Amendment
Court Cases
Branches of Government
Consitution
Vocabulary
100

The First Amendment protects these three things.

What is Freedom of the Press, Religion, Assemble and Speech?

100

This court case dealt with fourth amendment rights in school and on unreasonable searches.

What is T.L.O vs New Jersey?

100

This is how long a senators term in Office is.

What is Six Years
100

This principle divides government into three branches—executive, legislative, and judicial—each with its own distinct powers and responsibilities.


What is the Seperation of Powers?

100

This R-word means to pass Legislation.

What is Ratify

200

this amendment allows Americans to own guns

What is the Second Amendment

200

Ruling from this court case that allows citizens who were arrested the right to remain silence.

What is Miranda vs Arizona

200

This name is used for the President of the United States

What is the Commander-and-Chief

200

This state was the first to ratify the Consitution.

What is Delaware?

200

Who is the presiding officer of the Senate

Vice President

300

Ninth amendment does this

What is the government cannot take away rights of the American people that are not specifically listed in the U.S. Constitution.

300

1939 U.S. vs Miller court case dealt with this amendment.

What is the Second Amendment?

300

These two are examples of Checks and Balances.

1. Legislative Branch (Congress) vs. Executive Branch (President): Veto Power Impeachment

2. Legislative Branch (Congress) vs. Judicial Branch (Federal Courts): Confirmation of Judges, Judicial Review 

Executive Branch (President) vs. Legislative Branch (Congress):Executive Orders

Budget Approval: Judicial Branch (Federal Courts) vs. Executive and Legislative Branches: Judicial Review

300

Through the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency, the federal government passes a regulation to control the purchase of over-the-counter medicine, this was done by this clause.

What is the Supremy Clause?

300

The Preamble

What is beginning of Consitution and states purpose

400

This Amendment does not allow the quatering of soldiers.

What is the Third amendment?

400

In this 1961 case, the Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures could not be used in state criminal prosecutions.


What is Mapp vs Ohio?

400

How many seats are there in House of Representatives.

What is the 435 seats

400

This year in which the Consitution was ratified.

What is 1788?

400

A change or addition to the Constitution

What is an Amendment

500

This amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you.

What is the Sixth Amendment

500

This law was challenge is Ashcroft vs American Civil Liberities Union (ACLU) in both 2002 and in 2004.

What is COPA (Child Online Protection Act)?

500

This main is the head of the Judicial Branch.

(bonus 200 points on the President that Nominated the person)

Who is Chief Justice John Roberts

(President Geogre W Bush)

500

There is this many amendments in the U.S. Consitution.

What is 27 amendments?

500

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

What is the Bill of Rights