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Types of Govt
The Constitution
Principles of the Constition
Citizenship Test Questions
Bill of Rights
100
An institution through which a society makes & enforces public policies
What is Government?
100
This is the total number of Amendments in the Constitution.
What is 27 Amendments?
100
The people are the only source of the governments power.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
100
Number of seats in the House of Representatives?
What is 435 seats?
100
This amendment protects your right to freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, & petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
200
A type of government in which rulers are not held responsible to the will of the people.
What is a Dictatorship?
200
The government believed in the importance of this when adopting the Bill of Rights.
What is Individual Rights?
200
The three branches of power with different responsibilities.
What is the Separation of Powers?
200
This man is our Vice President.
Who is Joe Biden?
200
This amendment allows you to not incriminate yourself on the witness stand in a trial.
What is the 5th Amendment?
300
A government having two branches or chambers.
What is Bicameral?
300
This was our first attempt at a written Constitution.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
300
The power of each branch to restrain the other two's powers.
What is Checks & Balances?
300
This is the political party of our President.
What is Democrat?
300
This amendment protects you against unlawful search & seizures where there is no warrant issued.
What is the 4th Amendment?
400
An alliance of independent states.
What is a Confederation?
400
The protections of personal freedoms in the First Amendment serves as a check on this.
What is the power of the government?
400
The Government only has the powers that the people choose to give it.
What is Limited Government?
400
A Senator's term length is ___ years.
What is six years?
400
This amendment gives you the right to bear arms.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
500
A government in which power is divided between a central government & other local governments.
What is a Federal Government?
500
In order for an amendment to pass, this has to happen in Congress & the state legislatures.
What is 2/3 of both houses & 3/4 of all state legislatures must pass?
500
The Power of the Court to determine the constitutionality of the laws among other things.
What is Judicial Review?
500
These are the natural rights outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
What is Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness?
500
This amendment gives you the right to a trial by jury.
What is the 7th Amendment?