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VOCABULARY
CONGRESS IS OUR LAWMAKING BODY
CONGRESS / PRESIDENT
COURTS
BILL OF RIGHTS
100
The branch of government that makes the laws
LEGISLATIVE
100
These 2 'houses' make up Congress
Senate, House of Representatives
100
Another name for a proposed law
BILL
100
This person appoints members of the Supreme Court
PRESIDENT
100
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called this
BILL OF RIGHTS
200
The branch of government headed by the President that carries out laws
EXECUTIVE
200
The number of representatives in this house is based on the state's population
House of Representatives
200
When a President refuses to sign a bill it is called this
VETO
200
The Federal Court belongs to this branch of government
JUDICIAL
200
Name 1 freedom that the 1st amendment protects
RELIGION, SPEECH, PRESS
300
The branch of government headed by the Supreme Court
JUDICIAL
300
Each state has 2 of these in the Senate
Senators
300
A President is 'in office' for this length of time
4 years
300
This layer of the Judicial pyramid had 12 courts
APPEALS COURT
300
This amendment protects people accused of crimes
5th
400
A proposed law
BILL
400
There are this many representatives in the House of Representatives
435
400
There are this many leaders in the President's Cabinet
14 (actually 15 now- Homeland Security has been added)
400
Mr. Brown vs Topeka went to which court to say that his 14th amendment rights were not being met
SUPREME
400
The 2nd amendment protects this right
TO BEAR ARMS
500
To refuse to sign (a bill passed by legislature)
VETO
500
Senators serve for this length of time
6 years
500
Congress's power to remove the President is called this
Impeachment
500
How did Mr. Brown's victory change schools?
SEGREGATION ENDED - MULTI-RACIAL SCHOOLS
500
1. The 8th amendment protects against this type of punishment. 2. The 6th amendment says these 3 things about trial by jury
1. CRUEL & UNUSUAL 2. SPEEDY, FAIR 7 PUBLIC TRIAL