Bill of Rights
List all FIVE freedoms within the First Amendment.
What is Freedom of speech, press, petition, assembly, and religion?
This concept was an influence on the American Government that can be traced back to Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
What is Civics Participation?
Identify the names and jobs of all three branches.
What is Legislative makes the laws, Executive enforces the laws, and Judicial interprets the laws
This term means that no one is above the law.
What is rule of law?
Identify the senate's role after the president nominates someone for judge or ambassador?
What is Senate must approve or deny nomination?
This amendment prevents the government from forcing you to let soldiers stay in your home.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
This document was the first example of due process created in 1215.
What is the Magna Carta?
Congress is a bicameral legislature made up of these two bodies.
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
This term means an implied agreement between the people and the government.
What is a social contract?
This term means that power is shared equally between the national government and state governments
What is Federalism?
This amendment protects against self incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This document was made by the Pilgrims and influenced the idea of self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This article of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the structures, functions, and processes of the executive branch of government
What is Article 2?
This term is a principle of government that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
A form of government in which a small group or class of people have total control and power with little to no accountability
What is an Oligarchy?
This amendment expands the rights of citizens beyond what is written or listed in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?
This document outlined colonial concerns about British policies.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This article of the U.S. Constitution that outlines the structures, functions, and processes of the legislative branch of government
What is Article 1?
This term is a principle of government that sets up a division of responsibilities within distinct branches, each with their own powers and processes
What is Separation of Powers?
A form of government in which religious authorities rule in the name of a god or deity
What is Theocracy?
This amendment says that powers not given to the U.S. government by the Constitution belong to the states or to the people.
What is the 10th Amendment?
This is the idea that government gains its power/authority from the people
What is Consent of the Governed or Popular Sovereignty?
This branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional. Name the branch and the vocabulary term.
What is the Judicial Branch and judicial review?
This document is known as the "Supreme Law of the Land."
What is the U.S. Constitution
This landmark case/decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled "separate but equal" segregation was not equal in public education (1954)
What is Brown v. Board of Education?