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Principles
Executive
Judicial and Legislative
Amendments
Elections
100
The introduction to the Constitution
What is the Preamble?
100

Appoints Federal Judges, Ambassadors and other Cabinet Positions.

Who is the President?

100

Article which created the Judicial Branch

What is Article III?

100

Protects freedom of the press, speech and religion

What is the 1st Amendment?

100

The system we use to elect the President and Vice President

What is the Electoral College?

200

Each branch of government has the power to check or limit the actions of the other two.

What is Checks and Balances?

200

Sets up the system for electing a president, the duties of the president and lists requirements for the office.

What is Article II?

200

The Judicial Branch decides if laws are this

What is Constitutional or Unconstitutional?

200

Slavery is outlawed!

What is the 13th Amendment?

200
an overwhelming political victory
What is a landslide?
300

The division of power between the National Government and the States

What is Federalism?

300

These secretaries advise the president.

What is the Cabinet?

300

How Congress can pass a bill over a presidential veto

What is a 2/3 majority vote?

300
Requires a search warrant for police to enter a home.
What is the 4th Amendment?
300
political party that is considered more liberal
What is the Democratic Party?
400

The powers of government are divided among the different branches.

What is Separation of Powers?

400

4 year term, natural born citizen, at least 35 years old

What are the qualifications to be president?

400
6 year term, 30 years old, 9 years as a citizen
What are the qualifications for the Senate?
400
No cruel or unusual punishment for crimes.
What is the 8th Amendment?
400
political party that is considered more conservative?
What is the Republican Party?
500

Our system of government where in which people choose representative to govern them and we elect leaders and decide rules through voting.

What is a Democratic Republic?

500

Maximum number of years a president can serve

What is 10 years?

500
2 year term, 25 years old, 7 years as a citizen
What are the qualifications for the House of Representatives?
500
This gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
500
Presidential elections are always held on this day
What is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November?