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Three Branches of Government
The Amendments
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Vocabulary
100
What are the three branches of government?
What is the Executive, Legislative, Judicial branches.
100
Protects an individuals right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd amendment.
100
When was the Declaration of Independence created?
What is July 4th 1776.
100
What are the first three Articles?
What is the Legislative branch, Executive branch, and the Judicial branch.
100
What does the word Ratify mean?
What is to give formal consent to.
200
Who passes the laws and carries out laws?
Who is the President.
200
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause.
What is the 4th amendment.
200
Who was the creator of the Declaration of Independence made?
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
200
What is Article V?
What is an Amendment.
200
What does the word Abolished mean?
What is to formally put an end to.
300
This branch is made up of two houses of Congress.
What is the Legislative branch.
300
Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of press.
What is the 1st amendment.
300
Who was the Declaration of Independence written to?
Who is King George III.
300
What is Article IV?
What are States.
300
What does the word Naturalization mean?
What is a legal process to obtain citizenship.
400
This branch explains the meaning of the Constitution and laws passed by Congress.
What is the Judicial branch.
400
Provides for the right to trail by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
What is the 7th amendment.
400
Tell three things Thomas Jefferson wrote that were important.
What is Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness.
400
What is Article VII?
What is Ratification.
400
What does the word Democracy mean?
What is a government in which citizens hold the power to rule.
500
How many senators are in the Senate and how many for each state.
What is 100 senators and 2 in each state.
500
Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment.
500
Name three men who inspired the Founding Fathers to write the Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke, Montesquieu, and Thomas Paine.
500
What is Article VI?
What are Debts, Supremacy's, and Oaths.
500
What does the word Republicanism mean?
What is the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government.