This branch of government has the power to make laws.
House of Representatives
Which Amendment guarantees your Right to Bear Arms
2nd Amendment
Length of term for a vice-president
4 years
Double Jeopardy:
What are the requirements to be a Senator?
30 years old, 9 years of a citizen
This is the chamber of Congress that has two representatives per state.
Senate
This branch of government is led by the President and is responsible for enforcing laws.
Executive
Which Amendment guarantees your Limits to Fines and Punishments: The punishment must fit the crime
8th Amendment
Length of term for a U.S. Representative
2 Years
Double Jeopardy:
What are the requirements to be a Member of the House of Representatives?
25 years old, 7 years a citizen
The introduction to the Constitution.
Preamble
The power that the president has to “kill” a proposed law.
Veto
Which Amendment guarantees your Right to Privacy: Search and Seizure
4th Amendment
Length of term of Supreme Court Justices
What is the role of each of the three branches of government in the process of how a bill becomes a law?
Legislative branch- Proposes and debates the bill
Executive branch- Signs of vetoes the bill
Judicial branch- Interprets the law
This is the power that Congress has to remove an elected official.
Impeach, Impeachment
The branch of government that has the ability to review laws and make sure that they don’t violate the Constitution.
Supreme Court, Judicial Branch
Which Amendment guarantees your Miranda Rights and Double Jeopardy
5th Amendment
Length of term for the President of the United States
4 Years
Which of the seven principles of the Constitution describes how power is divided?
Separation of Powers
The process by which the President is selected where candidates get electoral votes based on the population of states they have won.
Electoral College
How is membership in the House of Representatives determined?
Population of the state
5 Freedoms Guaranteed by the 1st Amendments
- Freedom of Religion
- Freedom of Speech
- Freedom of the Press
- Freedom of Assembly
- Right to Petition the Government
Length of term for a U.S. Senator
6 Years
What is a way that the Congress can Check on President?
Approving the President's appointments to the Supreme Court
The amendments that protect citizens’ rights that were insisted on by the Anti-federalists before they would sign the Constitution.
Bill of Rights