Legislative Branch
A two-part system
What is bicameral?
A case not involving a crime
What is a civil case?
This document establishes the structure of the United States government and serves as America's rulebook
What is the US Constitution?
Everyone, including the government, must follow the law
What is Rule of Law?
Established the freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, and Speech
What is the 1st Amendment?
The two chambers of the United States Congress
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
A group of 9 random individuals who listen to your case and deliver a verdict
What is a jury?
Written in 1215, this document stated that everyone, including the king, must follow the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
The government is not all powerful- it can only do what the people have given it the power to do
This Amendment gives you the right to stay silent
What is the 5th amendment?
What the number of Representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on
What is population?
Required by police in order to arrest you, search you, or receive a warrent
What is Probable Cause?
This document listed grievances against the King of England and declared that all men have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
People elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf
What is Representative Government?
The total number of Amendments to the US Constitution
What is 27?
The number of Senators each state has
What is 2?
The person who is suing someone else, AKA the person with a complaint against someone else
What is the plaintiff?
This document served as America's first rulebook, but failed because it was too weak.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
People are the source of government's power, and people give permission to the government to be in charge
What is Consent of the Governed?
This amendment gave all MEN the right to vote, regardless of race
What is the 15th amendment?
The two chambers of the Virginia General Assembly
What is the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate?
The step of the criminal case procedure where probable cause is reviewed by a grand jury and an official plea is entered by the defendant
What is Arraignment?
The introduction paragraph to the US Constitution
What is the Preamble?
The people rule
What is Democracy?
5th and 14th