Vocab
`A change or aleration
Amendment
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
What is the primary function of the legislative branch?
To make laws
________________ means that a defendant must be provided adequate notice and a proper hearing.
A. Criminal Rights
B. Due Process of Law
B. Due Process of Law
The impeachment process is designed to be easy.
A. True
B. False
B. False
trying a government official for misconduct in office
Impeachment
loose form of charter for common government adopted by the thirteen colonies prior to adoption of the Constitution
Article of Confederation
President and Vice President
The right to privacy is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
A. True
B. False
A. True
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws?
Executive
Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system.
Fairness
__________________________ created to formally announce the American colonies' break from Britain, explain their reasons for seeking independence, assert their natural rights, and gain support from both the colonies and foreign nations.
Declartation of Independence
The judicial branch is in charge of?
This branch is responsible for interpreting laws and ensuring they are constitutional.
The right of peaceful assembly is included in the first 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights.
A. False
B. True
B. True
The type of government in which all citizens vote on every issue is called democracy.
A. True
B. False
A. True
governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues
Democracy
A document that embodies the fundamental laws and principles by which the United States is governed.
US Constitution
Congress is made up of the _____________ and ________________________________.
Senate and House of Representatives
The 6th and 7th Amendments are very similar but the 6th amendment mostly pertains to criminal law and the 7th amendment mostly pertains to civil law.
A. True
B. False
A. True
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on:
July 4th 1776
governmental system in which citizens elect representatives to decide issues
republic
Checks and Balances
division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches
This is the process by which the legislative branch can remove a President from office.
Impeachment
The 13 colonies originally created a common government under the "Articles of Confederation." This created a strong and powerful government.
A. False
B. True
A. False
In order for an amendment to the constitution to pass, it needs
2/3 majority vote in both the house and the senate