Congress' Decision Making Process
The Founding Fathers did not intend the president of the United States to be this.
What is like a king?
During the Revolutionary war, the people of this country won independence from Britain.
What is the United States of America?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The levels of government in our country are local, state, tribal, and this, meaning of the entire nation.
What is national?
The Fourth Amendment protects U.S. citizens from the police and other officials making an "unreasonable search" and this, another word for take, anything they want to use as evidence in court.
What is seize/seizure?
No person may serve more than this number of elected terms as U.S. president.
What is two?
This plan creates a strong government for the people of the United States.
What is the Constitution?
The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights says Congress cannot make any law that would take away basic freedoms people have including freedom of religion, speech, and this, published articles or broadcast reports.
What is the press?
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" is this part of the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This Amendment guarantees that people cannot receive cruel or unusual punishment even if they are convicted of a crime.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
After lawmakers identify a situation that requires a decision, they do this 2nd step.
What is gather information?
This system makes sure that one branch of government cannot become more powerful than the others.
What is checks and balances?
This Amendment says Americans can no longer be forced to let soldiers stay in their homes.
What is the Third Amendment?
This government means "belonging to one community" and helps the people by providing security.
What is local?
The final amendment of the Bill of Rights explains that any powers not given to the national government by the Constitution belong to these.
What is the states or to the people?
When it came to their options about the 22nd amendment, Congress could do this or leave the Constitution as it was.
What is pass an amendment?
At first, this leader from Virginia, didn't think a Bill of Rights was necessary.
Who is James Madison?
A person would be interested in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments if they were involved in or knew of this.
What is a crime committed?
Tribal governments are responsible for their own tribes called this.
What is sovereignty?
The Seventh Amendment guarantees that a jury can decide these types of cases between two people or groups of people instead of a person and the government.
What is civil cases?
On Feb. 27th of this year, Congress approved the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.
What is 1951?
The Constitution had to be this, meaning approved, by at least nine of the 13 states.
What is ratified?
The Second Amendment protects the right of citizens to keep and bear arms, meaning this.
What are guns?
This government organizes the National Guard and provides police and disaster help as well as creates speed limits and regulates education.
What is the state government?
This amendment explains that not all rights are listed word for word in the Constitution. People have other rights too including the freedom to live where we want to and choose the type of work we want to do.
What is the Ninth Amendment?