Branches of Government
What is the Legislative Branch?
Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime.
What is double jeopardy?
It's the amendment that protects your freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, and assembly.
What is the first amendment?
It's trade and other business dealings that occur between two or more states.
What is interstate commerce?
It's the proper name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
It's the branch that includes the President
What is the Executive Branch?
It's the person who is required to defend themselves in a legal action. An example would be an accused person who is on trial for a crime.
What is a defendant?
It's the amendment that allows you to have a lawyer even if you can't afford one.
What is the 6th Amendment?
It's the basic principle of democracy that laws ar passed by a majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters.
What is Majority Rule?
There are 27 of these to the Constitution.
What are amendments?
It's the highest court in the land
What is the Supreme Court?
It's an official order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take certain actions, such as searching someone's property.
What is a Warrant?
It's the amendment that keeps soldiers from quartering in your house.
What is the 3rd amendment?
The idea that the government's authority/power comes from the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
It's the amendment that allows women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
This branch includes the FBI and DHS.
What is the Executive Branch?
It's the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.
What is Checks and Balances?
It's the amendment that protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
What is seperation of powers?
It's the amendment that bans slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
It's the branch that checks the legislative branch by deciding that laws are unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
They are organizations that actively promote the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.
What are interest groups?
It's the amendment that allows individuals to have a jury trial to sue others if the dollar amount is more than $20.
What is the 7th amendment?
It's the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
He's the writer of the Bill of Rights.
Who is James Madison?