Branches
Constitution
LBJ
Barbara Jordan
Rights
Responsibilities
100
Starting from the left to the right. State the names of these three branches?
Executive, Legislative, & Judicial Branch
100
This was the year the Constitution was written...
1787
100
Was an American politician who served as the ________ president.
36th
100
In 1960 she helped this man during his campaign for president...
John F. Kennedy
100
A person can become an American citizen in one of two ways...
By birth or naturalization
100
This political figure runs the Executive Branch
The President
200
This branch has the power to make laws...
Legislative
200
A Constitution can best be described as...
A written plan
200
Family was some of the earliest settlers in this state...
Texas
200
This school is were Barbara earned her bachelors and were her statue resides...
Texas Southern University
200
The meaning of the First Amendment is known as...
The Freedom of Speech
200
This branch can declare laws unconstitutional
Judicial
300
This system prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks & Balances
300
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union"
This phrase is known as the...
Preamble
300
This civil rights leader was present during the signing along side LBJ in 1965...
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
In 1972, Jordan’s peers elected her as the_____________, making her the first Black woman in America to preside over a legislative body.
President of the Texas senate
300
The principle of popular sovereignty is...
Voting
300
This group of people approves new federal judges
Senate
400
This branch has the power to enforce the laws...
Executive
400
There are________ Articles that are detail components of how the government should run.
Seven
400
This act was signed into law by LBJ in 1965...
Voting Rights Act
400
Jordan became a National figure by speaking at the...
Impeachment of President Nixon
400
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited".
This 10th Amendment phrase is reflected as...
Federalism
400
This person has the power to appoint federal judges
The President
500
There are ________ Supreme Court Judges
Nine
500
This document guarantees civil rights and liberties.
Bill of Rights
500
The purpose of the Act that LBJ signed was created to...
Outlaw the discriminatory voting practices
500
After retirement, Jordan continued to...
Remained influential in political affairs
500
In order to be on any Jury, you must...
Register to vote
500
This group of people has the power to Impeach the president...
Congress