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Understanding the Constitution
Understanding the Constitution TWO
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights Two
Citizenship
100
Name the Three branches of Government
What are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch.
100
This individual is the Head of the Executive branch.
Who is the President?
100
The first ten amendments in the Constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights
100
This key term means to make a request from the government
What is Petition
100
The following key term means to send an immigrant back to his or her own country
What is deport
200
The name given to the House of Representatives and Senate together
What is Congress
200
This branch of government writes laws, confirms presidential appointments, and can declare war.
What is the Legislative Branch?
200
A term that means the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone.
What is Majority rule?
200
This gives authorities permission to search someone’s property �
What is a search warrant.
200
The following key term means required military service.
What is the Draft
300
The main duty of this branch of government is to interpret the Constitution and other laws.
What is Judicial Branch?
300
The Judicial Branch is made up of a system of federal courts headed by the........
Supreme Court
300
This Amendment's rights include freedom of religion, press, speech, assembly, and to petition �
What is the First Amendment
300
The Second Amendment allows for this
What is the right to bear arms. (own a gun)
300
Name two required duties of a U.S. citizen
pay taxes, serve on jury duty, obey laws
400
This branch carries out laws and directs foreign policy and national defense.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
Made up of 100 members total. Two members represent each state
The Senate
400
This Amendment says that the rights listed in the Constitution are not the only rights citizens have, they also have the rights of people
What is Ninth Amendment?
400
The government torturing a prisoner would be a violation of this Amendment.
What is the Eighth Amendment
400
Legal immigrants have many of the same rights as citizens but cannot do these things.
What is vote and hold office.
500
This system helps separate the powers between the three branches
What is a system of Checks and Balances.
500
The Legislative Branch has the power to override a veto with the following
What is 2/3 vote
500
This right protects people from having to testify at their own criminal trial.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
500
These two Amendment are similar because they both deal with the rights of defendants in court cases.
What is Fifth and Sixth Amendment.
500
The following steps occur for a legal immigrant to become a naturalized U.S. citizen in this order
What is immigration interview, citizenship test, and oath ceremony