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Amendments
Roles of the President
Branches of Government
Constitution Vocabulary
Checks and Balances
100
Why did the framers provide for changes to the Constitution?
What is so that the national government would not be able to take away basic freedoms. They understood that the nation would grow and change, and the Constitution needed to be able to meet new needs and challenges.
100
Role that involves managing decisions regarding the military, such as deciding whether or not to send or remove warships from a military base.
What is Commander in Chief
100
Branch of government responsible for proposing new laws
What is the legislative branch
100
to reject or override a decision
What is veto
100
Branch that can veto a bill once it has been approved by the House and Senate
What is the executive branch
200
You are walking through a shopping mall when an officer stops and demands to search your purse. You refuse the search and are immediately arrested. You say that you have a right to "privacy." Which amendment are you referring to?
What is the 4th Amendment: Search and Seizure
200
Involves persuading Congress to create a new bill or vetoing a bill that is sent to the President's desk.
What is Legislative Leader
200
What are the two branches within the legislative branch, and how many people make up each of these two groups?
What is Senate (100), House of Representatives (435)
200
a proposed law
What is a bill
200
Branch that can declare a law unconstitutional
What is the judicial branch
300
The federal government tells the state of Wyoming that they must adopt new standards into their high school classrooms. Wyoming's Department of Education says, "No, the states are in charge of setting their education standards." Which amendment would Wyoming cite?
What is the 10th Amendment: Powers reserved to the states
300
Involves guiding and helping fellow Democratic or Republican congressmen in their campaigns to be elected.
What is Party Chief
300
What is the highest office of the judiciary branch?
What is the Supreme Court
300
well-being of all people
What is general welfare
300
Branch that can declare war and impeach the president
What is the legislative branch
400
The Nineteenth Amendment gave __________ the right to vote.
What is women
400
Involves meeting with financial leaders and businessmen to discuss the economy and offer plans to improve roads.
What is Economic Chief
400
Branch responsible for carrying out the law.
What is the executive branch
400
Made up of electors from each state who vote for president every years
What is electoral college
400
What are the five steps involved in a bill becoming a law?
What is 1) an idea 2) bill is introduced 3) bill goes to committee 4) Congress debates and votes 5) Presidential action
500
You are waling home late one night after practice when you decide to take a shortcut. You walked through the neighbor's backyard, who called the police on you for trespassing. The judge found you guilty and sentenced you to 3 years in prison. Which amendment has been violated?
What is the 8th Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
500
Involves meeting with advisers and leaders of each department and giving updates regarding the status of our nations' safety.
What is Chief Executive
500
Which branch is responsible for interpreting the law and determining how the law applies to a court case.
What is the judicial branch
500
A ___________ citizen is one who has completed the official legal process for becoming a citizen.
What is naturalized
500
Considered to be the most important branch of the national government because it was listed and established first in the Constitution
What is legislative branch