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Amendments
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principle that every member of a society, including the ruler or government, must follow the law.
What is Rule of Law
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What document was signed in 1791 and added to the constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights.
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Americans can change the Constitution.
What is The Amendment Process
100
The first 10 amendments are known as the...
What is Bill of Rights.
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Woman can vote
What is The 19th Amendment
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A refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill.
What is a veto
200
The principle of _________ ________ is spread out throughout the Constitution.
What is Limited Government
200
Who thought people should be able to change the Constitution?
Who is Jefferson
200
How can the central government collect taxes?
What is a National Bank
200
African Americans can vote.
What is The 15th Amendment
300
The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisors to the president.
What is The Cabinet
300
What two branches check the Legislative?
What is the Executive and judicial branch
300
Who was in favor of leaving the Constitution forever and never allowing future people to change it?
Who is Madison
300
The process of how a person wins the most votes for U.S. Congress wins?
What is A Winner take all Election
300
18 year olds can vote.
What is The 26th Amendment.
400
A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances
400
The Judicial branch does what to check the legislative?
What is Can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional through the power of the judicial review.
400
An Amendment can be proposed by....
What is Congress or National Convention
400
What president shut down the federal government for 27 days?
Who is Clinton
400
President can only have two terms in office.
What is The 22nd Amendment
500
The body of 538 people elected from the 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast the official votes that elect the president and vice president.
What is Electoral College
500
Who created the New Deal?
Who is President Roosevelt.
500
How can Amendments be ratified?
What is Legislatives or Conventions
500
Congress and the president are in this when they are fighting..
What is Gridlock
500
people of D.C. can vote.
What is the 23rd Amendment