It's the Constitution Charlie Brown
Catch 27
I Run The Country
Laws are my Middle Name
Court is in Session
100
These are the sections of the Constitution.
What are the Preamble, 7 Articles, Bill of rights, and the 27 Amendments.
100
The first ten Amendments in the Constitution are known as...
What is The Bill of Rights.
100
This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws made my Congress
What is the Executive branch
100
This branch of government is responsible for making the laws for the United States of America.
What is the Legislative Branch
100
This branch is responsible for interpreting the law
What is the judicial branch
200
This is the end Compromise form the Virginia and New Jersey Plan that later resulted in the making of the Constitution.
What is the Great Compromise or The Connecticut Plan
200
Marsha is arrested for embezzlement at a gas station. She is put on trial and found guilty of the crime. As her punishment, the judge decides that she must shave her head bald and stand in the middle of a intersection with a bag over her head. Which amendment is being violated and why?
What is the 8th Amendment because Marsha is being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.
200
This system entitles governmental jobs to people as a reward for their political supports
What is the spoil system
200
These two departments within the legislative branch (Capital Hill) make up our bicameral system.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress)
200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
What is 9
300
These are the five principles of the Constitution
What are Separation of Powers, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Limited Government, and popular sovereignty.
300
Jordan, An African-American, isn't being allowed to enter a polls station to vote for Country Commissioner. Which Amendment is being violated.
What is the 15th Amendment.
300
This is a group of presidential advisers that includes heads of the 15 top-level executive departments.
What is the cabinet
300
This clause allows Congress to stretch its powers and abilities to meet new needs depending on the circumstances.
What is the elastic clause.
300
This federal court case is the reason why courts have the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison
400
This is the group whose constant retaliation actually put the Bill of Rights into the Constitution
Who are the Anti-Federalists
400
These Amendments are known as the Progressive Era Amendments.
What are Amendments 16-19
400
This act states that if both the president and/or vice president can not obtain their position of president due to illness, resignation, or impeachment then the speaker of the house shall be next in line, and so on and so forth.
What is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947
400
This house has the power to impeach governmental officials
What is the House of Representatives.
400
This Writ in which a court order may require a policeman to bring the accused to court and explain to the perpetrator why they are present there at that very moment.
What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus
500
These documents, containing 85 articles and essays, promoted the ratification of the Constitution.
What are the Federalists Papers
500
How may an amendment be changed or repealed?
What is by adding a new one.
500
This Act creates the secret service system and placed limits on the number of jobs a new president may award to friends and/or backers.
What is the Pendleton Act or the Civil Service Reform Act of1883
500
What may occur if the president leaves a bill on his desk for more than ten days while Congress is in session.
What is pocket veto
500
This court case allowed public and private schools to become integrated and allow diversity of races and ethnicities.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
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