Our 1st Constitution
The Articles of ___________ came first
What is Confederation?
This branch makes the laws
What is legislative?
This is the main job of the executive branch.
What is enforce laws?
The Supreme Court has this many members.
What is nine?
This amendment gives citizens the freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The introduction to the Constitution is called ________________.
What is the Preamble?
The number of full terms a President can serve.
What is 2 terms?
The Articles of Confederation had _______ branch(es) of government.
What is the number one?
This part of Congress has 435 members.
What is the House of Representatives?
The head of the executive branch is called the _________________.
What is the President?
The main duty of the judicial branch is this.
What is to interpret or evaluate laws?
This amendment requires officials have a search warrant.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
How a branch can limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
This was a meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution.
What was the Constitutional Convention?
These 2 groups make up Congress
What is a Senate and House of Representatives
If the President does not agree with a law passed by Congress, they have this power.
What is veto?
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that separate but equal schools are inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th Amendment?
There are ____ amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27?
How the branches of government each have certain roles so one doesn't become too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
This riot (in Massachusetts) proved the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays' Rebellion?
The number of representatives for each state is based upon this.
What is population?
Commander in Chief, chief diplomat, chief executive, chief of state...
What is a job/role of the president?
This person is our current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is John Roberts?
Johnny has been arrested and asks for a lawyer. His request is denied. This is a violation of the ______ amendment.
What is the 6th Amendment?
A U.S. senator's term lasts ____ years.
What is 6?
The New Jersey plan was supported by this type of state.
What is a small state?
The main reason the A of C failed
What is a weak national government?
The Great Compromise declared that there should be _______ branches.
What is 3?
This group is chosen by the President to run executive departments.
What is the cabinet?
This court will help determine if a law is constitutional.
What is the Supreme Court?
A neighbor is suing Ms. Mann because her tree fell on their roof. The neighbors want Ms. Mann to pay $2000 to have their roof repaired. Ms. Mann asks that a jury be present to hear this case. The judge says no, which is a violation of the ___ amendment.
What is the 7th Amendment?
This person serves as the leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
This plan called for a bicameral legislature--one based on population and one based on equal representation.
What is the Great Compromise?