Amendments
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is the 1st Amendment?
He is known as the "Father of the Constitution."
Who is James Madison?
The system that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
This branch of government interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
The number of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is nine?
The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The idea that government authority comes from the consent of the governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
This individual has the power to veto laws.
Who is the President?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This amendment gives citizens the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This principle divides power between the federal and state governments.
WHat is Federalism?
The legislative branch consists of these two chambers.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
This term refers to the right to vote.
What is suffrage?
This amendment set the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This woman is known for her role in advocating for women's suffrage.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
The principle that separates powers into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This term refers to the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a particular political party.
What is gerrymandering?
This amendment granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
He was the first Secretary of the Treasury and a key Federalist.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The principle that laws must apply equally to all citizens, even government officials.
What is the rule of law?
The system used to elect the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral college?
This age is the legal minimum to vote in U.S. federal elections.
What is 18?