Articles of Confederation
Branches of Government
Vocabulary
Branches of Government Ctnd
Bill of Rights
100
What is a colony?

What is a small territory owned by another country?

100

Name the three branches of government.

What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches?

100

What does sovereign mean?

What is having ultimate power or leadership?

100

What is a responsibility of the legislative branch?

What is makes laws?

100
The Bill of Rights consists of the first how many amendments?

What is 10?

200

Were the Articles of Confederation created before or after the Constitution?

What is before?

200
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Who is the President?
200

What is the American Revolution?

What is the war America fought against Britain for freedom?

200

What is a responsibility of the executive branch?

What is enforce the laws?

200

The first amendment gives us the freedom of ________?

What is speech?

300

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

What is Philadelphia?

300

Who is in charge of the legislative branch?

Who is Congress?

300

What is an amendment?

What is a change?

300

What is a responsibility of the judicial branch?

What is makes sure laws are fair and constitutional?

300

The fourth amendment protects us against searches without a _____________?

What is a warrant?

400

BONUS QUESTION: WHAT IS MS K's PETS NAME

TRICK QUESTION SHE DOESN'T HAVE ONE

400

Who is in charge of the judicial branch?

Who is the Supreme Court?

400

What does it mean to ratify something? 

What is make it official?

400

Where is the executive branch located?

What is the White House?

400

The sixth amendment guarantees us a right to a speedy and fair _____________?

What is trial?

500

Name one thing that was wrong with the Articles of Confederation

no military, each state had different currency, states were fighting

500

Is one branch of government more powerful than another?

What is no?

500
What does unconstitutional mean?

What is it does not follow the rules of the constitution?

500

Who makes up congress?

Who is the senate and the House of Representatives?

500
The eighth amendment protects us against what kinds of punishment?

What is cruel and unusual?