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The Branches of Government 1
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Checks and Balances
Bill of Rights
Compromises
100
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100

This was later added to the Constitution because the Anti-Federalists insisted on it or they would not sign the Constitution.

What is the bill of rights 

100

List the check of the executive branch on the legislative branch that knocks down a bill

What is a veto 

100
Protects your freedoms of speech, religion, assembly and petition.
What is the First (1st) Amendment?
100

This plan wanted one house of congress and equal representation

What is the New Jersey Plan?

200
This branch of government enforces, or carries out, laws.
What is the executive branch?
200

This is a system of government that divides power between a national government and state governments.

What is Federalism

200

List a check of the executive branch on the judicial branch

What is appointing judges

200
Protects against unreasonable (warrantless) searches and seizures (unless reasonable suspicion or probable cause exists).
What is the Fourth (4th) Amendment?
200

Unfortunately this horrible compromise related to slavery was made in order to get the Southern states to agree with the Constitution.

What the 3/5 compromise?

300
This branch of government interprets the law.
What is the judicial branch?
300

The idea we stole from Thomas Hobbes in our government today

What is a ruler's power comes from the people

300

This branch confirms supreme court nominees

What is the legislative branch 

300
Protects the rights of the accused (including the right to grand jury indictment, the right not to testify against oneself, and due process).
What is the Fifth (5th) Amendment?
300

What is the name of the plan that was two houses both based on population

What is the Virginia Plan

400
The division of government into three branches in order to restrict the accumulation of power by any one person or body.
What is the separation of powers?
400

The idea we stole from John Locke in our government today

What are 3 branches of government

400

Which branch has the most checks on the other branches?

What is the legislative branch 

400
Protects against excessive fines and bail and against cruel or unusual punishments.
What is the Eighth (8th) Amendment?
400

What is the name of the compromise that set up the legislative branch? and how is representation decided in each house?

What is the great compromise/Connecticut compromise


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House is representation by population

Senate is equal representation

500
A system of restrictions placed on individual branches of government by the other branches of government to maintain a balance of power.
What is the system of checks and balances?
500

The Founding Fathers sought to establish this in the Preamble to the Constitution.

What is a "more perfect Union"

500

Provide an example of every branch checking another branch (6 total checks)

What are 

Legislative to executive -power of purse, override veto with 2/3, approving treaties, impeach president

Legislative to judicial- confirming supreme court justices, impeaching judges

Executive to legislative - veto

Executive to judicial - nominate supreme court justices

Judicial to Legislative- declare laws unconstitutional

Judicial to Executive- declare laws unconstitutional 

500
Protects the rights of those on trial (including a speedy, public jury trial of one's peers; access to an attorney; and the rights to obtain and confront witnesses for and against).
What is the Sixth (6th) Amendment?
500

What is Original name of the Great compromise and what state's representative came up with it?

What is the Connecticut compromise