Amendments ( 1-10)
What amendment guarantees that "no soldier shall, in times of peace be quartered, without consent of the owner."
The Third Amendment
Woman can vote (suffrage)
What is the 19th amendment?
in charge of prosecuting federal crimes.
What is the Justice Department?
Branch that can either sign or veto a bill.
What is the Executive Branch?
Form of government in the Unites States
What is a republic?
What is a government divided into three branches called?
Separation of Powers
What amendment guarantees the "right to bear arms".
2nd Amendment
Forbids slavery
What is the 13th amendment
Head of the Justice Department
Who is the Attorney General?
The principle that each branch of government is given powers to check the other powers of the other two and limit them.
What is Checks and Balances?
a legislature that has TWO houses
What is bicameral?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
What are the three branches of the Government?
Cannot be tried twice for the crime or forced to testify against yourself.
What is the 5th amendment
Can vote at 18 years of age.
What is the 26th Amendment?
In charge of army, navy, air force
What is the Defense Department?
branch that passes a bill
What is Legislative Branch?
Power is divided between the national and state governments
1 Enumerated powers- Federal
2. Reserved powers-States
3. Concurrent powers- Both Federal and States
What is federalism?
one more that half- or most
What is majority?
It protects Americans from illegal search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
State cannot take away one's life, liberty, or property without due process of law and guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th amendment?
Collecting taxes, making money, and spending
What is the Treasury Department?
Branch that can override a veto by a 2/3 vote in each house.
What is the Legislative Branch?
(means to change) changes to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
list the power for taxation
What is concurrent?
Amendment guarantees that the Federal Government cannot require excessive bail.
What is the 8th amendment ?
gives all people, races, color, and ethnicity the right to vote.
What is the 15th amendment
The group that consists of the heads of the executive departments that advise the President.
What is the cabinet?
Branch that can rule the law unconstitutional and nullify.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Constitution is the Supreme law of the land. The right of the Supreme Court Judges to determine if a law is violated.
What is Judicial review?
To reject a decision made by the law making body. This can be done by a president or governor.
What is Veto?
Freedom of press, religion, assemble, speech, and petition the government
What is the First Amendment?
The civil war amendments.
What is 13,14,15
in charge of dealing with foreign countries, making treaties.
What is the State Department?
Must confirm the nominations for federal judges made by the President
Who is the Congress?
Theory that states that the government is subject to the will of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The first ten amendments to the constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights