Executive/ Judicial
Name a member of the Executive Branch other than the President.
Vice President or President's Cabinet, which is made up of the Secretaries of various departments.
What are the two houses that make up Congress?
What Court case established "Separate but Equal" in 1896?
Plessy v Ferguson
What does the First Amendment protect?
Freedom of speech in any form, including press and assembly and freedom of religion.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Outlawed slavery in the United States.
How long do Supreme Court Justice's serve?
For life, either until they retire or step down.
How many members are in the Senate?
100, 2 per state.
What court case got reversed Plessy v Ferguson and desegregated public schools?
Brown v the Board of Education (1954-1955).
This Amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
The Eighth Amendment
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?
The President of the United States
How is the amount of House of Representative members determined?
By the results of the census, which calculates state population.
The case of Miranda v Arizona (1966) established what?
Miranda Warnings- where police read you your constitutional rights when you are taken into custody.
How many amendments were originally proposed for the Bill of Rights?
What did the 15th Amendment do?
Guaranteed that the right to vote could not be taken away based on race, color, or former slave status.
What does "Power of the Purse" mean?
Congress has the ability to control the money and funds of the United States.
Roe v Wade (1973) dealt with what controversial issue?
Abortion
What is double jeopardy?
When you are tried for the same crime twice. This is illegal in the U.S. and prevented by the 5th Amendment.
What President ended reconstruction?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who holds the tie breaking vote in the Senate?
The Vice President
What is Congress' main job?
To write bills/ laws.
What war was being protested in Tinker v Des Moines (1969)?
The Vietnam War
What amendment requires police to have a search warrant to search your home?
The Forth Amendment
Who became President after Abe Lincoln was assassinated?
President Andrew Johnson, his Vice President