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Amendments
Checks and Balances
Constitution
Whose Job Is It?
Branches of the Government
100
How many amendments are there?
27
100

Who is the leader of the Executive branch of government?

The President

100
This document was ratified on September 17, 1787.
the U.S. Constitution
100

The job of congress is to...

To make laws

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

How can the executive branch check the power of the legislative branch?

The president can veto a bill from becoming a law

200

What are the famous first three words of the US Constitution?

We the People

200

Who has the constitutional authority to nominate federal judges and Supreme Court Justices?

The President of the United States

200

Who makes up the Judicial branch?

Supreme Court and federal courts

300
What is the 1st amendment?
People have freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the Government.
300

What are checks and balances?

A system which keeps one branch from becoming too powerful.

300
How can the Constitution be changed?
Only by amendments
300

Which branch of government is responsible for explaining and interpreting the laws? 

The Judicial Branch

300

Who makes up the Executive branch?

President, Vice President Cabinet

400
The 19th amendment gave women the right to do what?
vote
400

Name a way the Legislative Branch can check the Excuetive Branch(the President)

approve the president's cabinet/judicial nominations

approve the president's treaties

tries presidential impeachments

400

In what city was the United States Constitution framed and signed?

 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  

400
He was the leader of the Constitutional Convention and the first president...
George Washington
400

What is the highest court in the land?

The Supreme Court

500
What did the 13th amendment do?
Made slavery illegal in the United States.
500

How does PRESIDENT check SUPREME COURT

PRESIDENT nominates Supreme Court justices

500

The Constitutional Convention took place to write a document to replace which existing document?

The Articles of Confederation

500

Which branch of government has the sole constitutional power to declare war?

Legislative Branch (Congress)

500
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
Senators & house of representitives (congress)