ammendments
checks & balances
branches of govt
key vocab
constitution
100

how many ammendments are there (be creative)

32*3+3*(7*3-2*11)

100

what is a check the executive branch has on the legislative

vetoing laws

100

how many branches of govt are there (be creative)

3*22-5(9/3)-(276/3*4*23)

100

what does double jeopardy mean

being tried for the same crime twice

100

how many constitutional articles are there (be creative)

(33-(7+22))/5*3-(3*5-2)

200

what is the 13th ammendment

abolishing slavery

200

what is a check the legislative branch has on the executive branch

they can impeach judges, they can reject a judicial nomination

200

which branch approves laws

executive

200

what is the electoral college

the system for electing the president. 

200

which article provides instructions for ratification

the 7th

300

what is the 9th ammendment

just because a right is not in the constitution does not mean you don't have it 

300

what is a check the judicial branch has on the executive

they can declare laws unconstitutional

300

which branch is the only branch to have had a women as it's head

legislative

300

what does due process mean

a fair trial

300

which article provides instructions for the judicial branch

the 3rd

400

what is the 21st ammendment

repealing prohibition

400

what is a check the legislative branch has on the executive

they can impeach the president, they can reject cabinet appointments

400

which branch is the most powerful

none

400

what does emminent domain mean

the taking of private property for public purposes

400

which article contains the supremacy clause

the 6th

500

what is the 27th ammendment

limiting legislative salaries

500

what is a check the executive branch has on the judicial

they can appoint judges
500

which branch is not fully has gone longest since reciving a new member

judicial

500

what does suffrage mean

the right to vote

500

which article provides for citizenship and adding states to the union

the 4th