Bill of Rights
What amendment gives people the right to practice any religion or no religion at all?
What is the 1st amendment
Who has the power to veto a bill?
What is the executive branch (or the president)?
What document announced America’s independence from Britain?
what is the Declaration of Independence?
100 Points: What is the highest law in the United States?
What is the constitution?
What is the process of becoming a U.S. citizen called?
What is naturalization?
What amendment protects against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment?
what is the 8th amendment?
200 Points: What branch of government can declare laws unconstitutional?
What is the judicial branch (Supreme Court)?
What is the national bird of the United States?
What is the bald eagle?
200 Points: What do we call the first part of the Constitution that introduces its purpose?
What is the preamble?
What is one responsibility that only U.S. citizens have?
What is voting in federal elections?
What amendment states that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or the people?
what is the 10th amendment?
300 Points: How can Congress override a presidential veto?
What is a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate?
What is the name of the bell that became a symbol of American independence and is located in Philadelphia?
what is the liberty bell?
300 Points: What type of government divides power between the federal and state governments?
What is federalism?
What is the name of the promise new citizens make to be loyal to the U.S.?
What is the Oath of Allegiance?
What amendment allows citizens to own and carry firearms?
what is the 2nd amendment?
Who approves Supreme Court justices after the president appoints them?
What is the senate? (Legislative Branch)
What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
what is the original 13 colonies?
400 Points: What branch of government enforces the laws?
What is the executive branch?
What are two rights of everyone living in the U.S., regardless of citizenship?
what is Freedom of speech & freedom of religion?
What amendment protects people from being tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)?
what is the 5th amendment?
500 Points: What check does the judicial branch have on the executive branch?
What is The Supreme Court can declare executive actions unconstitutional?
What was the first official national anthem of the United States?
What is the Star-Spangled Banner?
500 Points: What document influenced the Bill of Rights by outlining rights like freedom of speech and trial by jury?
What is the English bill of rights? 1689
What is one way citizens can participate in democracy besides voting?
what is Contacting representatives, protesting, or joining a civic group?