Vocab
An article added to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
The branch of government that makes laws
What is legislative?
This amendment protects Americans' freedom of religion
What is the 1st Amendment?
This Amendment guarantees women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
The power to manage elections belongs to this level of government in the United States.
What is the state level?
A court decision that serves as a guide for deciding similar cases in the future.
What is precedent?
The branch that has the power to declare war.
What is the legislative branch?
This amendment protects Americans from unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The are 435 members in this chamber of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
To apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
What is an appeal?
The group of government officials, nominated by the president, who manage executive agencies.
The 2nd Amendment guarantees this often controversial right.
What is the "right to bear arms"?
This amendment guarantees that every person born on American soil is a U.S. citizen.
What is the 14th Amendment?
Congress can override a president's veto when this many members in each house vote yes.
A way to allocate political power based on population.
What is proportional representation?
The branch of government responsible for giving a "State of the Union" speech to the country every year.
What is the executive?
The 8th amendment protects Americans from torture, which it refers to with this phrase.
What is "cruel and unusual punishment"?
The U.S. Constitution has this many amendments total.
What is 27?
The ERA, which would have been the 28th amendment if it was ratified, guarantees equal rights to this group.
Who are women?
A form of government based on the consent of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The length of term Supreme Court justices serve.
What is "for life"?
This amendment protects Americans from being forced to house soldiers against their will.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
The 15th Amendment guarantees this right to all male U.S. citizens.
What is the right to vote?
This clause in the Constitution states how to calculate population when counting enslaved peoples.
What is the 3/5 clause?