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Bill of rights
Judical
Legislative
Executive
Misc.
100
Wendy wants to attend a town meeting. This is an example of this basic freedom.
What is freedom of assembly?
100
This part of government enforces laws.
What is courts?
100
This is how many senators each state is allowed in congress.
What is two?
100
This person is the head of the executive branch of government.
What is the executive branch?
100
This is why the United States government is considered a form of self government.
What is public officials are voted into office?
200
This protects the rights of Americans to publish newspapers, magazines, and books.
What is freedom of press?
200
The Supreme Court decides a law is unconstitutional. This example shows this type of checks and balances.
What is the judical branch checking the legislative branch?
200
The number of representatives that a state has in the House of Representatives is based on this.
What is population?
200
This is what the President can do if doesn't like a bill that Congress has passes.
What is veto?
300
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is an example of this freedom.
What is freedom speech?
300
Supreme Court justices are appointed for how many terms.
What is life?
300
This is what Congress can do to remove a President from office.
What is impeachment?
300
This is how long a person can serve as President.
What is two four year terms?
300
This system keeps one branch of government from having too much power.
What is checks and balances?
400
The Bill of Rights guarentees this.
What is certain basic freedoms?
400
This is the main job of the Supreme Court and other Federal Courts.
What is to decide whether a law is constitutional or not?
400
This the check and balance that Congress has over the President if he vetos a law.
What is overide a law?
400
These are two of the jobs that a President does.
What is manages the government, heads the armed forces, signs new laws, and proposes new laws.
400
This is what a change to the Constitution is called
What is an amendment?
500
This is what the Bill of Rights are.
What is the first ten amendments to the constitution?
500
This is the person who can nominate Supreme Court Justices.
Who is the President?
500
These are two of the main jobs of Congress.
What is make laws and approve appointments
500
This is the minimum age that a person has to be in order to run for President.
What is 35 years old?
500
The President is not actually elected by the people. He is elected by delagated from each state. The delagates are known as this.
What is the Electoral College?