Checks and Balances
This power gives the president to stop a bill from becoming a law
Veto
The Supreme Court is made up of this many Justices
9
This Founding Father has a Broadway Musical based on his life
The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are known as
The Bill of Rights
Delaware
Judicial Branch
Brown v. Board of Education declared this unconstitutional
Segregation of Schools
This Founding Father had dentures made out of ivory, gold, animal bones, and human teeth
George Washington
The First Amendment gave people the right to freedom of religion, speech, press, and _____
Petition the government
The Law Code of the U.S. before the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
The amount of time that a Judge can serve on the Supreme Court
Life or until they resign
This person was the first Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshal
This Founding Father invited bifocal glasses and the lighting rod.
Benjamin Franklin
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are known as
Reconstruction Amendments
The Great Compromise created a Congress with these two houses
Senate and House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is made up of this many Representatives
435
Miranda Rights / Informed of your rights by a cop
This Founding Father was a lawyer and defending British Troops who were involved in the Boston Massacre
James Maddison
Which Amendment banned alcohol, and which one reversed that decision
18th and 21st Amendment
The Constitution was signed on this date
September 17, 1787
True or False: The President must get their cabinet members approved by the Senate
True
This Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" was legal, which was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
This Founding Father is considered to be the "Father of the Constitution"
James Maddison
This Amendment gave women the right to vote
The 19th Amendment
This President died only 31 days after taking office, making him the shortest serving President of the United States
William Henry Harrison