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Bill of Rights
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Election Day
Branches of the Government
100
How many amendments are there?
27
100

This clause of the constitution states that the Federal government trumps state government.

Supremacy Clause

100

This external check can remove members of all three branches.

voting
100

This group elects Senators and this is the length of the term.

all citizens of the state and 6 years

100
What are the three branches?
Legislative Executive Judicial
200
The first 10 amendments are called this.
The Bill of Rights
200

Running elections and issuing driver's and marriage license falls to this government.

State

200

This branch can "check" the president's veto and list the "how".

Legislative, over ride the veto with 2/3 vote.

200

This group elects the members of the House of Representatives and this is the length of their term.

congressional districts and two years

200

This Branch Makes the Law

Legislative

300

This clause of the first amendment doesn't allow school endorsed prayer in public schools.

Establishment clause

300

Issuing money falls to this government.

Federal

300

Judge Porteous Jr of Lousiana was caught accepting bribes and lying under penalty of perjury. This branch can "check"him and list the "how".

legislative branch-impeach

300

This group elects the president and this is the length of their term.

electoral college and four years

300

This Branch Enforces the Law.

Executive

400

This amendment may have been inspired by the Intolerable Acts and British soldier's "quarters".

3rd amendment

400

Creating and passing treaties with foreign governments falls to this government.

Federalism

400

The president nominates Post Malone to the Supreme Court. This branch can "check it" and list "how".

Senate-not confirming Post Malone.

400

This is the length of a time for a member of the SCOTUS.

LIFE

400

This Branch Interprets the law.

Judicial

500

This 5th amendment clause prevents you from being convicted of the same crime twice.

Double Jeopardy

500

Creating and enforcing laws AND collecting taxes falls to this government.

State AND Federal

500

A law is passed in the House of Representatives. It can be "checked" by three branches. Name each and HOW

Legislative-Senate can choose not to pass it.

Executive-president can VETO.

Judicial-judges can overturn it, declare it "unconstitutional".

500

These two branches are involved in the placement of judges on the bench.

Executive (president) nominates, the Legislative (senate) confirms

500

This groundbreaking supreme court case established judicial review and gave the Supreme Court the power to determine what laws followed the Constitution or not.

Marbury v Madison