another name for the president.
What is Chief of State?
400
Name one of the ways a Supreme Court decision can be changed.
What is by another Supreme Court decision or by amending the Constitution?
400
Congress passed a bill that the American people do not like.
What is the executive branch?
500
The year the Constitution was ratified (approved)?
What is May 1790?
500
Name one of the other duties/responsibilities of the legislative branch of government.
What is (varies)?
*Approved by Ms. Brown
500
Name one of the other duties of the executive branch of government?
What is (varies)?
*Approved by Ms. Brown
500
Name a case that you know was ruled by a Supreme Court decision?
What is (varies)?
*Approved by Ms. Brown
500
Students wanted to wear black arm bands in memorial of a fellow student who had committed suicide, and the school tried banning the arm bands. The students claimed the school violated their freedom of speech.