Amendments
Local,State, or Federal
Branches of Government
Parts of the Constitution
Vocabulary
100

Granted women the right to vote

What was the 19th amendment?

100

Can print money.

What is the National level?

100

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.

What are the 3 branches of government?

100

The Preamble

What is the first part of the Constitution?

100
The division of power between the national, state, and local levels.

What is Federalism?

200

bans slavery

What is amendment 13?

200

Can make police and fire departments.

What is the local level?

200

Each branch limits the power of the other branches.

What are checks and balances?

200

To outline the purpose and goals of the government.

What is the Preamble?

200

A written plan of government.

What is the Constitution?

300
Limits terms that a president can serve to two.

What is amendment 22?

300

Can decide whether or not to make the death penalty legal within the state.

What is the State level?

300

The Senate and House of Representatives

What is the Judicial Branch?

300

The part that defines the powers of the 3 branches of government.

What is the Articles?

300

People elect leaders to make decisions for them. 

What is a Representative Democracy?

400

Bans poll taxes

What is the 24th amendment?

400

Can declare war. 

What is the National level?

400

The part where the President is in.

What is the Executive Branch?

400
Preamble, the Articles, and Amendments.

What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?

400

People make all the decisions. 

What is a Direct Democracy?

500

The number of amendments in the Constitution.

What is 27 amendments?

500

Can set up school districts.

What is the Local level?

500

9 judges

What is the amount of judges on the supreme court.

500

The part that lists changes to the constitution.

What are the Amendments?

500

An agreement between citizens and the government. Citizens follow laws and the government protects them.

What is a social contract?