Amendments
Branches of Government
Checks + Balances
Key Terms
Constitution
100

The amendment that allowed women to vote.

What is the 19th amendment?

100

The branch the President is in.

What is the executive branch?

100

A way the the president can check congress.

What is vetoing a law?

100

A veto.

What is the president's power to reject a law?

100

The start of the preamble of the constitution.

What is "We the People"?
200

The amendment that allowed 18 year olds to vote.

What is the 26th Amendment?

200

What the Judicial branch does.

What is interprets laws?

200

The way the Congress can check the president.

What is overriding a veto?

200

Federalism.

What is a system where power is shared between national a state governments?

200

The preamble.

What is the introduction that explains the purpose of the Constitution?

300

The second amendment.

What is the right to bear arms?

300

The branch of government the Congress is in.

What is the Legislative Branch?

300

How the Supreme Court checks the Congress.

What is declaring a law unconstitutional?

300

Checks and Balances.

What is a system that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful?

300

Amount of articles in the Constitution.

What is 7/seven?

400

11th amendment.

What is "cannot sue a state?"

400

The branch that can veto a law.

What is the executive branch?

400

The person who can veto a presidents decision.

What is the congress?

400

Judicial review.

What is the power of courts to declare laws unconstitutional?

400

The first ten amendments name.

What is the Bill of Rights?

500

The 27th amendment.

What is restricted pay raise in congress?

500

Due process.

What is fair treatment through the legal system?

500

The way that the judicial branch checks the executive branch.

What is by declaring executive actions unconstitutional
500

Popular sovereignty.

What is the idea that government power comes from the people?

500

Why the Constitution was written.

What is to create a stronger national government and/or replace the Articles of Confederation?