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Constitutional Principles
Branches of Government
Bill of Rights
Amendments to the Constitution Part 1
Amendments to the Constitution Part 2
100
Division of power among the three branches of government
What is Separation of Powers?
100
Number of branches of the federal government
What is 3?
100
Grants the right to keep and bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment?
100
First 10 Amendments of the Constitution are called this
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
Bans the sale of alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment?
200
Introductory statement which describes the reasons the Constitution was written
What is The Preamble?
200
Names of the branches of the federal government
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches?
200
Ensures citizens are not retried for the same crime (double jeopardy)
What is the 5th Amendment?
200
Total number of Amendments in the Constitution
What is 27?
200
The government cannot deny any citizen's right to vote on the basis of race
What is the 15th Amendment?
300
Division of power between the national and state governments
What is Federalism?
300
The President belongs in this branch of government
What is the Executive branch?
300
Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, and Worship
What is the 1st Amendment?
300
Requires a Warrant to search your house or property
What is the 4th Amendment?
300
The government may not force people to house soldiers in their homes
What is the 3rd Amendment?
400
Power of judiciary to determine laws are constitutional
What is Judicial Review ?
400
The Congress belongs in this branch of government
What is the Legislative branch?
400
Citizens have a right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of peers and to be defended by an attorney.
What is the 6th Amendment?
400
Prohibition of slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
For privacy reasons, the government may not hack into your computers to see which internet sites you have been visiting
What is the 4th Amendment?
500
Authority to exert control over another branch of government
What are Checks and Balances?
500
The Supreme Court belongs in this branch of government
What is the Judicial branch?
500
Bans Cruel and Unusual Punishment for crimes committed
What is the 8th Amendment?
500
Changed the voting age to 18
What is the 26th Amendment?
500
A citizen on trial has the right not to have to testify against himself/herself (self-incrimination) in court
What is the 5th Amendment?