Amendments
The first 10 amendments are known as...
What is the Bill of Rights
The Legislative Branch's job.
What is MAKE the laws
The Executive Branch's check against the Legislative Branch
What is VETOING a new law
Due Process
What is ensuring fair legal proceedings protecting citizens from random government action requiring the government to go through a process before taking away someone's life liberty, or property.
What the Constitution replaced
What is the Articles of Confederation
The right that the 19 amendment gives
What is WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
Executive branch's job
What is ENFORCE the laws
The Legislative Branch's check against the Executive Branch.
What is OVERRIDING VETOES with a two/thirds vote (Congress)
Unalienable Rights
Preamble definition
What is the beginning of the Constitution that sets the goals for our country.
What is distinct votes for president and vice president instead of two for one race.
Judicial branch's job
What is to INTERPRET the laws
The legislative branch's check on the judicial branch
We the people...
Beginning of the preamble
Amount of articles in the Constitution
What is seven
The amendment that was repealed
What is the 18th amendment- Prohibition of alcohol
What makes up the Executive branch
What is the President, the Vice President, the Cabinet, and most federal agencies.
The executive branch's check on the judicial branch.
What is nominating federal judges (including Supreme Court justices).
Limited government
Government is not all-powerful
Amount of amendments in the Constitution
What is twenty-seven
The amendment that gives the right to petition
What is the first amendment
What makes up the Legislative branch (Congress)
What is the House of Representatives (435 members) and the Senate (100 senators)
What the checks and balances were issued to help prevent
What is tyranny and a dictator
Separation of powers
What is states that all powers not given specifically to the federal government goes to the states.
Where the constitution was signed
What is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania