Branches of Government
The branch responsible for making laws in the US.
What is the Legislative branch?
The number of sections the Constitution is divided into.
What is 3?
The three levels of government in the United States.
What are National, State, and Local?
The five protections guaranteed by the First Amendment.
What are Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, and Petition?
Prevents soldiers from being quartered in your home, by the government, without your permission.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
The branch responsible for enforcing laws in the US.
What is the executive branch?
What is the Preamble?
The level responsible for collecting trash, building schools, and hiring emergency services.
What is local government?
The amendment that protects citizens from self incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Protects the rights of citizens to keep and bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The primary position that makes up the Executive Branch.
What is the President of the United States?
The "body" of the Constitution that lays out how the federal government will function.
What are the Articles?
The level responsible for controlling the military, declaring war, and forming trade agreements with countries.
What is the national government?
The protections guaranteed by the 4th Amendment.
What are protections from unreasonable searches or seizures?
Powers not delegated to the Federal government, nor prohibited to the States, are reserved for the States.
What is the 10th Amendment?
The branch responsible for interpreting laws and ensuring laws are fair in the US.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Any "change" to the Constitution. Currently, there are 27 of them.
What are the Amendments?
The level responsible for creating school standards of learning, establishing driving laws, and is run by a governor.
What is state government?
Protects criminals from excessive bail and fines, or from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
The gist of it: Just because it isn't listed in the Constitution does not mean it isn't a right reserved for the people.
What is the 9th Amendment?
The number of judges on the Supreme Court of the US.
What are 9?
The document that was replaced by the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
What are all levels of government?
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the 6th Amendment?
The 7th Amendment requires a jury for all civil suits over $20 in value, as well as this.
What is limiting a judges ability to overturn a jury's finding of fact?