Terms
The introduction to a document.
What is the preamble?
The Supreme Law of the Land.
What is the Constitution?
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
What is the Judicial Branch?
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
What is 10 amendments?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
To approve an amendment
What is Ratify?
Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
Who is James Madison?
The U.S. Congress is divided into two branches known as the...
What is the House of Representative and the Senate?
The rights to freedom of speech, the press, religion, peaceable assembly and to petition for a redress of grievance are....
What is the First Amendment?
What citizens could vote in the U.S. in 1800 in most states?
What are white male property owners over the age of 21?
The division of the powers of government among the branches
What is "Separation of Powers?"
How many steps does it take for a bill to become law if the president VETOES it?
How many is 8 steps?
Shared powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches are based on the principle of....
What is Checks and Balances?
This person wrote the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?
(There are FIVE)
What are the 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, and 26th amendments?
The division of power between the federal government and the states
What is Federalism?
Name one way to RATIFY the constitution.
¾ of state legislatures approve the amendment.
¾ of states approve the amendment at state conventions.
This branch can impeach and remove the president.
What is the Legislative branch?
The Right to a Speedy Trial
What is the 6th Amendment?
These amendments protect newly freed slaves rights.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
A plan in Congress takes this form.
What is a Bill?
Name TWO political representatives for our area (first and last name).
Who is...Roger Reinert(Mayor), Pete Stauber(US Rep), Tina Smith/Amy Klobuchar (US Senate), and more!
Can grant reprieves and pardons for federal crimes.
What is the Executive Branch?
These amendments have to do with being accused, crimes, and trials.
What are the 5th-8th Amendments?
(4th does not count)
These two amendments counteract each other. The second "repealed" the 1st published amendment.
What are the 18th and 21st amendments?
Prohibition