Article I
Constitution II
Constitution III
Bill of Rights
Miscellaneous
100
Article I creates this branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
Article II creates this branch of government.
What is the Executive Branch?
100
Article III creates this branch of the government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
100
These are the five rights protected under the First Amendment.
What are freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition?
100
This is one of the Six Principles of the Constitution that allows one branch to keep another branch from overstepping its bounds.
What is Checks and Balances?
200
These two houses make up our U.S. Congress.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
200
The President cannot make laws, but has the power to make these, which are agreements with other countries.
What is a treaty?
200
This is one of the Six Principles of the Constitution that allows courts to review laws passed by Congress.
What is Judicial Review.
200
This amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
200
This principle of the Constitution describes our system with a strong central government made up of States
What is Federalism?
300
This is the term describing our Congress, which is made up of two houses- an upper house and lower house.
What is bicameral.
300
The President is elected for terms of this length.
What is four years.
300
This is how long a Federal Judge is appointed for.
What is a lifetime appointment?
300
This amendment allows citizens to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
400
This is the age requirement that a citizen must meet to be a Senator.
What is 30 years old?
400
Which article of the Constitution provides for Amendments made to the Constitution.
What is Article V
400
Which article of the Constitution addresses Ratification by the States?
What is Article VII?
400
This amendment contains clauses on "Double Jeopardy", "Due Process", and "Eminent Domain".
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
This principle of the Constitution provides that the people establish government and give it its power.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
500
Which article and section of the Constitution provides for Powers of Congress.
What is Art. I, Sec. 8.
500
This is the year that the Constitution was ratified.
What is 1791?
500
The States required that this be added to the Constitution before it was ratified
What is the Bill of Rights
500
If a power is not expressly given to the federal government in the constitution, the 10th Amendment provides that the power is left to this group.
What are the States?
500
This principle of the Constitution provides that our government can be regulated by having three seperate branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
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