Constitutional Principles
Structure of U.S. Government
ELECTIONS
Rights
100

According to this principle, no one is above the law.

What is Rule of Law?

100

War can only be declared by this branch of government.

What is the legislative branch?

100

This word means "the right to vote in political elections."

What is suffrage?

100

This amendment gives you the right to protest the government.

What is the First Amendment?

200

This is the principle by means of which "the people" give their consent to be governed.

What is popular sovereignty?

200

The Census determines the number of representatives apportioned to each state in this governing body.

What is the House of Representatives?

200

In this type of election, people vote directly for or against a single political issue or question.

What is a referendum?

200

This amendment gives you the right to a trial by jury.

What is the 6th amendment?

300

This principle gives to the government only the powers enumerated in the Constitution.

What is limited government?

300

This is the name for the process by which the Supreme Court checks the power of the legislative branch.

What is judicial review?

300

Whether this group can vote varies widely from state to state.

What is incarcerated people?

300

This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

What is the Eighth Amendment?

400

"All will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that the minority posses their equal rights, which equal law must protect and to violate would be oppression."  Thomas Jefferson said these words in defense of which constitutional principle.

What is majority rule, minority rights?

400

This federal branch has the power to appoint ambassadors.

What is the executive branch?

400

Because of this institution, Donald Trump became president in 2016, even though his opponent, Hilary Clinton, received more votes.

What is the Electoral College?

400

After many legal challenges, it was determined that NYC's Stop & Frisk practice violated the right enshrined in this amendment.

What is the Fourth Amendment?

500

In this system, a national government shares power with state governments.

What is federalism?

500

This branch of government is responsible for raising revenue through taxes.

What is the legislative branch?

500

This ethnic group received the right to vote in the United States four years after women.

What is Native Americans?

500

Jefferson took the rights listed in the Declaration of Independence mainly from the writings of this English philosopher.

Who is John Locke?