Amendments
This amendment protects your right to express your religion freely.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This was added to the Constitution to ensure that the federal government would not interfere with individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The number of representatives a state gets in the House is based on this.
What is population?
This is the age one must be to be elected president.
What is 35 years old?
This principle allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
This amendment protects your right to remain silent if you're being questioned by law enforcement.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This compromise settled disputes over how enslaved people would count toward representation.
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This group advises the president and leads executive departments like the Department of Education.
What is the Presidential Cabinet?
Supreme Court justices serve for this length of time.
What is life term/for life?
This amendment gave Black men the right to vote.
This rebellion in Massachusetts convinced many leaders the Articles of Confederation were too weak.
This process allows Congress to officially accuse a president or other federal official of wrongdoing.
What is impeachment?
This presidential power allows forgiveness for federal crimes.
What is a pardon?
This term describes a previous court ruling that is used to determine future case outcomes.
What is a precedent?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment including excessive fines.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This proposal at the Constitutional Convention called for representation in Congress based on population, favoring larger states.
What is the Virginia Plan?
These powers are not explicitly listed in the Constitution but are necessary and proper for Congress to carry out its enumerated/expressed powers.
What are implied powers?
This type of veto happens when the president does not sign a bill and Congress adjourns within 10 days, preventing the bill from becoming law.
What is a pocket veto?
This idea says that the Constitution changes over time as society changes, allowing judges to interpret it based on modern needs and values.
What is Living Constitution?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This group was in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
Who are the Federalists?
This permanent congressional group focuses on specific topics like agriculture, defense, or education and reviews bills related to those areas.
What is a standing committee?
This presidential directive has the force of law without needing approval from Congress.
What is an executive order?
Supreme Court justices must be first appointed by this person and then confirmed by this group.
What is the President and the Senate?