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Amendments
Vocabulary
Founding Documents
The Three Branches of Government
The History of US Citizenship
100

This Amendment ended slavery.

13th

100

What does it mean to "amend" something?

To change something in order to improve it

100

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

Declare the 13 Colonies' separation from Great Britian

100

What is the job of the legislative branch?

To make laws

100

What were the four qualifications for the first eligible voters in the US?

White, adult, male, property-owners

200

This Amendment gave women the right to vote.

19th

200

When the president "vetoes" a bill, that means that they...

Reject it
200

What is known as "the Supreme Law of the Land" ?

The Constitution

200
What are the two groups of the legislative branch at the federal level?
The Senate and the House of Representatives 
200

What is the name of the movement that resulted in women gaining the right to vote?

Women's Suffrage Movement

300

This Amendment is coming under attack today because it grants birthright citizenship.

14th

300
"Bias" is when what influences the way information is presented?

Someone's personal opinions/beliefs

300

What is one promise made by the US government in the preamble of the Constitution?

The government will...

"establish justice," "ensure domestic tranquility," "provide for the common defense," "promote the general welfare," and "ensure the blessings of liberty, for ourselves and our posterity."

300

What is the role of the judicial branch?

To interpret laws
300

In which year were Native Americans granted US citizenship?

1924

400

This Amendment lowered the voting age to 18

26th

400

"Suffrage" refers to the right to...

Vote

400

What are the first ten amendments called?

The Bill of Rights

400

What is different about the House of Representatives and the Senate?

House of Representatives is larger

House of Representatives is based on population

Each state has = representation in the Senate

400

African American men gained the right to vote in which year?

1870

500

What are the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments collectively referred to as?

The Reconstruction Amendments

500

"The Social Contract" is an agreement between what two parties that help to bring order to society?

People and the government

500

What is described in the articles of the constitution? 

How the three branches of government work

500

What is the role of the executive branch?

To enforce/carry out laws
500

Wong Kim Arc's supreme court case demonstrated that which group of people still had the right to birth right citizenship?

Non-white immigrants