Constitution
This is the first section of the Constitution
What is Preamble
Branches of Government listed under Article 3 of the Constitution
What is Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Fill in the blank:
All power of the local government is derived from the _____
What is the state
This Amendment ended slavery
What is the 13th Amendment
First African American president
Who is Obama
First 10 amendments of the Constitution
What is Bill of Rights
The two parts the Legislative Branch of divided into.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives
Concurrent powers are ____ (list what it means)
What is the powers shared by both the state and local government
Racial segregation laws created to prevent African Americans from doing things like voting, and integrating into schools
What is Jim Crow Laws
Individual that refused to give up her seat during the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who is Rosa Parks
Amendment that granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment
Age requirement to run for President
What is at least 35 years of age
Branch of State Government that prepares the state budget
What is the Executive Branch
This Amendment gave African American men the right to vote
Civil Rights leader who led the March on Washington in 1963
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
First constitution of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation
Checks and Balances was created for this reason
What is to prevent one branch from holding too much power
Counties, Independent Cities, Incorporated towns are all ways of organizing the ____ government (fill in the blank)
What is the local government
This court case established the principle of "separate but equal" in the South
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
US President that advocated against a political party system
Who is George Washington
This clause in the constitution provides that no person can be convicted twice of the same offense
What is Double Jeopardy
Person that appoints the justices on the Supreme Court
Who is the President
The different court levels in VA (Name 2)
What is...
State Supreme Court
State Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
General District Court
First African American students to be integrated into a white school (named after the city they were in)
Who is the Little Rock Nine
President that signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson