Vocab
A change to the constitution is an _________?
Amendment
What is the Legislative Branch's main function to do?
Make Laws and Control Money/Taxes
Total number of people in the Senate
100
Freedom of Speech
1st
Age 18 to vote
26th Amendment
Suffrage means ____________
What is the Executive Branch's main function to do?
Enforce Laws
Total number of people in the House of Representatives
No cruel punishment or excessive bail
8
Prohibition of Alcohol
18th
Proposed means ____________
Give an idea or plan for consideration
What is the Judicial Branch's main function to do?
Interpret and Explain Laws
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
Right to remain silent/not self-incriminate
5th
22nd
Succession means __________.
The order of who takes over
What are the two houses of Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
What year was the Constitution written?
1787
Rights to bear arms
2nd
Gave African Americans and other races the right to vote
15th
Fair treatment through the court system is known as ____ _________.
Due Process
Name of the first 10 Amendments
Bill of Rights
When there were only 13 states, how many states had to agree for a law to be passed?
9
Abolished Slavery
13th
Got rid of poll tax (paying to vote)
24th