Branches of Government
The three branches of the federal government are
What is Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
Congress can not pass a law saying every citizen must belong to the same church because of this amendment
What is First Amendment
Congress has this power to formally charge a public official with misconduct and perhaps remove them from office.
What is Impeach
The first 10 amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights
A change to the Constitution
What is an Amendment
What branch of government interprets and enforces the law
What is Judicial Branch
A police officer comes to your door and asks to search your home without probable cause. You don’t want to allow the officer to enter, but he insists he can search your home, what amendment protects you from this
What is the 4th Amendment
If the president vetoes a bill, this is the percentage of Congress that can override the veto and make the bill a law.
What is 2/3
Each branch of the government has distinct and separate powers so no branch is more powerful.
What is Separation of Powers
This body elects the President of the United State.
What is Electoral College
The government branch that makes the laws.
What is Legislative Branch
The right against self incrimination, double jeopardy, or due process
What is the Fifth Amendment
The power the President has to vote down a law from the legislative branch.
What is Veto
It's a meeting that was held for the purpose of proposing and voting on amendments.
What is the Constitutional Convention
Known as "the father of our country".
Who is James Madison
The branch of government made up Supreme and Federal Courts
What is Judicial Branch
You are arrested for shoplifting $100 worth of food and the judge sets your bail to $ 100,000, what amendment protects you from this?
What is the Eighth Amendment
Each government branch checks what the other branches are doing to keep power in balance.
What is Checks and Balances
The percentage of states needed to suggest a change to the Constitution.
What is 2/3 of the states
A person that wanted equal power between states and federal government
What is Anti-Federalist
Name the current President and Vice President of the United States
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
This amendments states that the Federal Government only has the power stated in the constitution
What is the Tenth Amendment
It's a principle that describes the structure of the US government and how the power is divided between national government and the state government.
What is Federalism
The three parts to the Constitution in the correct order.
What is the Preamble, Articles, and Amendments
A government run directly by the people
What is a Democracy