President can choose his Cabinet members and Supreme Court judges but must be approved by Congress is an example of this
What is Checks and Balances
100
Branch of Government responsible for making and passing laws
What is Legislative Branch
100
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the press, Freedom to assemble
What is the First Amendment
100
This is the group that elects the President
What is the Electoral College
100
The First 10 Amendments
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Power to Declare war and raise armies
What is Congress
200
Branch that declares war
What is Legislative Branch?
200
Amendment that states search and seizures require a warrant unless there is probable cause
What is Fourth Amendment?
200
This was created in order for the Anit-Federalists to ratify the Constitution, to protect the rights of the people and limit the power of national government
What is the reason the Bill of Rights was written?
200
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense..." is taken from this part of the Constitution
What is The Preamble?
300
Power given to the U.S. Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution is established by this
What is the Judicial Review
300
Hears Presidential impeachments and provides punishments
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
Protects the rights of the accused
What is the 5th, 6th and 7th Amendments
300
This 4 step process of introduction, committee action, floor action, then enactment
What is the process of a bill becoming a law
300
This is the second part of the Constitution
What is the Articles?
400
Ability to veto a bill is the power of this member of government
What is the President
400
Branch of Government responsible for making sure laws are constitutional
What is Judicial Branch?
400
You can not be forced to house soldiers
What is the Third Amendment?
400
This is the concept that powers of the national government are divided into branches.
What is the Separation of Powers
400
The first 3 articles of the Constitution describe these
What is the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and Judicial Branches of Government?
500
House of Representatives impeaches the President. This is an example of this
What is Legislative Branch checking the Executive Branch?
500
Branch of Government responsible for enforcing laws
What is Executive Branch?
500
The right to a speedy and fair trial
What is the Sixth Amendment?
500
The national government attains its power from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
500
Term that explains that powers are divided and shared between the states and national government