Bill of Rights
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
This is the term for the President’s power to reject a bill passed by Congress, preventing it from becoming law.
What is a veto?
This principle of government means that the people are the source of all political power.
What is popular sovereignty?
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This branch of the United States government is responsible for making the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The right to bear arms is protected by this amendment.
What is the Second Amendment?
The Supreme Court can check the power of the President by doing this to executive actions that violate the Constitution.
What is declaring executive actions unconstitutional?
This idea divides government power among three branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.
What is separation of powers?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote in 1870.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This branch of the United States government interprets laws and can declare them unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
One way the President can check the power of the judicial branch is by doing this to influence the makeup of the courts.
What is appointing federal judges?
This principle says that government is not all-powerful and must follow the same laws as the citizens.
What is limited government?
This amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This branch of the United States government is responsible for enforcing laws and is headed by the President.
What is the Executive Branch?
The right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury is guaranteed by this amendment.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
If the President vetoes a bill, Congress can still make it a law by doing this
What is overriding the veto with a 2/3 vote?
This early American document, adopted in 1781, created a weak national government with most power left to the states.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Ratified in 1971, this amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
Absolute monarchies and dictatorships are examples of this type of government where leaders have unchecked power.
What is unlimited government?
This amendment says that any powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
This specific power allows Congress to stretch its authority to make laws not explicitly listed in the Constitution, as long as they are necessary to carry out its expressed powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause (or Elastic Clause)?
This system of government divides power between a national government and state governments, allowing each to make laws in certain areas.
What is federalism?
This amendment guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the laws to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This principle means that government gets its power from the people, who give their consent to be governed.
What is popular sovereignty?