Bill Of Rights
Amendments
Branches
Checks & Balances
Constitution Words
100
What group wanted needed to add a Bill Of Rights to the Constitution? Why?
What is Anti-Federalists. & wanted to protect personal freedoms and rights!
100
Who had the right to vote after the 15th amendment?
What is White and African American Males
100
How does a Bill become a Law?
What is A majority of Congress ( House & Senate) Then President has sign into law.
100
How does the legislative branch balance the executive branch dealing with laws?
What is 2/3 vote of Congress to veto the President's signature.
100
Ratify
What is Approved
200
What are the 3 main categories of rights, listed in the B.O.R.?
What is Individual Freedoms Rights Of The Accused Protection Against Govt. & Govt. Abuse Of Power
200
Peanut, the slave, received his freedom after what?
What is Passing of the 13th amendment.
200
If I wanted to pass a law stating that the new driving age would be 12, I would need to talk to the ___________ branch?
What is Legislative Branch
200
How does the appointment of judges help the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch?
What is President picks judges. The judges he picks will judge laws and presidential actions through the Supreme Court.
200
Amendment
What is Changed
300
What are the symbols for Amendment 1-6, 8, & 10, What are the 7th and 9th amendments?
What is 7th - Civil Cases Can Get A Judge 9th - Rights not in Constitution, can still be had.
300
What change occurred in the 26th amendment?
What is Voting Age Changed From 21 to 18
300
What or who helps a branch execute the laws?
What is Cabinet Sec. Of Education, Energy, Defense, etc.
300
If the _______________ judges a law, and calls it fair, they are calling it __________________. If they call it unfair its called ______________________.
What is Supreme Court Constitutional Un-Constitutional
300
Impeachment
What is Questioned For Bad Behavior
400
What freedom is not provided by the Constitution?
What is Privacy
400
What amendment protects all natural rights for citizens and in-turn provides citizenship for all former slaves?
What is 14th Amendment
400
What is the highest court in the nation?
What is Supreme Court
400
What is the full system of checks and balances between the judicial and the legislative branch?
What is Legislative passes a law and has to approve the judges that are chosen. Judicial includes a supreme court with those judges. That supreme court will determine if laws are constitution or unconstitutional .
400
Filibuster
What is Holds up meeting in Congress. (Usually used for Vote)
500
Give an example of how the 1st ten amendments might be used today?
What is Answers Vary Bill of Rights = 1st ten amendments
500
What is necessary to ratify amendments?
What is 2/3 vote Of Congress 3/4 Vote Of States
500
How do the branches contribute to the purpose of the Constitution?
What is Organize the US Government
500
Who created the system of separation of power? In the Constitution, a system that separates the powers via the branches, is called what? In the Constitution, powers that are separated via the federal and state governments, are called what?
What is Montesquieu Checks & Balances Enumerated - Federal Reserved - State Concurrent - State & Federal
500
Supremacy Clause
What is Supreme Law Of The Land