Causes of the Revolution
The British settlements on North America's Atlantic Coast.
The Original 13 Colonies.
How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
What is 10?
This is the main job of the Judicial Branch.
What is protecting the constitution (or making sure no other laws or actions conflict with it).
Article I of the Constitution gives the legislative branch of government the power to ___________.
What is make laws?
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Article II of the Constitution describes the powers of the Executive branch as ________________ the laws passed by the legislature.
What is carrying out (or executing) the laws.
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An extra fee charged on everyday goods.
What is a tax?
That "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech" is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the First Amendment
This is the country's highest court.
What is the Supreme Court?
The legislative branch is bicameral, or made up of two parts, that together are called _____________.
What is Congress.
The head of the executive branch is the ______________.
What is the president?
Not buying something as a form of protest.
What is boycott?
This Amendment protects reasonable right to privacy by protecting citizens against unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
There are this many justices on the Supreme Court.
What is 9 (nine)?
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This part of Congress has 435 seats and is divided based on state population.
What is the House of Representatives?
Although people vote, it is the ___________ ___________ that chooses the president.
Electoral college.
The tax on paper goods.
What is the stamp tax?
This amendment says that you do not have to testify against yourself in a trial.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
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Justices are appointed to the court and they serve this long.
What is for life?
This part of the Congress has 100 seats, two per state.
What is the Senate?
The president serves a term for ___________ years and can be re-elected ____________ time(s).
What is 4 (four) and 1(one).
The colonists name for the Townshend act.
What were the Intolerable Acts?
This Amendment says the powers not given to the United States government are given to the states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
The most important power of the Supreme Court is _________________ ___________________ (deciding whether the laws and acts of other branches are constitutional).
What is judicial review?
Besides making laws, Congress can decide how to spend tax money and _______________.
What is declare war?
The executive branch has other departments including this department, which helps to build relationships with other nations.
What is the State Department?