The First Amendment
This part of the first amendment states people can choose to practice any religion they want. The government cannot tell them what to believe or worship.
What is the Freedom of Religion?
The Bill of Rights lists the rights of the people that cannot be taken away from the government. The purpose of it was to protect the people from the government if they tried to take away these rights. What does this describe?
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
Name the three branches of government.
What are the judicial, executive, and legislative branches?
Ways in which the executive branch check the legislative branch.
What is vetoes bills (laws)?
This part of the first amendment says that people can say whatever they want, including about the government without punishment.
What is the Freedom of Speech?
List the ways in which the 6th amendment protects criminals.
What is the right to a quick and fair trial, right to a lawyer, know what they are being charged with, hear the witnesses in the trial, and have a witness speak in their defense?
System put in place to ensure one branch of government does not become stronger than the others.
What is the system of checks and balances?
Ways in which the executive branch checks the judicial branch.
What is power to appoint judges and pardon criminals?
This part of the first amendment states that people can print anything they want to in newspapers, books, or on the internet. This includes things about how they feel about the government.
What is the Freedom of the Press?
The reason many Americans think the first amendment is the most important amendment.
What is the first amendment guarantees people's rights?
This branch is run by Congress. They make laws, approve or veto treaties made by the president, approve officials appointed by the president, approve the making of money and how it's spent, controls trade, can declare war.
What is the Legislative Branch?
Ways in which the judicial branch checks the executive branch.
What is declaring presidential acts as unconstitutional?
Part of the first amendment says Congress cannot prohibit people from peacefully gathering together to protest the government.
What is the Freedom to Assemble?
Which amendment states that people cannot be unreasonably searched and must be authorized by a certain person?
The fourth amendment protects people's privacy. The cops must have a warrant signed by a judge.
This branch is headed by the Supreme Court. Made up of the court system, appointed by the president, 9 justices who can serve for life, makes sure laws are fair and constitutional, hears federal legal cases, decision is usually final, can decide a new law is unconstitutional and stop it.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Ways in which the judicial branch checks the legislative branch.
What is declaring laws unconstitutional?
This portion of the first amendment states that people can ask the government for help if they feel an injustice has occurred (usually an injustice from the government or state).
What is the Right to Petition the Government?
This amendment states you have the right to remain silent.
What is the fifth amendment?
The branch is run by the president and vice president. Carries out the laws (makes sure they are obeyed), can veto or approve bills passed by Congress, includes the president, vice president, cabinet, and ambassadors. President meets with leaders of other countries and makes treaties.
What is the Executive Branch?
Ways in which the legislative branch checks the executive branch.
What is impeachment power and override vetoes with a 2/3 vote?