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Constitution
Branches of Govt.
Potpourri
Potpourri
Amendments
100
This document was the first constitution of the United States and gave a great deal of power to the states and little to the federal government.
What is the Articles of Confederation
100
How many branches of government are there?
3
100
Where is Washington D.C. located?
Maryland
100
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
create laws
100
This Amendment guarantees the right to have firearms.
2nd amendment
200
What is the first part of the Constitution that names of the 6 goals of the Constitution?
Preamble
200
To be in the House of Representatives, you need to be ___ years old. To be in the Senate, ___ years old. To be the President, ____ years old.
House - 25. Senate – 30. President – 35.
200
What does D.C. stand for?
What is District of Colombia
200
What does the Executive Branch do?
Enforce the law
200
What was the name of the first American Constitution?
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
Name a senator of CA
What is Barbara Boxer or Deborah Feinstein
300
How many years does each office have per term. Senate House of Reps President
Senate – 6 House – 2 President - 4
300
This French philosopher pioneered the idea of “Separation of Powers”
Montesquei
300
What does the Judicial Branch do?
interpret the laws
300
Gathering to express your ideas is guaranteed under which amendment?
1st amendment
400
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments in the Constitution
400
How many House of Representatives come from California?
55 from California.
400
What was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
What is couldn't tax
400
These two British documents had a major impact on the creation of our Constitution.
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
400
Which amendments prohibits cruel or unusual punishments?
8th amendment
500
Name the 2 parts of the Legislative Branch
What is the Senate and the House of Representatives
500
List the main jobs of each branch of government.
Legislative – Legislate (create/pass) laws. Executive – Execute (carry out) laws. Judicial – Review laws passed by Congress and Executive.
500
How often are presidential elections?
every 4 years
500
What fraction of votes in Congress does it take to override the President’s veto?
What is 2/3
500
Which amendment prohibits police officers from entering your home without a search warrant?
4th amendment