The Amendments
What is the first Amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press
Define Cabinet
An important group of policy advisers to the President, made up of the executive department heads and few other officials.
What is the capital of Alabama
Montgomery
What year was the Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka?
1954
Who was the first President
George Washington
Which Amendment gives the right to bear arms
The second Amendment
Define Budget
A plan for raising and spending money.
What is the capital pf Hawaii
Honolulu
What was the Dred Scott v. Sandford (1856) about?
The interests of slave owners, favored property rights over human rights.
What is the job of the Mayor?
speaks for both the government and the community as a whole. In all statutory cities and in most charter cities, the mayor is the presiding officer and a regular member of the city council.
What is the 10th Amendment?
Declares that powers not given to the national government belong to the states or to the people.
Define Checks and Balances
The system that gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two.
What year did Georgia become apart of the union
1788
What year did the United States v. Nixon happen?
1974
How many Amendments are their?
27
The 6th Amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases true or false?
True
Define Bill
A proposed law
What is the capital of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
What is the Roe v. Wade (1973) case about?
This case made abortion a legal procedure.
What is the gob of the Vice President?
To step in for the President if they become ill to perform their duty or die.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Guarantees that no one may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
Define Bill of Rights
A list of citizens' rights, specifically the first ten amendments to the American Constitution.
What is the capitol of North Dakota and North Carolina
Bismarck and Raleigh
What year was the NAACP v. Alabama case
1958
Define planks
Position statements on each specific issue in a party's platform.