Branches & Powers
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This is when the president rejects a law passed by Congress.
What is a veto?
This system divides power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
This amendment protects freedom of speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
Protections from government interference.
What are civil liberties?
This branch enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this type of vote.
What is a two-thirds vote?
Powers specifically listed in the Constitution for Congress.
What are enumerated powers?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
Protections that guarantee equal treatment under the law.
What are civil rights?
This branch interprets laws and decides if they are constitutional.
What is the judicial branch?
This power allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
Powers shared by both the federal and state governments.
What are concurrent powers?
This amendment protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This amendment applies due process to the states.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This branch has the power to declare war and collect taxes.
What is the legislative branch?
This process allows Congress to remove a president from office.
What is impeachment?
Powers not given to the federal government and reserved to the states.
What are reserved powers?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
This branch appoints federal judges and signs or vetoes bills.
What is the executive branch?
This constitutional principle divides power into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
This clause says the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?