Abraham Lincoln
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
What is 10?
The Bill of Rights protects
Who are the citizens?
The number of branches in the U.S. Government
What are 3 branches?
Creates laws
What is the legislative branch?
The number of seats each state gets is based on
What is population?
Congress is divided into two houses
What are the senate and house of representatives?
A bill is an idea that can turn into a
What is a law?
What is a veto?
What is 100?
Total number of seats in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
The president acts as the commander in chief who leads the
What is armed forces?
The highest court in the country
What is the supreme court?
Helps make sure one branch does not try to overstep its boundaries and do things it does not have the right to do
What are checks and balances?
Instead of electing presidents, states elect
What is a governor?
Instead of electing presidents, cities elect
What is a mayor?
The three branches
Congress is part of a branch
What is the legislative branch?
The president is head of a branch
What is executive branch?
The court system is part of a branch
What is the judicial branch?
The executive branch carries out and enforces the laws made by
What is congress?
The 1st Amendment.
What is the right to religion, speech, assembly & petition?
What is The Right to Bear Arms?
The 3rd Amendment
What is the right to refuse your home to soldiers?
The 4th Amendment
What is protecting citizens from unreasonable search?
The 5th Amendment
What is the right to remain silent?