The right to protest the government through written complaints, usually with signatures.
What is Petition?
100
The law making body of government.
What is the Legislative branch of government?
100
To declare a piece of legislator unconstitutional.
What is nullify?
100
The article in the Constitution that gives power to Congress?
What is Article 1?
100
Laws may begin at this chamber of Congress.
What is the House or Senate?
200
The right to speak out publicly about issues that matter to you.
What is the freedom of speech?
200
This office holds the president and his cabinet.
What is the Executive branch of government?
200
A person who resides in another country to represent his/hers own country.
What is an ambassador?
200
The article of the Constitution that grants power to the Judicial branch of Government.
What is the third Article of the Constitution?
200
The president pro tempore doesn't perform this task.
What is having the final decision of a bill?
300
The right to practice a personal belief without the interference of the government.
What is the freedom of religion.
300
This part of the government may nullify laws if they are unconstitutional.
What is the judicial branch of government?
300
The right to keep and bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment?
300
No cruel or unreasonable punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
300
When a bill is placed on the schedule for a legislative hearing.
What is ordering a bill reported?
400
The freedom to assembly against the government peacefully.
What is the right to protest?
400
The Congress making changes to the Constitution.
What is amending?
400
If I file for repeal because of something being unconstitutional I'd go to __ before the Supreme Court.
What are the circuit courts?
400
No unwarranted search and seizure of a U.S citizen's property.
What is the Fourth amendment?
400
Whenever the other house of Congress significantly alters a bill, a(n) what committee must be formed to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
What is Conference?
500
The ability of press to write, air, or play what they desire.
What is freedom of the press?
500
Members of the __ are elected on the basis of the state's population at the most recent U.S.census, but each state has an equal number of __.
What is House of Representatives, Senators
500
Based on previous cases.
What is statutory construction?
500
The right to a fair and speedy trial is found in this part of the Constitution.
What is the Sixth amendment?
500
If the president doesn't want to deal with a bill and lets it sit for 10 days while Congress is in session, the bill: