Branches of Government
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch includes Congress.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This is the plan for how the government works.
What is the Constitution?
This is the first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
A change to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Congress has these two houses.
What are the House of Representatives and Senate?
This was the first government of the United States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This amendment protects freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment?
When the president says no to a law.
What is a veto?
This branch explains the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This house represents the people.
What is the House of Representatives?
This meeting created the Constitution.
What is the Constitutional Convention?
This amendment protects against unfair searches.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The law-making group of the government.
What is Congress?
This person leads the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
This house has 2 senators from each state.
What is the Senate?
This system shares power between states and the national government.
What is the federal system?
This amendment guarantees a fair trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
To accuse a government leader of wrongdoing.
What is impeach?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is what Congress does.
What makes laws?
This system prevents one branch from having too much power.
What are checks and balances?
This amendment protects against cruel punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
Helpers and advisors to the president.
What is the Cabinet?